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Smiife, in my experience you are not going to have the break out shown in your photos if you make the recess about 3mm deeper than the actual foot, because then you have the full strength of the bowl...

I am a bit late with this response, but here goes. I have a bad feeling when I see blokes reach across their lathe to grab a chisel from their wall mounted collection, especially if the lathe is...

Christos, yes I have hollowed out a vase or two with it. The one thing I have decided is that, for me, the cut has to be made from the bottom to the top, and never the other direction, as I do lose...

I hope this is in the right place, as it is a long overdue response to "The Hun" (Peter) dated Nov23 last year. These are the step by step photos to making my Christmas Bells as promised on that...

Peter, as soon as I get time (?????) next week, I will try to do a series of photos as a step by step process. Wish me luck!!! Doug:U.

Had a ball in my shed today, so decided to try out my new Robert Sorby Ring Tool. On the Norwegian Woodturning Cruise in 2014, I was lucky enough to spend some time with Asmond Vignes from Norway,...

Christos my bet would be Silky Oak with some spalting or the beginnings of rot. This is definitely Silky Oak: a bowl I turned some time ago. 364105

Smiife, (and everyone else) sorry about that. Yes, the small Christmas tree fits inside the snowman, and then the snowman fits inside the large Christmas tree. Just a bit of fun leading up to...

I had a play in my workshop today, and decided to try something a bit different from my usual turning activities. The photos are self explanatory, but the project took a bit of working out. My...

Pommyphil, about 15 years ago, the region of the Sydney Woodturners Guild that I attended had a "scraper day" where we did in great numbers what you are talking about. The HSS we used came (free)...

Just a black folk art paint from an art supplier. I think the colour was called Licorice, then I just put three coats of Penetrol Wood Oil over the top. Doug :U

smiife that's a nice JACARANDA platter. If you still have the bit of the tree with the pith in it, have a look at that. Jacaranda is the only (???) tree with a square pith. I have done a couple of...

jay h, my personal view is that the first thing your mate should think about is to locate and join his nearest woodturning group. There he will find almost all he needs in the way of information...

Another survey to your collection. Doug :U

Dave, have a look at this web site http://www.photogloss.com.au They seem to carry lots of accessories, but not turning blanks, and are located at Goomboorian, outside Maryborough.
Address is ...

Steve, forgot to mention that the chuck you have also comes originally with a custom made cutter to cut the exact size hole to take the collet chuck. They are still available, although a saw tooth or...

Oddy, while I agree with all (nearly) of the other comments, I am surprised that no one has mentioned that in a lot of people's opinions, the best thing you can do before you spend a dollar, is to...

[QUOTE=WaggaSteve;1854387]Thank you and a dumb question. Cant even remember the right term but I am used to there being a hollow in the head stock spindle so you can use a bar to push out the MT...

No relationship at all! The thingie on the left is an old type (still good) collet chuck which expands into a suitably sized hole in a bowl blank, and then into the bowl base for hollowing out the...

Steve, I will be at our shed on Wednesday next, so will get the manual to you soon after that date. Doug.

Steve, we have a Coronet 3 at our local Men's Shed, and also have the manual. If you need a copy, let me know, and I will copy it and get it to you somehow???? Also, I had a good mate who has gone to...

Box, I agree with Issatree. P&N make great woodturning tools, and are my favourite also. As well as being good steel, the tools are still made in Australia to my knowledge. I also don't buy my tools...

Randal, I love to turn Budgeroo! It is a very dense hard timber, also known as Tom Russell 's Mahogany, mountain mahogany, mountain oak, and Brown Hazelwood, depending on where you are. Mainly...

I have only been turning for about 26 years, and have made bowls/platters 500mm and larger over that time. A dedicated bowl lathe is available from several different sources, and many have made their...

We have all probably coped with this problem in various ways and with varying success over the years. The one thing I have found that works with most of these products I have used, is to take the...

[QUOTE=Eowyn;1821203]A few years ago I did a wood turning weekend course somewhere, but only recently got a (Aldi) lathe, and I'm currently following the instructions in "Fundamentals of Woodturning"...

Willy Nice platter! How do you apply your Danish Oil? Spray, Brush, Rubber, on or off the lathe? Do you apply a sanding sealer first, or straight over bare wood? I hope you are on top of that flu by...

Hugh, I posted this last night as an edit, but don't know what happened to it. I went back to my original photo from the cruise and zoomed in on Kare's card. He lives in Kopervik, Norway.

I hope...

G'day Lyle. Good to hear from you. I think my head is still spinning from all we saw and did on the cruise. I have spent a few dollars since coming home, as if nothing else, those blokes really...

Hughie, I was just lucky to be in the gallery at the time that piece was brought in, but all I know about the fellow who placed the piece is that he had an accent, was maybe mid fifties, and had...

TTIT, I watched Nick Agar from UK make this from start to finish, and I think it was turned on about eight different centres, textured, and airbrushed, then sanded on the flat area when dry. It was a...

Pat, that carved village scene is actually amazing scrollsaw work by Jim Sterling, who is an Aussie married to a Norwegian lady and living in Norway. I only know what Jim told me about it, but the...

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[QUOTE=Oldgreybeard;1794742][QUOTE=dougturner;1794670]Ted, you are right! It is a bit pinkish now I look at the photos again. I have the original in front of me, and it is the normal honey colour of...

Ted, you are right! It is a bit pinkish now I look at the photos again. I have the original in front of me, and it is the normal honey colour of Jacaranda. It was just photographed on a green sheet...

Pommyphil, no stain, jus EEE and Shellawax over natural colour. The "patches" on the sides are bark. Doug. :U

This is what I did in my shed today. I enjoy turning natural edges, and since Jacaranda is such a joy to turn, why not use the wood you enjoy turning to enjoy the turning you are doing? The coin is a...

stuffy thanks for the info. I had a look at both sites and found them very interesting. Nice to hear of their methods in this day and age of mass produced disposable crap. Thanks. Doug. :U

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dai sensei, thanks for the info. Another event I had never heard of, but if it is an annual event, I might try and make it next year. The grinders are just great, love the finish gloss level. The...

I still use my old Racal positive pressure mask. Have had it at least 10 years, and seems to be still going well. I have renewed the filter many times, and have no glasses fogging at all. With my...

SeedsIntoTrees, :wts: and I would use a cone centre in the tailstock and a Steb centre in the headstock, so as not to wedge the glued up blank apart, and also turn it at a much slower speed than you...

smiife, is the timber light or heavy? I have turned some Kauri grown in SE Queensland with a very similar grain pattern, and it is a fairly light weight timber. Sorry to be a bit vague, but you may...

Fellas, thanks for your comments. WiFi is available on board, but only for email purposes, not for large photo files, but will see what I can do. I spoke with Richard Raffan at the Sydney WWW Show as...

My wife and I are going on the long awaited (for us) Woodturning Cruise in Norway in August, and I hope to be able to inform Forum members of our impressions and post some photos when we return. Are...

turnerted, the boxes look great. Hope to see them at Show & Tell tomorrow. Doug. :U

delbs, try this address. It should hold whatever/whoever you are looking for. Good luck. Doug. :U

http://www.woodcraftguild.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/WGACTContactsList201314.pdf

hughie, that is a real achievement and beautiful, but is it camphor laurel or silky oak? Looks like silky oak to me. Is it possible to get a photo/s of WIP of you next one? Did you use a jig, router,...

Cliff, you are right, it is spalted. I forgot to mention that in my post. Thanks, Doug. :U

Fellas, thanks for all your input. Now I think about it, it may well be White Cedar, as it came from the Hervey Bay area in Queensland, where my Dad lived, and he has given me other White Cedar over...

RETIRED, I have just spent 45 or 50 minutes looking at your safety videos, and they are the best lathe safety videos I have seen. You are right, there are not many places you can see pure safety...