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  1. W

    Not a dragon pen

    Finished the one and only pen I will make with this stuff. It just doesn't work.. Quite like this one though. Got a same but different one coming, hopefully it will be better
  2. Garno

    Packing in

    Hi everyone, Since my health emergency last week I have not been on as much as I would like, I have been told to stay in bed for 3 weeks followed by light duties. Since then I have been informed I need to reduce any stress I may have in my life. I have difficulties getting up to my shed and...
  3. L

    OK I'm coming OUT

    Did you hover..........before you clicked? :funny::funny: That,s right I'm left handed.... What did you expect:winking: In anticipation of the following descriptive terms of my capabilities :mooney::mooney::mooney: I really have not addressed my lathe as yet. I am however quite capable with...
  4. W

    Some of my Hybrid blanks

    Hey all, Found this section of the forum and thought I would share some of my own Hybrid castings. I experiment quite a bit with different woods and have got heavily into stabilising also. I only use epoxy (tried polyester out with a friend of mine and we both got a little... well high...) I...
  5. G

    And a Fourth...

    Gold Fountain Leveche. This is a DiamondCast blank that is purple and clear - I left the brass tubes showng - the gold color coming through the turned blank seemed to work nicely with the gold hardware.
  6. KevinMc

    Errrr.... how hot should it get?

    Hi ... I was playing today and trying to turn some “ Cabbage Wood” which after looking it up seems to be some New Zealand tree.. Anyway as the shaving were coming of the were “*`”# hot. Was I doing something wrong or is that normal? Kevin :banana::
  7. Pierre

    Word of Warning

    Just in case you are looking forward to the summer time this week I understand that its coming up from my part of the country.... well, this weekend I was doing a demo in a vineyard, yesterday was 35 in the shade today 37. The only cool place was at dinner at 2000 hrs in the winery , it got...
  8. Penpal

    82 years old today.

    Every year here we have Fathers Day in the first week of September and my birthday often coincides. Just got a Skype call from Mark and his wife they are coming to visit tomorrow so far they have travelled 2000 miles with 8 hours to go tomorrow. Looking forward to their visit. Peter.
  9. MarkNotts

    Ca coming away from pen

    Like the title says and hopefully someone can mention a way of preventing this :( The process was sanding 240 400 600 then celulose sanding sealer with thinner at about 50/50 mix 6x coats of thin ca 1x coat of medium ca Micromesh ladded them the full range I think 1500 to 25000. I put the...
  10. TK woodman

    Goblets

    A couple of goblets made from cherry these are for the wedding table of my up and coming wedding
  11. billyb_imp

    Another week gone by without any shed time

    Coming to the end of another shedless week but after 4 weeks without there is light at the end of the tunnel. After a wedding and then three weekends and a good bit of time in between in the caravan where in it again this weekend but next weekend will be home and spending it in the shed. So...
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