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Hello - I've not been here for a very long time .... probably since 2012 or thereabouts, Moved from Aberdeenshire to East Anglia a couple of years ago ... is Johnny from Norfolk still a visitor ? I went to Paul H's in Birmingham a long time ago & met up with CHJ, Cornucopia George, Ratty...

Never come across this gentleman's work before ... Some lovely pieces to enjoy : http://alancarterstudio.com/TURNED%20VE ... PTURES.htm

Hello Folks ! I've not been 'on' for a while -- or indeed turning for a while either.. much to my dismay... I've taken on a fairly monumental task, employment wise, and it sends me all over Europe, or when I'm back - involves 12 / 14 hour days ( this is short-term, and the end of that is...

Sorry for being a bit Absent folks, I had a wee illness that I've finally got sorted out and got back to work etc... I found there was a few PM's from people... to all, many thanks for those, and apologies for delaying in replying ! Back now though, and with a bit of catching up to do ...

Haven't seen Tam on the forum for a good while.. :( ( TEP ), anybody heard from him ?

I've never tried this before .... a bit of Pyrography. :) I'm no artist, thats for sure.. but I drew this wee fella onto a bit of sycamore I'd prepared for the attempt last night, just very lightly in pencil.. and have just scorched him in, now .... Its good fun ! I'll definately have a...

Had 5 minutes to spare at work, and came across this : Apologies if its been posted before... its quite interesting. You have to scroll down the first page to get the chapters of each lesson, but its quite informative 8) ( Scroll down the 'main body' of the text on the page, its easier than...

Hi All .... I cant remember if I mentioned this before..... My Dad was asked to carve a Falcon for the Falconry School guy, who I'd made a bowl for before. He eventually got around to doing it, and asked me to turn a simple dark base for it to be mounted onto. He gave me the dimension he...

Bullfinches, I think ... I'm no great photographer - just glad to have had the chance to record them, 5 minutes or so ago :D 8) 8)

The hollow forms that various people put examples of, for us to enjoy are something which never cease to astound and amaze me ... I'd love to be able to get even halfways close to their stuff .... So.. with that in mind, I thought 'no time like the present, caution to the wind and have a...

If so ... have a listen to this from 1996. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 4215&hl=en For anyone that actually does ... Were you aware of the BILDERBERG GROUP, THE TRI-LATERAL COMMISSION or THE COUNCIL on FOREIGN RELATIONS before ? Most probably not ... but we certainly should...

Hi.. forgive my probable stupidity on this one ... I-pods, ok .... When the i-pod is hooked up to the computer, and I have i-tunes up and running... Is it possible to take tracks FROM the i-pod , BACK into the library thats lives on the computer.. ? I've tried looking at all the 'options'...

My father sent me this .... I like the thinking ! :lol: :lol: :lol: It is August in a small town on the south coast of France. The holiday season is at its height but it is raining so there is not much business happening and everyone is heavily in debt. Luckily, a rich Russian...

As mentioned elsewhere ... Was off doing a bit of fishing this evening -- nothing unusual in that, -- but my dog started going nuts at the end of one of the stone walls that are built out into the water .... I was waded out, only a few feet away and to my absolute surprise and delight... look...

Reently, We'd been having a discussion where the subject of the Sun was part of what was talked about, and how its 'expanding' etc could be possibly having an effect on the world's temperature and if it could perhaps contribute to any warming of the planet .. Just wanted to publicly thank...

Hi. I was wondering if I might ask for some advice ... We're just about to get new windows in, and the sills and finishings / facings inside are to be mahogany.. I'd like to keep them 'au-naturale' as opposed to painting them, and am at a bit of a loss as to what would be the best finish to...

I'm a happy Bunny this easter.. ( well, a week after easter ... ) Having been really unsettled in my work, I've been offered a new job as Business Development Manager for a really nice worldwide company. :D I've only been in my current job for a year .. they make great products, are...

Apologies to Tam, before I go any futher :wink: :lol: ... I'll be expecting a clip round the ear from him for this ... This is about the Tormek sharpening machine...well it is, and it isn't ... I was in at Grampian P/T this morning getting some supplies ( Lemon Oil :wink: :lol: ) and...

Made this .... Spalted Beech, It came out not too badly, although the centre section has too heavy a 'spalt' to be particularly attractive, to my eye anyway. :wink: Still.. notwithstanding that.. fun and frolics were had, during the making.. as always 8) 8) 8) I'm not too sure what to...

Having heard it rumoured many times.. was doing a bit of research... The so-called 'green' car, the Toyota Prius ... is a fraud. You'd be more 'green' buying a Hummer. "Typical" details that you can find documented everywhere, if you care to look, are as per the following : The Toyota Prius...