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Hi again, I am slowly getting used to my new lathe when time allows and have been making some usefull'ish stuff. However I want to make the father-in-law a bottle opener but I can not find the metal part anywhere in the UK. I've seen some in the US but has anyone found a distributer in the UK...

Hi, I've got an old lathe that I picked up second hand for not a lot. I got it to see if I got on with it and if I really needed one (totally new to turning). I am just a hobby woodworker that likes to make toys and simple things. Well I now know that I wouldn't be without a lathe, but the one I...

Hello again, I have been searching high and low for a "how to" regarding making and selling wooden toys, nothing special just cars, helicopters, boats... that kind of thing. I have read a lot of posts on here about this but most are quite old and I want to be up to date before I make a big...

Last year we had our old wooden front door replaced, I kept the wood and at last I decided to try and make something from it. I am new to this kind of woodworking although I have done some decking and fences and that kind of stuff. I decided to try and make a jewelry box for the wife, and I was...

Well, that is the second night I have tried to upload my WIP of an oak jewelry box that I have been making out of my old front door, but I obviously don't have the nack or the technical know how to do it properly. I have taken a lot from this site and thought I would try and give something back...

Hi, I am totally new to turning having picked up a cheap old lathe a couple of weeks ago. I have loads of questions but I will start with a couple. The lathe came with a Multistar Duplex chuck, complete with the original instructions. However even after reading the instructions I can't seem to...

Hi guys and girls, (this is my third attempt to post, cutting and pasting now !! ) this has probably been covered before but I can't find a link. I am making a cupboard and hopefully some wardrobes out of 18mm MDF. I have used it a few times before for a book case and a toy box, but I have never...

Hi there, I have been reading the posts on this forum for a while now, gaining valuable advice as I am quite new to all this, but this is my first post. Today I have been designing and building a prototype wooden planter, but while I was using my router to route some grooves for the side...