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Belts and braces! Cheers!

I'm going to make the good lady a wall hung planter for herbs. It'll be wood so how best to waterproof it? Multi coats of varnish or some sort of pond liner type membrane?

A rotating spice rack!

Hey guys, brilliant! Love the idea of incorporating it into the finished item as a feature, saves a lot of wasted effort as well! I'll get it planed down thickness wise and then decide. The wedge/leg idea is a real possibility! I'll let you know what happens!

Hoping to make a small table from an Oak slice. It has now dried but has also, as expected, split. What can I do with this split, to hide it or incorporate it into the table please? fallout 3 morality

MikeG, just looking for a bit of advice. At 80yo every idea I have throws up a challenge and always grateful for a bit of good advice! I am now reverse engineering one from the picture I found and it also had some basic dimensions. Thanks everybody for all the help/advice, I consider this...

Many thanks MrTeroo - oh to have a workshop like that! Mine comprises a 24" shelf down one side off the garage!!

Thanks Ed, thought that may well be the case. I like the reverse engineering idea, will give it a go on paper and see what I come up with. Not exactly a draughtsman but fairly handy with pencil and rule!

Hi guys. I am a wildlife photographer and want to make a folding wooden stand to display some of my pictures in a shop, similar to the picture. Anybody know if there are some free plans around for this???

Umm, all doom and gloom :cry: Oh well, see what happens and work from there :wink:

Um, not sure how I'd cut it in half, only got a hand saw and the joint would always be vissible me thinks? Also, should I leave the bark on during drying, or take it off?

Just planed off the chainsaw cut marks and ordered some of this "end sealer"! https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007HM1D5U/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item

Many thanks gentlemen, all most helpful. Don't have any wax other than furniture polish but could get some of the Anchorseal I think? Size wise, just 35cm X 65cm long so not too big. I could indeed put a cut to the centre but have to be to each one I guess.

Um, food for thought there PhilP! The man cutting the tree up said something about diluting PVA and painting both sides?

In the last gales a large Oak came down and is now being dismantled. I have been given a lovely "slice" to make a small coffee table from but how can I dry and seal it to prevent it from cracking please??

I prefer to set the piece up between chuck and tail centre (with the steady between the two) then move the steady to the end and snug the rollers up to the workpiece. Then remove the tailstock from the bed and mount the tool support.

We all do it :D

I'd like to make a frame from aluminium plate one day but as I will rarely use it, at the moment, that can wait. I also have no way of cutting out the centre circle other than my scroll saw and it's not too happy with thickish metal!!

That's what I do :lol: If I was going to turn a rod longer than the lathe base then I'd set up the steady with a shorter length between centres and then only lift the top steady arm to remove the piece. I can then put the longer piece in, resting on the two lower rollers and then bring the...

Yep, just finished mounting it onto the plate and attached it to the lathe. Must say, kinda chuffed, gives me a whole new scope and runs very sweetly :D