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Enjoyed the journey a lot and learned a great deal. Thank you, regards from the South of France

Great idea I shall take advantage and copy that - an excellent use for the quantity of old nails, bolts and screws I could never throw away. Thank you.

There is a woodturning school in Aiguines run by Jean Francois Escoulan - his website is escoulan.com. There are open days 21 - 23rd May this year. Aiguines is situated in the Gorge de Verdon about 230 km from Grenoble - very well worth a visit, details of the event are published on the website...

Fun, interesting, inspiring and a number of other adjectives all of them laudatory. Regards from a locked down and rather cool South of France, Mike

The London Plane (hybrid of American sycamore and Oriental plane?) is usually distinctive by its smooth but Peeling Bark on older specimens, the reason why some folk suggest it thrives well in polluted atmospheres. is this what you see on your 'platane' Mike? Yes Chas, peeling bark is a feature...

It looks very similar to 'platane' the trees that line many of the roads here in France - the figure on the left of picture 1 is very similar to the figuring I find in locally harvested wood. I'd always assumed the trees in question were London plane (Platanus acerifolia). If it is such you'll...

Bob, Many thanks, your videos are inspirational and full of practical information which, of course, helps me to improve my turning tecniques. Thanks once again. mikeduvar

H M Diffusion, a French company, sell Multistar chucks and have a list of adaptors available, or they will sell you a blank from which you can make your own adaptor: <www> mikeduvar

"This your lathe ? " Yes, I think it is, many thanks for the link. Thanks to everybody, I'll keep you posted with regards to progress. mikeduvar

Hello everybody, Can anybody point me in the direction of a stockist of Delta lathe parts? I have a fairly old 46-700C the cam block assembly of which broke into two pieces today. (Holds the motor etc to the lathe bed). Although I'm based in France a UK stockist would be ideal. Many thanks...