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Pine is a soft wood and soft wood is great for making jam chucks, better than a hard wood. So there is one way you can use up your pine Geoff :occasion5:

+1 for Axminster, A real good day, if you did not go today try and make it tomorrow you won't regret it. Geoff :occasion5:

Meet Ma,Pa,SonyJim,and aunt Marge, she's called Marge cos she's a stork

Welcome to the forum, and to turning. Sound very much like you have been bitten by the bug,my wife thinks I have, but I tell her it is just a passion, she say's it's compulsive. Enjoy it,and have fun. All the best Geoff :occasion5:

The versachuck is a hell of lot less money than the evolution does the same job, even uses the same jaws Geoff :D :D

Go for it Graham, you will never get a better bargian than that. I have had one for 3 years and can not fault it (does every thing it says on the tin) Never had any problems with the power,just use it with respect Good luck All the best Geoff :occasion5:

Hi there Blucher My mate has a record cl4 good lath, but would not be my choice. I am on my second lath which is a hegner, I just can't fault it,it's like a Rolls Royce after the first lath I had. They are not cheap,but I have seen second hand ones around at a fair price. Whatever you go for...

I think his chisles could do with sharpening. Geoff :wink:

I borrowed Stuart Mortimer's spiral work book from the club library over Christmas, and had a go at spiral work. [fantastic book] This is my first successful atempt, and I thought ah, this could qualify for the challenge this month, so here it is. The wood is cherry size is height 250mm base...

Yes Graham they do have trade stands at Daventry, Axminster is one Geoff :wink:

Try Tudor Rose show at Daventry May 10 and 11 it is a real good show Geoff :wink:

Well done =D> lovely looking bowls, look great being chunky. Why do bowls have to be turned thin? is it just to try and show the turners skill? Geoff :wink:

I like that a lot, nice work,i think the colour on the top really makes it,nice to see something a little different. Geoff :wink:

Last night I watched Hidden Kingdoms on BBC 1 the best progam I have seen for a long time. The photography was fantastic, I guessed they used a few photo tricks but still very realistic. At the end they showed how the had made it,well worth watching.(better than reality TV -I think) Geoff...

Got plenty space in my back yard :wink: Geoff

Don,t bin it, as you get more experienced at this woodturning you will find a use for it. You can regrind it to any shape, you don,t have to keep it square. Geoff :D

Happy new year to one and all May all your shavings be curly :occasion5: Geoff

Hope Santa has left room on his sleigh for my pressie Merry Xmas :deer :ho2 Geoff

:ho2 I have just turned a 12 inch bowl blank on a glue block it worked fine. I did not manage to take the glue block off with the hot air gun( think I used too much glue) so just used the cole jaws and turned the block off.

one more :D =D> Geoff