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Hi Adam, looks like a good bowl. I have just managed to get 2 pieces of silver birch, it was supposed to be one piece 1.5 metres long but by the time I got there they had already cut it up. Would you recommend turning or should I see if I can carve it?.

I served an an apprenticeship in electrical engineering. That has given me the chance to work on all sorts of equipment from hydroelectric generation, radar, I've rewound electric motors you could walk through, even cloth cutters and washing machines. I can only hope that the young people of...

Thanks for all the info DBT85, sounds like you have a very nice kitchen.

Hi All I love to hear about kitchen fittings, my wife always says "what if we have a power cut when we're doing the dinner, we have to keep gas". I do try to say that induction is more efficient than a gas hob. DBT85 what Neff hob do you have, we have to do a back to the brickwork new kitchen...

Hi Dave, I use pva glue on the cut bare faces, then keep it in a cool dry place for at least 12 months. I know most turners have different methods such as shavings in a bag. Don't forget to cross your fingers. Regards Nick.

Looks great. Band saws are very good bits of kit and need all the extraction you can get. I hope you do well helping others.

I have just completed my third carving. We have a tree at the bottom of the garden that was badly damaged in a storm, and I had to remove the remaining branches before the whole tree fell onto a neighbour's bungalow. Rather than taking the stump out I decided to try carving it. I do have 2...