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Hi guys...I have a quick question for you all regarding dust and dust extraction. When turning,I wear a half mask respirator and P3 particulate filters,the highest efficiency ones. My question is,even though I wear my respirator,do I still need dust extraction? I hoover up all the visible dust...

I picked up a no4 'Pear Tree' Jack plane at a carboot recently,I didn't really need it but figured I may in the future so bought it very cheap ( < £1) it's in pretty rough shape,I've disassembled,degreased,cleaned and took all the rust and flattened all 3 sides of the base on 300-800 grit paper...

Hi all,where is the cheapest place to get decent bi-metal bandsaw blades? for a 82 1/2'' DeWalt tabletop. Thanks.

Hi guys,I'm planning to make some knife handles in oak,they will be about 4mm thick and cross cut so that growth rings etc are fully visible. What would the best way to finish these be? I have walnut oil,danish and teak oils and also microcrystalline wax. Ideally the finish would have to be...

Hi all,is it possible to use an internal tenon and external dovetail jaws on my chuck to hold a workpiece(bowl) any details on how would be appreciated Thanks

I have got quite a few standard sized spalted beech blanks but they are very soft and almost impossible to turn without splitting,i thought i could try to strengthen them by soaking them in something like resin,would this work? I could also use a vacuum system to ensure the 'strengthener' soaks...

Hi all,i am finishing my pens with friction polish but cant seem to get a high gloss finish using it Im applying it after sealing the blanks with cellulose sanding sealer and sanding to 400 grit,followed by applying the friction Polish using hi grade tissues(the type for cleaning lenses)and then...

I decided to have a go with some corian and other woods such as segments,laminates etc... here are the results: The Corian pens where turned with the skew chisel,finished with 320,400,600 grit sandpaper (wet and dry) and then polished with a polishing paste made for car body panels and...

Hi all,since ive started making pens,for every pen i make,i have a 1inch offcut of wood My question is,has anyone tried to segment and glue these together and use them as new pen blanks?

Hi all,im new to woodturning and would like to start the hobby as cheap as possible.Axminster have been reccomended all the time as it looks on the forum and looking at their website ive come up with the following combination Axminster Hobby Series AWSL Woodturning Lathe Axminster Clubman...