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Whilst holidaying in the Highlands we had a walk to the Corpach Caol ship that's resting on the edge of Loch Eil/Loch Linnhe and came across loads of drift wood. Just up the road is a sawmill and I think 1 piece has come from there and washed down stream a bit. Not very big but with all the bits...

After to long finally got out to the lathe. Friend at work is leaving so I've made them this Okoume dish/shallow bowl. It was meant to be a fruit bowl but the edge got a little thin and a chunk decided to fly off 😞 so as they say the wood decides the final shape 🤣.

Just picked up some Okoume blanks. Large square is 16x11.5 inches smaller ones are 11x9 and the spindle blanks are 3.75x12 and x9. All for £20. Result. Just got to see what it turns like now. They do feel heavy so I'm hoping my little AC305WL will cope. Cut the corners off to make it fit.

Welcome Jason and that's a lovely looking bowl 😁.

Self praise is no recommendation. My dear departed dad 😍

Esqy, Like you I've watched endless videos on the tube. I've found Glen Teagle my go to guy for carbide turning. He makes and sells his own tools and has videos on each one and what you can and can't do with them ( which is everything with a trad tool you can do with a carbide). As for the belt...

I do on some. I've got some picture wire I had laying around attached to some handles. Gets hot though 🤣🔥

Not sure how the Dr diagnosed my bout of gout as all he did was look at me and said "you've got gout"🤷. Perhaps it's because I'm a little rotund. Not had it again

Another dibber (getting better 😁) and a bud vase all in hornbeam.

This morning's offerings

I've had some shocking days where everything I've touched goes wrong. I call them my "ahhh F*** it" days and the wife calls them her entertainment as she can hear me swearing away 🤣. But when it goes right the smile lasts for a long time 😁

Thanks all for the advice. Not sure what I'm going to do yet 👍

Some advice please. Started turning some Cedar and noticed this split opening up. Now should I bin it, rough turn the inside and CA glue or wood hardener.

@Stigmorgan that's gorgeous. I would guess at oak but to my limited expertise everything looks like oak 🤣🤣🤣

@Andy's Shed loving this thread. Gives me something to aspire to 👍

@Stigmorgan 😍 best looking funnel I've seen in ages 🤣👍

Here's yesterdays effort from an Ovangkol disc that TGW had bought for my Birthday but only just got round to turning it. Sanded to 600 then 2 coats microcrystalline.

@mwinfrance. Not my intention at all to come across as stuff those that can't have/ afford fast internet and my apologies if that's the way it came across. Not a case of I want to see big pics, I just want to be able to upload pics the way I know how to do it and I do think I am community...

For those into turning let's start a thread in the turning discussion group then those that don't really want to see our stuff can pass on by. Just a thought?

So being the sad man that I am I've just counted 25 (26 including this) posts on the reasoning on reducing the image size of pics posted. Surely as this thread is for posting photos whether they be 4mb or 400kb most have super fast or fast access to the internet so it doesn't take long for the...