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Hello all, I have a reasonable load of spindle wood which was originally destined for the fire wood pile. However cutting up revealed that the heart wood is a distinct reddish brown against the creamy white sap wood. The growth rings are also well marked. Has any one turned spindle wood? Does...

Hello all, After a visit to my lunchtime pub I spied a pile of wonderful spalted beech ready to go on the open fire.... :shock: The figguring looks wonderful. :) I would like your help on the following: Is it OK to turn while wet (live fungus) or is it better to leave to dry out? Thanks in...

Hello again UKW, My RBS 300 Bandsaw's drive and driven wheels rubber bands (?) are splitting. I've had a look on the Record web site for spare part details but have not been able to find them yet. Are they available as a spare part? I guess that the rubbers are not covered under the 5 year...

I have the oportunity to collect some reasonable lumps of green popular. I know very little about the wood's behaviour and or it's suitability for turning projects, either green or seasoned. After searching the forum and finding; no wood related threads, I would like to ask:- Is Popular...

Hello, Can anyone give me a steer as to which type of Pine/Redwood this could be? Thanx, Dicky Mint.

I feel my turning technique is starting to improve a bit, I'm chuffed to bits with this bowl on a number of counts: 1) The Sycamore was a joy to turn 2) The figuring on the outer rays gives a wonderful shimmery 3-D effect. 3) The bowl has an image of Elvis on the outside :shock: Dicky...

I've had some great fun turning this seasoned Holly. It was uninspiring from the outside, but 5 mins on the band saw found not only knarly bits but spalting as well :D . The Wall thickness is 5mm, I couldn't get it any thinner due to the Bark inclusion. Finish is Liberon Sanding Sealer &...

Helloooow. Will oil be absorbed into wood when applied over/after a coat of sanding sealer or will it just "sit on top"? Thanks for your feedback, DickyMint.

Whilst at a loose end awaiting some response from the forum, I spied that the most users ever online was 68 in early December 2005? Who'd be up for a a record online event at a mutualy agreeable time on a forecasted date? :) DickyMint.

I am after some pre turning advice from the forum. I'm now the owner of 4 seasoned bowl blanks, 2 Idigbo (16X8cm) & 2 Teak (18X4cm). Can you offer some general advice on turnability, finishing and stability? Cheers, DickyMint.

OK so here's the score: Tool rest 1; finished item 1. A lesson was learned a short while ago: Always check the tool rest is nice and secure, as Sod's Law will manifest itself particularly when you are in the final stages of completing a project :x . Hmmmmmmmmm. :roll: Attempt #2...

I have applied my first coating's of sanding sealer. All is well until I rub back it back (using a drill mounted sanding disc, clogs the grit very quickly though!) what happens is that streaks (of sealer?) appear. On the first application I considered that I had been a little too liberal with...

Helloooo, A few days ago I set out on my first "meths bath to dry green wood" attempt. All has gone well with no splits and the weight of the piece has already reduced dramatically: 19/3 170g 20/3 135g 21/3 105g 22/3 100g As predicted by the forum, the hollowed blank has distorted, in this...

Hello, I'm currently turning a piece of well seasoned Cherry and whilst the external shaping progressed well, I am struggling to make progress hollowing into the end grain, i.e progress is REAL slow. As I apply any pressure on the cut I get instant vibration/chatter, so, so far I have been...

Sympathy required and kindly received for my first oak turning. Started out as a nice oak vase, first small crack appeared then, arghhhhh more cracks than a crazy paving patio. Oh well, It looked OK for a short while....... :roll: Dicky Mint

Hi all, I've got the bug to upgrade from my face plate to my first chuck. With the Axminster deluxe and the Supa Nova 2 at £130-140 that's quite an investment. Whilst visiting my local tool store, I found that the Record Chuck set is on special offer at £49.99. That would represent a huge...

Heloo(sic) all, A question to the conoscenti, what do you think about this bench plane? Stanley Bailey No6 With corrugated Sole Thanks for you tireless feedback, Love "n" kisses etc, Dicky

Hello, SWMBO ordered a trampoline and despite my potestations over its size went ahead :roll: . When invited to review the assembly progess she had the cheek to say "Oh that's bigger than I thought it would be" :roll: (Wont say I told you so :!: ). Now I have the pleasure of (according to...

Hi, I'm afraid I might lower the tone a little. I would like to buy a block plane without spending mega bucks. I have seen 2 that I would like some feed back on and also ask for suggestions and little guidance. The 2 models are: Stanley Semi adjustable id# 1-12-220 rrp £30.97 & Irwin...

Before I attempt my next log conversion, it occurred to me that rather than suffer in (excusing the odd swear word) silence, to ask you for your suggestions as to how to keep it up. The log of course! So far my best results have come from sitting a log on a parallel set of runners fixed...