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Hey all, unsure as to why I'm writing this, just having a vent I suppose!. Santa got me an Axminster scroll saw, all in very good condition to my untrained & inexperienced eyeballs. 1st opportunity to use it arose last night so with great trepidation & excitement I ventured into the man cave to...

Hello all, new scroll saw er ( not sure if that's a word! ). I'm usually lurking around on the turners forum as Santa got me an Axminster Perform lathe last Xmas. Well, this Xmas, he's got me a scroll saw, Axminster perform again. So, hopefully all of you fellas will be able to help me out as...

Hey all, A work colleague told me about some wood he had on his log pile for his stove. He said it was black & he'd never seen black wood apart from ebony. At that point I yelled " don't burn it!!!!!!". So, I have 2 lumps of wood briefly as follow, Black in colour throughout, Heavy, No bark...

Hello all, been a while since I've been on. I have been asked to make 2 Rabbits ( animal variety! ) to hang on the side of the ladies rabbit hutch. Now, I have a very vague idea of how I may begin to turn this but I am not a wood carver, nor do I posess any wood carving tools, well, apart from...

Hi all, I know I keep bombarding you all with questions and for that I apologise!. Now, I have several items that upon drying have developed some cracks etc & as I'm a bit of a perfectionist I'd like to fill these with a decorative filler type of finish. I've perused Turners Retreat & got a...

Hi all, been a while since my last post but here's the main reason why..... I have in my little garage/workshop about 2 Tonnes of logs, Beech, Sycamore, Loads of Oak, Apple & some Ash I think. Most of its been in here since last December, working thru to a month ago ( I occasionally do tree...

Just a quick question for you pen gurus out there, When I get to wet sanding a pale/white/see through acrylic pen on the mandrel, the very fine particles that inevitably get sanded off the collets end up between the brass tube & pen body, thus highly visible & very ugly. I am using the glue I...

Hey all, I have been bashing away at various things over the past 4 months & feel that I now want to progress my amateurish attempts onto pen making. Firstly, I want to apologise to all those that are reading this & are thinking 'why doesn't he look through all the old posts?'. Answer, I have...

Hi Chaps, I have had my 1st request!. Now, I'm a complete novice here so please have patience wit me!. So far, in the month I have had my lathe I've managed to turn several snowmen & a few dibbers for the gardeners out there from an old fence post, 2 chestnut bowls & an oak bowl (all green...

Hi all, I have recently purchased an Axminster Perform 900 plus a huge amount of extras, unfortunately, there's not much left in the coffers!. Now, having been after something like this for a very long time I was keen to get stuck in. I got stuck in. In fact I got stuck in with such eagerness I...

Hi all, I'm avidly following eBay, have been for a very very very long time!. Anyway, there's a NuTool lathe on there, my budget isn't huge, comes with a few bits, it's nearly finished, can some one have a look & maybe tell me what they think?. Eventually I want to venture into perhaps turning...

Hi all, Names Al & I live in a little place called Neath, just outside of Swansea. Quite often people will find me wielding my trusty chainsaws around & carrying out various aspects of tree work which leads me onto my questions for you guys which I hope someone may possibly be able to help me...