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Hi,

It looks a bit like what I know as Imbuya (some times spelt Imbuia) also known as Brazillian Walnut.

If it is Imbuya then it's not a true Walnut but is used as a substitute sometimes as it...

Hi Toni,

I don't do segmented work myself, I haven't the patience:~! but I know several guys that do and they all say that the best thing about this kind of work is the fact that you can use off...

Hi Rookie,

As always, Skew's advice is sound. The only thing I would add is that when you want to cut in the opposite direction don't get yourself contorted and twisted into a bizare and...

Hi Guy's

Just to add my pennys worth... I use a 3/8" (10mm) round bar spindle gouge for most of my work but, like skew, have a 1/2" (12mm), 1/4" (6mm) and a 1/8" (3mm) which I use for occaisional...

Hi Guys,

I stopped using my steb partly because of that "drilling" problem you mention and because I find the spring rather over powerful on the point. If you turn anything too thin or want to...

Hi Ad,

Looks like you're a natural! Good work!:2tsup:

Taxus would also be known as Yew right?

Keep up the good work,

Richard

Hi Warmtone,

I might be a little late on this one but I've got a Jet 1442 and I love it. I am a semi pro woodturner so it gets a good bit of use turning everything from bowls to walking canes to...

Looks good guys:2tsup:, I can't quite get my head around how the chaser works for the male thread though:B, I'd love to see pictures of it in action! I've only ever used the traditional sort from...

Hi Stirlo,

I'm never good in these sad situations, never know what to say! I'm much better in happy ones:B! All the best to you and your family.

What ever you make, and these guy's have given...

Light pulls always go well. Think small stuff you can put in a bowl on your stall. A few bigger more expensive things at the back but stuff under £10 (sorry, don't know the conversion to dollars:B)...

Good post wheelinround, good to see how others do it... but why he's pissing around with glue guns and nail chucks(:o) when he's already got a "proper" chuck, (see picture 2) only he...

Hi guys,

I've tried Organoil but found I didn't really get on with it, much like the other comments. To get a really proffessional finish, as described on the can is a real balls ache!:no: I also...

Top job Fredo, considering this jig of yours is still a work in progress it seems to be working just fine:;!!!

Loving your work:2tsup:

Cheers,

Richard

Hi Harry,

According to all sources, Crushgrind are the best ones around but if you want a more basic version then Axminster sell them. The price may well reflect the quality of the mechanism...

Hi,

Elm's pretty hard to get hold of over here, I recon I could find a home for it if you're not keen:;!!

I always think that decoration is best in moderation. If you'd done the rim and left it...

Hi All,

I think that different people view the challenge of thread chasing differently, but to me, the "secret" is to allow the chaser to do the work for you. I discribe it as a "clever" tool: all...

Hi Hickory,

"...Crappy bowls." I'll try and not be too offended by that comment! I'd of thought that having twice as many bowl blanks to turn would have doubled your creativity???:;

Richard

Hi Mick,

I started my woodturning business up about a year ago, turning in any spare time I have and am slowly building it up. I have several regular clients and have done a number of...

Hi Ian,

I've got the woodcut and am very pleased with it:2tsup:. I think the best thing about it is that it is pretty much fool proof, I've not yet cut through the bottom of a bowl with it and,...

I recon you're pretty safe Joe, Skew seems to have had everyone's share of bad luck today:doh:... tomorrow will be someone elses turn though, so watch out!!!!:U

Cheers,

Richard

Hi Frank,

My mistake:B, its Titebond 2 that is food safe:doh:, take a look here for the info.

Cheers

Richard

Hi Guys,

I currently use space in someone elses workshop which is ok at the moment but I plan to build a small workshop at the end of my garden. What I wondered was... What size workshops do some...

Hi Wayne,

Titebond 3 is a PVA type glue (actually some sort of resin) that's big in the US and is easily available over here in the UK, not sure about down in Oz though. It's supposed to be ok...

Hi guys,

Thanks for your comments. As some of you noticed, those big pillasters were a lot of hard work: about 35 hours in total:o ! I used Microplane rasps to cut the grooves. These are like...

Hi Mick,

I've done a bit of barley twist work but only in a single timber. As Joe said, Stuart Mortimer is the main man as far as twisting work goes.

The only way I've seen 2 timbers used is...

Hi All,

I discovered this website today whilst researching for a commission. I thought any of you guys that turn things for furniture may find this interesting and might get some inspiration from...

Hi wheelinround,

No flex, it's dead sturdy and there's hardly a mark on it and I've turned 20+ canes on it already:oo: !!

Richard:2tsup:

Hi all,

Over here in the UK we get 3 types of Walnut:

English, which is mid brown with grey-ish patches/streaks and pale sapwood

American Black, which is much darker and usually a bit...

Hi Guys,

Thought some of you might be interested in the long tool rest I've made to help me when turning long thin stuff. I've recently been making a lot of walking canes for a customer and this...

Hi Docusk,

I saw a demo by Gary Rance (big name pro on the demo circuit in the UK). He showed the "traditional" way of using baize on a base is to cut a small groove on the base of your item and...

Hi Nyodine,

Its still fixed to the wall in the workshop but it doesn't get used anymore! I have no idea how old it is. As far as I know it was found in the shed of on old blacksmiths cottage in...

Hi Guys,

I use the velcro backed stuff the same way only mine is on a seperate piece of wood. Works really well as long as you don't move the piece of wood and put it back the wrong way round......

Hi Nyodine,

My first attempt was some-what smaller, and less frightening affair although the antique treadle lathe which was conected to an electric motor (single speed fits all!!) really shook...

Hi Tedworth,

Thats a great book and a very entertaining read but it was written in the 1970's so the way we work these days has changed quite a bit. Worth getting but perhaps not as an...

I'm a joiner by trade and bought a small lathe aged 23 to make the odd knob or finial.... got hooked...bought a bigger lathe....am now semi pro woodturner, aged 27 and hoping to go full time in the...

Hi Seb,

Morning??? Its 11pm over here!!!:U :doh:

The way I see it there are 3 main reasons (and probably many more!!) to have a foot on a bowl...

1/ Stability
2/ To "lift" a piece from...

Hi Simon

THE book to buy is something of a bible to woodturners (especially in the UK) is "Woodturning - A Foundation Course" by Keith Rowley. The title is a little like a school book but...

Hi Dingo,

I've never used a copy attachment my self and would only buy one if I had lots of VERY acurate stuff to do.

The best way I've found to get things the same (ish) is to draw out half...

Welcome back to the lathe:2tsup: !!

Depends on what you were doing when you got the catch as to what the problem might be. A good sharpen should always be the first step after a dig in:doh: .
...

Hi,

I like to do a sketch or 2, or at least have a plan in my head before I start otherwise I can get a bit lost in the shavings and end up with a crap shape:doh: !!

There is a computer...

Hi All,

Ivory and Bone turning is a slightly different ball game than wood turning but it can be done with some great results.

It's best used in small amounts for decoration like on a box...

Hi All,

Just wondered if anyone owns a Sorby Spiralling Tool? I've got one and have had some pretty good results on both face plate/bowl work and on spindles.

My question is whether anyone...

Hi Guys,

Not sure if any one will be able to help but here goes...

A lot of my woodturning is for customers who either paint/finish the items themselves or have me spray them so I turn a good...

Hi again Fabian,

The other thing to try in your quest for a Graduate is to post on the AWGB forum at http://www.woodturners.co.uk (AWGB is the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain).
...

Hi guys,

I'm a paper roll man myself mostly on safety grounds and I find I get an excellent finish with lacquer, oil and friction polish (although I rarely use the later because of its lack of...

Hi Fabian,

Graduate lathes are or were the lathe of choice for most pro bowl turners in the UK although many now use a VB36 - now that is a monster lathe:oo: !!!

I would imagine most of the...

Hi Little Festo,

Those are some impressive bowls:o !! Love the first one esspecially:2tsup: !

I think the photography deserves a mention too. They are really professional looking pictures......

Hi Guys,

Some interesting pictures on that link Seb! You've got to wonder what some of those guys were upto though haven't you:? ... I mean, we've all cut through the bottom of a bowl or 4:doh: ,...

Hi Reeves,

Generally good advice but I'd pull you up on one point... the use of a roughing gouge on bowls! This is something that should not be attempted:no: !!



They are properly known...

Hi Seb,

The best glue for sticking wet/damp wood back together would be polyurethane (think thats spelt about right:B !) The moisture in the wood helps it to cure. The only draw back is that is...