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Hi, Had a few days holiday in Cornwall and visited the gardens at Heligan, which are well worth a trip if you're in the area. Whilst there we came across a woodturning workshop/studio with a couple of lathes, I think one was a Record CL4 or similar and the other, something large with outboard...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vicmarc-VL100-woo ... 2eacd93b97 Any use to anyone? Too far away from me.... plus I got made redundant recently and am now 'between jobs'! Cheers, Neil

Hi All, I've generally posted on the 'spinney world' forum in the past but have ventured over here in the hope that some of you might be able to give me a pointer or two. Sorry if any of the following is a bit rambling or disorganized but that will become clear as to why. At the moment my head...

All, Along with several people I have been eagerly awaiting the "hollow form" DVD from 'our own' Mark Sanger. I've bought several woodturning DVD's in the past, some good, some not so good. As a previous customer of KTMP I got a small discount on this purchase but I've no connection to KTMP or...

Hi, I normally only post in the 'spinney world' forum but do occasionally make 'flat' things. Wanted to finish a top for a coffee table I started a while back, before I had a heart attack! SWBMO asked if I could get some boards to match our European oak flooring, so contacted the guy who...

Hi, Do a fair bit of reading here but not much posting, thought that as I actually had a few spare hours last weekend (SWMBO Xmas shopping) I ought to make something. A guy at our club made a couple of these Benoit Averly boxes so thought I'd give it a crack. There are a couple of 'marks' in...

Hi, Don't know if many of you have bought DVD's from KTMP (Karl Tickle Media Productions - I think) as I have in the past. Anyway, I'm on their mailing list and included in the email I got today was the following..... "News We’ve just filmed Mark Sanger’s debut film here at the Lodge. Now...

Hi, Just came across this yew on eBay, (Item number: 110445875545), and if it was nearer to home I'd definitely be having a punt for £20+. Looks like a bargain for someone, assuming it's sound, and the seller is willing to let you view it first. Cheers, Neil.

Hi All, Our eldest has finally flown the nest and got himself a job at a nuclear power station near Lancaster, (Heysham?). Having been gone now for over a fortnight (!) SWMBO wants to go visit him in the near future - despite the fact that he was at uni in Herts. for four years with barely a...

Hi All, Being a relative newcomer to turning I've never come across a Sorby RS3000 before today. It's an ornamental turning attachment (similar to machine/rose turning by the looks of it) which is something I'd quite like to have a try at. Anyone own or owned one of these?, or seen one...

Hi, Had another play with the Dremel this weekend, another go at piercing and a first 'bash' at carving - having acquired the flexi-drive on a 'sale or return' basis from George (Cornucopia). The pierced one is steamed beech, about 8" across and 1 3/4" high. The pierced rim is about 1/12"...

Hi, I recently purchased a flexi-drive for my Dremel and posted a few pics. of a small pierced bowl I tried it out on. I'd also like to have a go at carving decoration onto bowls etc. and am thinking of buying an Axminster Flexible Shaft Carver tool. As I understand it this converts the...

All, Have tried piercing a couple of times before but found it really awkward using the Dremel directly. Decided to invest in a flexi-drive and this definitely makes things a lot easier. The cutters I've got were acquired from Mick Hanbury at a recent all-day demo I attended. Turned this small...

All, I recently turned my first pewter as an experiment, the small quantity of pewter having been obtained from a fellow club member. I've found a supplier, Tiranti, who do mail order at around £21 per kilo plus p&p. Whilst trawling the net I came across a few references to "plumbers lead...

Hi, Saw a Simon hope demo a while back and was inspired to have a crack at casting pewter. I really liked the contrast between the dark natural wood (African Blackwood in his demo) and the 'silvery' polished pewter. Finally got "a round tuit" this weekend, had a nice piece of elm burr that...

All, I've just acquired a Peter Child pyrography machine and would like to buy a book (or maybe two) on the subject. If anybody could recommend anything they've read on the subject which is suitable for a complete beginner then I'd be very grateful. Cheers, Neil.

Hi All, I was inspired by Bobham’s excellent video tutorials on Youtube to “have a go” at the winged boxes. I managed to complete two, and lost two during the fairly steep ‘learning curve’. The two survivors were made from some offcuts of Iroko donated by a friend in the woodworking trade. The...

Hi All, I made a winged bowl "a la Bobham" a couple of days ago (I'll try and post photos in another thread later) and wanted to give it a 'buffed' finish. However, I only have one small bowl mop which wasn't really suitable but thought I'd try it anyway. Needless to say I managed to catch a...

Hi All, It's picking collective brains time again! Anyone out there ever heard of ZAF products? Specifically something called 'The Variant Adapter? It's described as an 'Indexed off-centre turning adapter'. Looks to be fairly old and a quick 'google' didn't turn anything up. I'm relatively...

Hi, I've already got this book as it was recommended to me when I started turning, seems like a bargain for anyone just starting out...