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So to try and let me use my wheelbarrow I thought I would make my boys one to play with and “help” me out. The eldest if 3 1/2. Has anyone got any plans, had a look online but not come up with much. Thanks

So a friend has asked if I can make them a wine goblet, what wood would be best? Thanks in advance David

I am in the process of making a load of drinks coasters for Christmas presents, what would be the best finish to put on them ?

Hi I am getting some wood carving chisels for Christmas and thought it would be nice to make a mallet to use with them, question is what is the best wood to make it from ? David

I am looking for a work light, flexible type to add light on my bandsaw and lathe during the evenings when I get to escape to the workshop. I was thinking of maybe something with a magnetic base and flexible arm to position in the right place ? Your recommendations would be appreciated...

I picked up a nice piece of Yew with some Burrs in, about 10 inches diameter by 3 inches thick which I am trying to make into a bowl. When I am trying to turn it, my chisel keeps jumping when I hit the burr presumably due to it being harder than the surrounding material ? I'm really struggling...

I have been hobby turning for quite a few years now and have always used friction polish as a finish with no problems. Recently I have been struggling with it, it seems to be drying and leaving ridges of dried polish which I then have to sand back. I haven't changed my technique at all, only...

So SWMBO says that we have to many wooden bowls in the house and that if I want to make any more I need to sell some ! So I was thinking of trying to get a stall at a local craft fair, but my question is how do I price wooden bowls and pens ? The few bowls I have sold in the past I have just...

Hi Can anyone help identify the wood that I have used to make the first three pens from, it came as a job lot I brought but no identification. I am thinking Ebony for the first one ?

I brought a second hand Pro Edge the other week, great bargain but didn't have the tool table or any other parts. I managed to get hold of a table and jigs but hadn't seen the platform locking lever or angle selector pin for sale anywhere. So today I call Robert Sorby up, they apologised as...

So I turned an olive wood bowl and it wouldn't take friction polish ? Is this a reaction to the oils in the wood ? I ended up using finishing oil which seems ok, any ideas ? David

Good morning I have recently acquired a lot of pen blanks and am going to try my hand at making pens for the first time, but I am stuck before I start ! How do you mount the pen madrel ? I have a Record Power DML305 lathe, I assume you take the chuck off and there is a morse taper that it...

Picked up a batch of wood earlier this week, now all I need to do is fine the time to turn it !! Think a few bits are too big for me to turn so if anyone local to Maidstone is interested im sure we could come to some arrangement !

Can anyone tell me the difference between the DX1000 and the RSDE1 HPLV extractors as apart from the price the specs on the website look the same to me ?! Thanks

After some more advise, whats the best sort of dust extraction for a small hobbies workshop, need it for my lathe, bandsaw and belt sander. Such a minefield ! Thanks David

I have searched the forum and web and still cant make up my mind. So I am looking at either a Record Power BS300E (£535 delivered) or Axminster Hobby Series HBS310 (£554 collected) I have not seen the Record Power machine but read good things and am pleased with my other record power tools...