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My wife is a flower arranger and has been looking at some Ikebana designs. Those used a ceramic bowl filled with water and a pin holder for the flowers. I was wondering if it was possible to make a wooden equivalent, not the pin holder. Part of the bowl would obvisously be under water for...

Has anyone used any of this type or product. Glow in the Dark Vinyl Sheet. It is available on eBay etc at about £4 for a A4 sheet. I was thinking about using it for the backing of a dinosaur silhouette for my gandson's bedroom. The plan would be to attach this sheet to a backing board and...

I have made a couple of shiloulettes using 3 mm acrylic sheet which I then glued to another sheet as a contrasting colour. Cutting the sheet was not that easy and I quickly learned to use a slow saw speed to prevent the sheet melting and rejoining behine the blade. One sheet proved...

Hi I am new to this scroll saw lark as I normally do wood turning. As such I have a question and possible some others later. At present I want to make some toys for my grandson. Dinosaurs, dragons, cars etc etc, The scroll saw I have can take both types of blades and I have found that the...

My normal woodworking hobby is turning but I have just got my first scroll saw. While I do not mind experimenting myself I am also aware that asking advice can save a lot of time and sometimes pain. 1) My Hegner saw has a fitting for a vacuum to collect the dust. The manual mentions a "vacuum...

I want to apply some gilding to parts of a turned bowl. I have some artificial gold leaf (brass I assume ) and a tube of what looks like crumpled copper flakes. The instructions say to cover with a lacquer when complete. The shop was also selling some glue to be used to apply these. This...