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I thought I'd share a recent bowl. Burr oak with a few cavities turned to 3 - 5mm thick and finished in Danish oil. The undercutting was with a Sorby swan neck tool rather than my preferred Simon Hope carbide. The bowl was too big to go inboard on my Myford ML8 and since it was outboard, the...

A friend gave me two bits of freshly cut oak with an intriguing stain down its core. I immediately turned a live edge end grain bowl for him out of the smaller bit and wrapped it in a plastic bag before giving it to him. I've suggested leaving it in the bag for the time being but how can I...

I recently picked up a couple of Brown Mallee burrs (burls?) with the knobbly rounded back (which was under the bark). The harvester obviously sealed the whole thing by dipping it in wax. I want to retain the knobbly back but I want to get rid of the wax. Internet searches have thrown up...

Hi folks. I've obviously lost my way, having spent most of my time in the 'woodturning' section. I completed a cherry bowl yesterday which I sanded to 320 grit, brushed clean and then applied Chestnut cellulose sanding sealer after I switched the lathe off. I patiently waited the requisite five...

I picked up a small veneered playing card box at auction and sanded the previous surface lightly (320 & 400 grit) because there were fine cracks in the veneer and finish. After removing all dust I put one thin coat of Osmo hard oil for a satin hard finish. It dried patchily and some areas were...

My wife bought a gate leg mahogany table at auction with wood hinges for the folding out rear legs. The 'outside' top and the surfaces of the opened out table had a high polish but there was a lot of water damage around the edges and a couple of big blooms into the surface finish. I decided...

Hi all I turned a piece of burr elm with the lumpy bark side left lumpy. The cut faces were sanded through the grits to 600 and I added four coats of Danish oil. The oil application was: wipe on generously, wipe off all excess after a minute or two, leave for two or more days, cut back gently...

I have a one litre tin of Rustins Danish Oil that I'm slowly getting through - it's taken six months so far to use half of it. There are now waxy stalactites hanging from the inside of the lid and morphic lumps of solids growing on the inside of the tin. The oil itself is much less runny when I...

I am trying to make a part of a jig for my bench grinder to help me sharpen my woodturning tools. This would involve welding two bits of flat bar to a short length of square tube. I don't have a welder and I wondered if there is a welding fanatic in my area (Cheshunt, Hertfordshire) who could...

I have a Super Nova chuck and one of the removable jaws is now stuck because an Allen screw has become stripped. The key just stripped the socket circular and there's no way to get the screw out. Can anyone suggest a solution. I hope someone's experience can get me back in action. Fingers...

Hello assembled geniuses! I'm sure one of you can get me out of a pickle. I bought a Woodcut bowl saver (http://www.axminster.co.uk/woodcut-bowlsaver-bowl-coring-system) on evil bay with the intention of cutting the centres out of big blanks that I intend to mount outboard of the ML8. Imagine my...

Hello folks I've sketched out an idea for two shallow bowls (c. 200mm dia.) to be joined together at the open ends which would incorporate a Perspex ring at the joint. I suspect I'll be using a proprietary epoxy adhesive but my question is has anyone turned Perspex? What sort of speed? What sort...

My first attempt at turning was a shallow bowl in what I believe to be mahogany. I sanded through the grits to 320 and then used wire wool. Then I applied about five or six coats of tung oil. Rubbed on using a cloth, left 10 mins and any obvious excess rubbed off. Left 24hrs between coats. It...

Two questions from a complete newbie. I've inherited a green Myford ML8 which hasn't been used for several years. I bought a Super Nova chuck and did a quick bowl out of (probably) mahogany and my second piece is this weird wood (below) which I'm trying to turn into a small urn. My father in...