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Exotic Hardwoods UK - Home - Exotic Hardwoods UK LTD I've had a couple of deliveries off these guys now, no issues. Based in Staffordshire if you wish to collect.

There are some great techniques described here already. If I may complement these with some techniques I found helpful when first starting... The greener the wood the better... pay attention to how the wood is cut, as the final warped piece may look odd or be unbalanced. Branches with natural /...

Ahh, I see what you mean now. I'd be inclined to try a screw chuck in the mortise for the finial with a wooden spacer for support between the chuck and lid.

That's exactly what I do, it works well especially when forming the lid contour to the box body. I turn spigots on both ends of the blank and using a thin parting tool (if you want to match up grain), remove the lid section. Reverse holding the lid form the spigot and that will be the lid base...

I'm using the Katsu trim router that they (Ooznest) supply.. my thinking was at £59.50, it'll get me up and running for little cost and I'll upgrade in the future, if the Katsu fails. Their starter set of bits comes with an 1/8th inch collet, so you'll have that plus the 1/4 inch that comes with...

Bamboo £3 at Morrison's Morrisons on Amazon

Lumberjack vsl305. 25mm x 67mm length toolpost. 1" 8tpi headstock. 2mt both ends