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Having just acquired some new tools and having the time to actually do some turning, I decided to try a spherical hollow form today. I was struggling a bit with the hollowing, the scraper tip didn't seem to be cutting much even after plenty of adjustment of the tool rest etc. I have ruined a few...

At WL Wests wood show in 2005, I met the very nice people from Pilgrim Harps. A pleasure to talk with and outstanding craftsmen. A little while later my daughter had a teacher who played the harp and last september we hired her one from Pilgrim. On Friday, I collected her new harp from their...

I've just got back from a quick visit to the Forest of Bere turners open day in Havant, Hampshire. Well worth a look with some really good demonstrators. Today the had Stuart King making flowers and tomorrow is Nick Agar who does things with chain saws and angle grinders. Seemed a very friendly...

I haven't had much of an opportunity to do any turning over the past year. Extending our home, making a new workshop and too much work has meant it was impractical or impossible. Anyway, the extensions now (nearly) complete and the workshop has been usable since Christmas. A few weeks ago we...

Hi all, having commented on others shed builds I have finally having started my own. Some background: When we moved to this house five years ago, one of the selling points for me was the good size garden (150' X 50') and the 20'X10 shed at the end of it - somewhere to keep all my Ford Capri...

Last week I bought a Coronet No. 3 and today I was allowed in the workshop all day :D . Here are my first turnings on the Coronet. Chestnut 7x2 Maple 8x2 Oak 6x3 Spalted beach 6x3