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Hey folks. I've not been around as my beloved wife died at the beginning of November. We didn't get a lot of warning, one day being told we had about 2-3 years, next we knew, it was 2-3 days. Been running on the spot trying to catch up with all the paper work and figure out where life now leads...

Just a quick question, that I've intended to ask for weeks, but life got in the way. Is spalted beech (or sycamore) suitable wood for a chopping board? I'd assumed spalting would be bad near food, at least damp food, and given up on making a chopping board for friends when I found that the...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-Woodturner-Inspiring-Developing-Woodturning/dp/1610352181/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&qid=1442686603&sr=8-25&keywords=woodturning I've seen the above book on Amazon, and browsed the very limited detail available on preview, where he mentions some interesting stuff...

I've noticed a few members mention that they are based in France as well as other, less specific non-UK addresses and I'm asking for advice from any of those or others with experience. I have a couple of items to send to friends, one lathe accessory of about 2kg to go to The Algarve in...

Hey Folks! I'm still not getting a lot of free time, the missus has only gotten sicker unfortunately, but reshuffling care and getting support has enabled me to get to my workshop a little and chill to the sound of whining extractors and wood-shavings! I finally got around to doing a little...

Hey folks! Just looking for general support and ideas - Record Power are doing a deal on their SC3 and SC4 chucks for a fairly good deal, almost £100 off either, plus several free jaws, and free delivery. http://www.recordpower.co.uk/category/chucking-systems-jaws--spares I've been considering...

Hey guys! Not been around for a while, due to life, health and an update ruining the usability of Tapatalk, the app on my phone that I used to use for the forum. The Wife's chemotherapy is finished, the sun is out and I have some gorgeous wood calling my name from the workshop, so I ventured...

I'm a pretty introvert type, and life doesn't do a lot to encourage me to change, given my circumstances, but this forum has encouraged me out of my shell a little. I thought I'd drop a couple (very poor quality) pictures of the things I've made since you guys encouraged me back out to the...

Hey guys! I've not been on here for ages! I've occasionally stolen a moment to check how everyone's progressing, and to make myself feel bad that all the folks I was around equal with have overtaken my skill level by miles! Unfortunately, my wife came down with cancer about 8 months ago and...

Hello Forum! I've been away for several months (from the forum, no exotic holiday or anything like that) and want to get back into some small projects. It's lovely and frustrating both at the same time, to see the progress that so many that were around my "level" in beginner/intermediate...

Hey folks, I'm looking for general opinion here. I've been toying with the idea of a small Planer/Thicknesser for a long while. I've come to terms with finding other ways than a full P/T for simply jointing/planing board sides. so I started thinking about a small Thicknesser, but thinking...

My wife booked me into a turning course in June this year, we were going together as a present to me, and a confidence builder for her, as she thought she'd like to know more and be able to have a go, with all the tools available out in my workshop. Unfortunately we've both had a spell of truly...

Hey Guys, I've seen the same question come up many times in the past here and elsewhere, asking what finishes are the best toy-safe ones. I was perusing a catalogue just now and saw that the rather phenomenal Black Bison Wax is toy safe according to British standards (EN71 part 3). So not only...

Hey again folks. I've been considering buying a couple more sets of jaws for my lathe, as I've been enjoying making a couple of bowls, and plan on turning a few platters and things over the next couple of months (looking foward to getting more turning done as the weather improves!) I've...

Hi guys! I've not been around much due to a spell of ill health, but I finally got back out in the workshop the other day and had a muck about with my Robert Sorby RS200KT that I got second hand off a kindly member here. It's actually a pretty good tool, I was very happy with it. However, for...

Hey folks! I've said before that I'm not the picture of health, and I find it very hard to use a hand plane, due to its jarring when it jams and the amount of force that one has to put in being mostly focussed through the elbow and wrist. I often hit small jobs that I can't manage without some...

Rutlands has an offer on their 50" guide clamps again, buy one get one free, with the code Freek2085 at the checkout. Has anyone had any experience of these and whether they're worth getting? I'm tempted, as two for that price seems to me to be a bargain, and they look like they'd be stellar...

I'm quite happy with this, it was my first bowl I finished, second that I tried my hand at. It started as an experiment, using a thick chunk of gray, damp-marked and checked wood that was gifted to me by a friend, and I thought since it was about 4 inches deep, it would be the best bit that I...

Thought I'd give folks a heads up, since there was interest in black Friday deals in another post, that there are more around for the online community at least today I've been pretty ill with a virus for nearly two weeks so I've not got the energy to go seeking every haven of the online...

Hey folks. I remember watching a video with the above title (or something close to it) about two years ago, when I found it on YouTube. I'd only just started doing some woodwork at the time for the first time in 20+ years, and the instruction I got from that video was utterly priceless to me...