Hello!

[Mr Finch]

My name is Collin and I have been registered (thanks CHJ!) but lurking for a few weeks.

I am South Coast Based, just outside Portsmouth.


Thought I had better say hi to all and show off a couple of bowls, one finished and one rough turned ( and now drying).

I have a 1960s Coronet Elf, I have just bought a Sorby Patriot (due to the inserts for when I upgrade) and received a Sorby 447 grinding jig for my birthday. Thanks Mum and Dad!!

I have done a few pens, a few bowls and my favourite thing at the moment, six goblets of varying size and style. I made a lidded pot for the July and completely forgot to post it! I will dig the photos out and post them at some point.

I have only been turning a couple of months having inherited the kit from my Dad when they downsized to a small bungalow. Definitely hooked, I have already started saving to upgrade the lathe having found limitations in the capacity and hating the single bar bed and tail stock mechanism.

I look forward to getting more involved in this fab community and hope y'all don't get fed up with inane and stupid questions! Yes, I know the search function and use it regularly!

All the best for now

Collin

 

[nev]

Hello Mr Finch, and welcome to the madhouse

 

[procell]

Welcome to the forums.

Nice bowls. I have actually finished my first bowl today. just a little bit of polishing up and I will post some pics

 

[KimG]

Hi Colin and welcome! Your bowls are excellent, very nice shape, the inside matches the outside, nice crisp detail. Well done!

 

[Mr Finch]

Thanks guys! As expected, the rough turned bowl has warped. Unfortunately I think the walls are too thin to be able to round it up again.

I found the photos of the lidded pot I made for the July competition - pot is (I think) mahogany and the finial is Merbau. We call this the trouble pot as I reacted to the merbau, red arms and puffy face/neck meant that I was on 180mg anti-histamines for a couple of weeks! Not tried it again since.

It's about the size of a yoghurt pot.

 

[winemaker]

Hi there they look like nice bowls well done
Tom

 

[joethedrummer]

Hello Mr Finch,,
Well worth an itch an a scratch to make a pot like that !!!!,,,
joe,,,

 

[Peggy]

Hello, welcome to the forum, your work is beautiful.