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That's a nice looking stool Woodmonkey Gaz

Just spoke to the supplier of the logs and he says it's Purple cherry plum sometimes called Purple leaf plum. Anyway thanks for all the input Regards Gaz

I use A PVA sealer from B&Q which I put on neat, not the cheapest but it works for me Gaz

Thanks for all the replies- logs are all sealed and I'll put them in plastic bags ready for when I get my lathe back ( but that's another story) Never seen cherry like that before so can't wait to get going on it Thanks again all Gaz

Got these two lumps the other day Can anybody tell me what they are and if they are any good for turning Thanks Gaz

Sorry if didn't make it clear but yes Jumps thats exactly what I did did. I did start off with one hole in each plate but it didn't look very safe.

Hi all, had a couple of bowls that were too big to fit in my cole jaws so I did a bit of a mod Quite happy with the result but think I will replace the pan head bolts with countersink ones eventually It only give me an inch or so but it was just enough to finish the two oak bowls with out...

thanks for all the kind comments chaps, did wonder myself if it was ash, can't remember what the bark was like its been drying in the garage for about 18 months.

Hi all, haven't posted for a while so I thought I'd put this up Its ash about 200 dia and about 180 deep wall thickness is 12 finished with just sanding sealer and then buffed with the beale buffing system comments welcome hope you like it

Thanks for that at least I know what it is now,got a fair bit to play with. will post some pic's when I get something finished but that won't be for a while, it's soaking wet at the moment so I'll seal them and dry them in the garage for a few months.

Hi all, not sure whats wood this is. I think the tree was probably dead or dying when it was felled as the bark was falling off and I have found traces of wood worm in the items I turned from it As you can see it turns well and there are some interesting colours in the wood (it smells a bit...

Hi Ad and welcome to the slope

Thanks for the quick response chaps. CHJ-all my tools are HSS and I used pva sealer but I was doing some grinding in the shed last week so there could have been some contamination thanks for your comments. Wiser-yes I will store it now for a good few months and I'm sure it will turn out.i've got...

Hi all, I wet turned this oak bowl last night and when I came back to it today too see if this sealer had dried I notice its turned a purple colour. I also noticed the tools I had been using have got slightly stained as well.Is this the tannin in the wood? and how do I avoid it or do you...

Hi and welcome Neal,two great pieces there hope to see more of your work soon

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absolutely outstanding mark,if some day I can produce somehting half as good as that I'll be one happy chappy. :D :D :D

Thanks chaps looks like siver birch and yes It must be an old tree. the logs i got were the smaller ones in the pile so i think i'll be going back to get some more.Never turned siver birch before Whats it like and will it spalt if i leave it a while.thanks