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I have a log from a Tree of Heaven and it has some crazy Fungus growing on it some are dyeing the wood Purple and some are Red so I'm thinking of taking a sample to use at a later date or make the dye/stains she has made. Ryan

Absolutely Stunning.

As for getting it right just practice practice practice. I grabbed a piece of scrap and made a tenon/spigot with the jaws sat on the workbench, I just kept testing it in the jaws till it was right then parted that one off and started again. It might seem a long process but it helped me...

WOW!

I might take a crack at this one. Now I just have to learn how to make fruit. :)

I'm sure someone will be along to tell you the best pen turners to watch but check out Captain Eddie on YouTube and also Robbie the woodturner great videos and great turners too both do a mixed bag of tutorial style videos. Ryan

Just a theory I'm just wondering if it would work. 100mm downpipe/drainpipe as a solid base to run along walls or under benches with T joints and flexible duct coming off that for specific tools/areas all meeting in a central extractor unit. If so how powerful would the extractor/vacuum have...

Fair point Neil I wasn't disagreeing with you just adding to what you had said. What I was aiming at with my post was that in this day and age it is far easier to sell hand crafted specialist items to an online market. Unless of course you have a market for it in your local area. Say for...

Neil, That sales model only works when you have decent shops in the area most small towns won't have a shop that sells item of this nature and you will probably get a very low "Ooooh dunno about £3!" response. Adam, It also depends on the age range you ask older ladies and gents would be...

winemaker addresses the elephant in the room. lol

I agree with those posted above. The shape on the box is very nice and not one you see very often without the bells and whistles. Wildman (or anyone else), What is Eucalyptus like to turn? My parents have a Tree in their garden they want chopped down and I didn't know if it was usable.

I might get told off for this but I make my dovetails with a skew. I know you can buy special tools that should cut a perfect dovetail every time so long as you have it straight but I can't afford one.

Thanks for the advice Paul. I'll have a google-fest tonight to see what the prices are.

Sounds like you both have very nice set ups. Any suggestions on the cheapest place to buy 100mm duct/hose. Thanks Ryan.

Celluloid is the stuff they make fake mother of pearl inlays with and they use it to make Guitar picks mostly. Can't beat an old workshop like that apart from the machines I bet they have been making pens the same way since forever.