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I noticed this on Ebay for anyone after a lathe. It's a 3/4 HP Variable speed Draper - I have one and its a decent solid machine if you can nab it at a reasonable price. Sells new for about £380-£400. And no, its not mine... I'm in Herefordshire.. :) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/wood-turning-lath...

I decided to get to work on a largish oak bowl I had a nice chunky kiln dried blank 3in thick and about 11 inches diam. I do like oak, even if it is a bit hard when dried. After starting to shape the bottom I noticed that there was a fine split which had been hidden inside the blank. I took off...

Has anyone seen/tried one of these in the flesh? http://www.easywoodtools.com/ I found it from a link on the Woodturners Resource - apparently reviewed last year in Woodturning magazine. http://www.easywoodtools.com/PDF/081_WTUR_194.pdf As roughing out for faceplate work is the thing...

I turned a piece of Sapelle (bought blank about 8 inches) for the first time yesterday. Here is the chunky bowl which resulted. I may have gone a little wild with the depth of the chuck recess due to the previous piece coming off and whizzing past my ear! I was amazed how hard it was on...

I've been looking (once again) at a new lathe and was wondering on opinions on lathe beds. I always assumed that a cast bed would be inherently more stable and less likely to flex. When I bought my first (cheap) lathe I went for one with a cast bed rather than a cheap round bar bed. However...

If I had a couple of grand to spare (!) and wanted a heavier duty lathe for bowl turning I would be probably dithering between the Hegner HDB200XL with the bowl turning attachment and the Nova NDVR3000 DVR XP with outrigger. Assuming I suddenly won the lottery on Wednesday, which would you...

Does anyone know of a good woodshop/woodyard in or around Herefordshire (or failing that within 100 miles of!) where I can get blanks, boards, logs, finishes etc. I was watching the DVD that came with the (excellent) Robert Sorby chisel set and was green with envy at the shop featured on...

Now I know that many people (including me) wax the ends of freshly sawn logs before drying to slow down moisture loss and prevent cracking. What I was wondering was, should I be waxing the edges of kiln-dried bowl blanks to prevent splits as they equalise to the new environment (i.e. my...

Firstly, hello all. This is my first post as I am new to both the forums and to woodturning. Please excuse me if this first post is a bit long-winded... My interest - Bowls! I have spent the last couple of years dithering about buying a lathe and waiting until we moved house and I had...