Search results

Anyway, before going away I was able to get sometime time with my tutor and produce this Yew bowl. The wood was an absolute pleasure to turn, however, I don’t think I’ll turn another bit of Yew for awhile, as I managed to get catches to no end, even with a bowl scraper! Overall, I think I’m...

Hello all, Not sure if everyone here will remember me, but I’ve been kicking about on here since August. As of recent I haven’t been seen active on here, for that I can only apologize, been too busy in my life to really get out into the shed. Although, I have been visiting the forums and still...

With Christmas imminent more than ever I decided to produce a Teak plate for an Aunt. The plate was designed to be displayed in her living room, as the colour and grain should compliment her current setup. Sanded down to about 700 grit, friction polish and waxed, with a final buff on the lathe...

These are my two most recent bowls. Apologies about the picture quality, no idea what happened to the camera :( Spalted beech This next bowl is believed to be apple, very old apple at that. In fact the bowl was turned from the wood featured in this post...

Anyway, I’ve been turning just a little bit over two months now and I figured instead of lurking around the forums that I’d post some of my more ‘better pieces’. Although, what I’ve produced over the last month or so is nowhere near the calibre of work some of the members on this forum have...

Hello all, I’ve been turning now just a little over a month. So far I’ve absolutely enjoyed it, and haven’t looked back since. However, when I first managed to buy a lathe I decided not to buy a bench grinder, simply because I wasn’t 100% sure that I’d take to the hobby. But one month down the...

Hi all Recently I’ve been given a log of unknown wood, which weighs roughly around 30 Kg. However on closer inspection today I found the log to be riddled with woodworm, which made me wrap the log up in plastic and leave it outside the shed out of pure fear. Currently I’m wondering what I...

Hi everyone, I like to apologise for not posting at all within the last few weeks, as I’ve been very busy with work as well as going on holiday. But recently to my delight I’ve managed to get my workshop and lathe up and running without too many problems. Now, I’m not going to pretend I know...