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Thanks for the nice comments gents i also made short stubby ones last year for the mantle these are to go either side of the fireplace so needed more “presence” I have left them untreated as the smell of the pine sap is nice

Thought I would get some spindle Gouge practice on some 4” square fence post offcuts the finished trees measure 12” tall tools Used were roughing gouge, spindle gouge and parting tool

I quite often dive in the firewood you can sometimes find some beautiful pieces

Fancied doing some turning after a long break and Found an off cut of a old yew branch in the wood box here is the finished item made mostly using a roughing gouge and sorby hollowing tool finish is 3 coats of sanding sealer and 2 coats of spray lacquer its about 170mm high and 140mm across the top

I use A sorby precision hole boring jig they are made for the job

Made this yew vase for a present from a log that’s been sat under my bench for 3 years It stands 12” tall and is 7”across the top Turned using a 1” roughing gouge and hollowed using a Sorby hollowing tool Finish is 4 coats of sanding sealer My first bit of turning of some time

I buy Good quality carbide ones on eBay ( typically £8 each) from uk sellers these last for ages and end up being better value Don't buy the cheap Chinese ones they don't hold a cutting edge and will break Most of them are actually PCB drills not slot drills or end mills and are not designed...

I use a 1mm 2 flute carbide slot drill I run that at around 10000 rpm in my Kress spindle I typically use a feed speed of 150mm /min I have found that you don't get chipping if you use 0.9 step down (2passes on 1.5mm thick mop) I either glue or use a good quality double. Sided tape to hold...

Robocutters is a uk company he does kits The x3kit is probably the most popular Don't use belt drive machines you won't get any accuracy or repeatability Most have a 3mm pitch belt driven buy a 20 tooth gear wheel 3x20 = 60mm travel per revolution of the stepper motor As apposed to a 8mm...

My machine is one that I built myself from the alloy profiles bought online Website called open builds have most of what you need

Thanks for all the nice comments I wish I was 30 years younger too (60 now) All of the box was done the router but you still have to create the code in the first place It was made from a lid a base and a middle piece which was glued to the base All hand sanded an finished in lots of coats...

Thanks took a long time doing the inlay The parts were cut out on my cnc router then fettled to fit

Made this box for my partner for her special birthday The wood is pod mahogany It's made from 3 pieces 20mm thick The kingfisher is inlaid with black and gold mother of pearl and abalone shell

Thanks for all the positive feedback gents Though i wont be trying the shear scraping any time soon Too new to this game

Must admit i was not sure of what wood it is It had ash written on it when purchased