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Turn it as wet as you can with walls as thin as you can and let it move. The warping is wonderful. If you want to season it, cut it now to exclude the pith area before it cracks but you're still likely to lose sections. Good luck.

Hi Bruce I don't have the lathe any more but, yes I do have photos. I'll look them out & get back to you.

I would very much like some but won't be in Cambridge for a while. Any chance of putting some aside? Thanks. B

Loads of thanks to my Secret Santa. What a lot of goodies just suitable for me! A hand turned Christmas tree bauble A hand turned carving mallet An electronic pocket level (which will be really useful for my boatbuilding) A book on making woodworking jigs A book on landscape photography A...

Grand organisation Phil. Well done.

Well done Phil!😊👌👍

Bump - anyone else?

Heavens, that's awful,

Actually, you'd be pretty close to the truth. In Cornwall, they call holidaymakers Emmets which translates as ants.

I have a metal (probably mild steel) bench and a metal wind sculpture in the garden Both are finished with paint that gives a copper verdigris type effect although the colours are slightly different. I want to refinish / refurbish them both. Photos attached. Has anyone used this type of paint...

My experience is different. Royal Mail has worked pretty well for me over 30 years in business with only the occasional blip and no lost items or failed deliveries. Hermes on the other hand are cheap but often unreliable. One example - about 3 weeks ago, on a Saturday, I booked a Monday...

Hi, yes, it had it's challenges! I had to concentrate very hard, firstly to turn it without breaking bits off and secondly to keep my fingers intact. Much to my surprise I managed both. I sell some stuff but I won't sell that one - it's got a lot of my determination and skills wrapped up in it.

I agree with the CA glue principal. It's cheap, easy and works very well. Here's a project that shows it in action. A piece of ash that no-one would think could be used for turning - it was rotten and you could push bits out with your thumb! I managed to mount it on some harder sections between...

Mine has been dispatched.

Finished mine, now need to wrap and send.

I've received a present from Santa! Excitement building ......................... !!!! Having finished other projects, I've now started to make my Santa’s gift.

I'm not sure I agree with Fred about the quality. I had one and got very fed up with the agricultural nature of the construction. On the plus side, it has a very good electronic control, plenty of power and a swivelling headstock. On the downside, the tailstock clamps are adjustable but, on...

Axminster Woodturning Chuck 1" x 8tpi Excellent Condition I'm not sure if this is the SK100 chuck but I have used it with the current Axminster jaws, keys and accessory jaws so it is fully compatible with current accessories. Selling due to lathe upgrade so M33 chucks purchased, otherwise I'd...

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Can't see my name there. B