Look out at Lidl and Aldi for an electric chainsaw sharpener, they sell them for about £20 which is about half the price from elsewhere and they are so quick and accurate. I haven't seen them this year so they will probably come up soon.
Peter
I thought you were making chatter tools !!! LOL
I have some pens orders to fulfil first then I'm on to the chattertools have you made yours yet
There's some nice wood there Woody, hard work cutting them that way with a chainsaw, how long before we see them turned to bowls?
Hi Peter I was lookig at them on ebay about the same price
Hi Paul I have cut the Apricot up into pen blanks the Laburnum has only been down about a month and the sycamore is Billys but I have another two sycamore to split that I will e turning as soon as I can
Which saw did you get Your Grace?
Does anyone have an opinion of what's best to seal the ends, pva or paraffin wax, and which one is cheaper?
Yes good fun un-itYou certainly aren't letting the grass grow under your feet Woody. I like cutting up the wood as much as I do turning it sometimes.
I use PVA, I buy it by the gallon about £6-7 a pop, it's easy to apply, spread it thick or dip the end in & then dip the wet end in some dry shavings. That's what the chap at the local sawmill does so I figured if it's good enough for him it's good enough for me, the only shame is it only uses a fraction of the shavings I produce