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Trad deckchairs and directors chairs do have their rustic charm, apart from being cost-effective. I, too, enjoy the aesthetic of rattan furniture. We have a special place ready for the cushions, a built-in wardrobe. So no problems there. The uneven surface sounds tricky - we definitely can't...

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did you get one in the end

No ... I didn't. That's worth knowing ! But that doesn't solve the problem of how to stop it cracking any further

The 'green' wood was wax sealed when felled. After a couple of yearst the wood was first turned it was sound, but still damp. Now the cracks are starting. It's these cracks I'm trying to stop before the final turning

Bugga....!

OK...point taken ! So it's not green , but I need to stop it cracking any further... so which glue is best to prevent further cracking

I'm not really looking to fill at this stage just to arrest any furtner cracking

Only for dip sticks that think they are smarter than anyone else...

Hi Guy Are any of you from around these areas interested in making contact, swap ideas. source timber, swear at, or generally chat etc... I cant be the only one round here?

Having had a go at this wood turning lark, particularly bowl turning, now and starting to get the hang of it. Most of my wood is still very green. About 2 years or so. On the advice of "Turn a wood bowl" on You tube, I blocking out rough bowls to allow for twice turning. Now the biggest problem...

Nice Ones Dalboy.... that's my aim but not quite on that magnitude

Yes Dalboy .... Its the very Last design in that " wood grain paterns .pdf Im trying to do I know it cuts against the grain for typical bowl turning - Pardon the intended Pun

I have just turned round the bowl i was trying to turn, even trying to cut a new Tennon for the chuck was a trial but it has worked !!!! What was the Narrow end is now in the chuck and I'm able to gouge the bowl - How Strange ! Sycamore Branch wood is very tough to cut and blunts Chisels like MAD

Thats right ... but there are ways and means

I bet they are a sod to Sharpen .... but I'm not turning that much wood really Its more which way round in the chuck makes Gouging the bowl easiest that I'm interested in

Thanks Blister ... This I know I'm Talking about End Grain turned Bowl (with the core at the centre of the bowl)

Hi guys I'm getting into this bowl turning, but finding wood is getting to be a problem. I have liberated some 9" diameter logs from a wind damaged Sycamore last year . When I turn a bowl from the full log (is that end grain turning) some bowls turn fairly easily. However , Some just refuse...