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Pine (Pinus sylvestris) is great to turn if it is reasonably dense. Can be polished to a great finish, and some have very nice patterns. Elm is also great, and I was able to secure a good supply of big planks from a mate. Also, if in doubt about the dust, or if you are very sensitive to it, get...

Those inserts and the round ones RCGT are excellent for woodturning, both on a metal lathe and a wood lathe. I make my own turning tools for the wood lathe with inserts bought via Aliexpress. Cost me less than £10 equivalent.

Just aquired the Proxxon MSG, which is quite good. BUT miss an spoon-shaped iron like illustrated. Anyone know if something like that is available for the MSG?

Never had any problems turning copper, but always use a GT insert and fairly fine cuts. Turning metal on a wood lathe? Never had to as first priority was to get a metal lathe, a Chester Crusader with DRO. And if you have a wife, get her a sawing machine and yourself a lathe, but always buy a...

If it's too good to be true, it ain't! And if you believe that you have won millions in a lottery without having bought tickets, you have to admit to yourself that you are not 100 cents in the dollar. But then again, a fool will rush in . . .

I get my inserts via Aliexpress, and am really chuffed about them. Quality good/very good, price very competitive. I bought these among many others wnmg 080408 iscar - Buy wnmg 080408 iscar with free shipping on AliExpress And although I practise BDS when it comes to israel, I got some like...

The result of routing a piece of wood the wrong way. Finger was infected badly when I slipped on an icy staircase (hence the blue botty), and was amputated in 3 stages. Now I have phantom feelings as I get cramps in the missing finger. Only really positive about it is that I live in Norway, so...

Anyone arguing that girls 'can't do it' should check out this one: and just in case you, like me, are fascinated with this industrious girl, it's more here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNwBSVzAmfDaH2G04bA0jJQ

E40 with 25 mm span big enough? Sets available from AliExpress @ about 100 Euro...

Take a look at Shawn Wood's Mousetrap Mondays pages I got a couple of the ones shown in the video via AliExpress, but haven't used them yet. These are particularly good for tender-hearted people as the mice can't jump out of the bucket. I am NOT tender-hearted when it comes to mice (or rats)...

Is it very brittle? I tried to router something that looked very similar, and that was just a nightmare. Big chunks coming off. I have no idea as to what it is. Tried to find out from the fairly good WOOD Identification & Use by Terry Porter, but the possibilities are simply too many. As to a...

Why not use MDF if you're painting the shelf anyway? Don't know the price difference between birch plywood (overkill for a bookshelf) and MDF in UK, but here in Norway it is such that other than for marine use or model airplanes, birch ply is not even considered. Noticed that you can get marine...

If you want to find the quality of drill bits, get a Tormek DBS-22. With poor drill bits they just disappear while grinding, whereas with quality bits you get superb usability in both wood and metal. Also found some 12 to 25 mm Chinese bits with reduced shank which cut very well, also in steel.

A very good argument for learning different languages!? During my schooldays we had English, German, French, New Norwegian (Peasant Norwegian) and Old Norse as compulsory subjects. It has resulted in the ability to understand dialects and other languages much better, and also gave the courage...

From what I understood so was all these videos available as DVDs, but Raffan has decided to put them out on YT. For which I am very grateful 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

There are several reasonably interesting wood work videos on YT, but the Raffan ones are in a different league. Rather than just me raving about them, go and have a look! The filming is outstanding, as is commentary and approach. So have a look for yourself. Here are some for a start: And...

Watching Phil Moorhouse A Different Bias it is just to hope that British voters come to their senses, and get Jeremy Corbyn back in where he should have been years ago, - as PM! It seems like Britain is in desperate need of bailers to stay afloat. And trusting USA is a sure way to sink! So tell...

USA is a society built on crime, genocide, murder, and violence, so the problems they have are neither new nor easily solved. Like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, they had the ill fortune of getting the nastiest of the nasty as settlers, the British! All you ordinary Poms are fine, but it is...

Corer blimey, better stay out of this! Only good cat is a flat cat (looks a bit like a funny-edged pizza).

And here's why Santa didn't make it to everyone this year, - Norwegian wind turbines: Don't expect too much in 2022. Happy New Year!