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  1. TVS

    9 inch I think Mahogany bowl

    Mahogany is one of the woods I hate turning but I purchased a mate’s entire stock and there was a few bits in among it I finished it with several coats of sanding sealer and 10 coats of spray lacquer the finished bowl is 9” x 3”
  2. TVS

    Had a play today

    Had no orders to make up so time for a play and turned this Beech glass sealed with about 6 coats of spray lacquer
  3. TVS

    5 inch yew box

    Fresh of the lathe this morning a 5” yew box haven’t made one of these in years finished with 2 coats sanding sealer and paste wax
  4. A

    Colour smudging

    Hi new to here, Can anyone recommend how to stop colour smudging together when I'm finishing. I'm using tulipwood dryed red with light fast stain methanol based with maple stripes. 1st finish I give 2 coats of sanding sealer then 4 coats of wax but it smudges on the 1st coat. 2nd finish is ca...
  5. TVS

    Still playing

    Turning a 10”x3” Tulip wood bowl and enjoying ever min of it still a few coats of lacquer to go yet
  6. flexi

    Gunstock Walnut 2

    Hi all, another Mistral from the Perazzi stock... This time an oil stock finish, yes it dries hard, yes it's durable, no its bloody slow... 6 coats applied and very smooth but it's a coat a day before leaving the workshop! Oh and it shows very dark!
  7. Neil Lawton

    Tamarisk

    Also known as Salt Cedar. 5 1/4" x 2", turned green and finishing with multiple coats of food safe oil as it dries.
  8. angelo49

    Patriotic police blue line flag

    Used a piece of maple with homemade water slide decal and 6 coats clear gloss Les dipping method.
  9. Les ELm

    A New ..............

    Batch of various sport fish species for the Fly Fishing pen kit. Used some Curly and Birdseye Maple. Finished with 6 coats of MINWAX Clear Satin Polyurethane applied using my Dipping Method. Les
  10. Les ELm

    A William Wood Write ...........

    Canadian Maple Leaf Gold with Chrome Sierra dressed up with a Rainbow Trout on a piece of Curly Maple. Finished with 6 coats of MINWAX WBOM Clear Satin Polyurethane. Les
  11. Les ELm

    Two ............

    Les Paul's along with two Fender Strat0casters on some Curly Maple for the Sierra series pen kits. Applied using Lazertran and finished with 6 coats of MINWAX WBOM Clear Satin Polyurethane using my Dipping Method. Les
  12. Les ELm

    A Custom Order...........

    Custom order for two Bass Guitars applied on some Curly Maple to fit the Sierra series pens and finished with 6 coats of MINWAX WBOM Clear Satin Polyurethane using my Dipping Method. Les
  13. Les ELm

    A Bull ..............

    And a Whitetail Buck Bolt Action on pieces of Curly Maple ready to ship. Finished with 6 coats of MINWAX WBOM Clear Satin using my Dipping Method. Les
  14. Les ELm

    Fly Fisherman .............

    Pen blanks using Testors Waterslide decal paper on some Curly and Birdseye Maple. Finished using 6 coats of MINWAX WBOM Clear Satin and Clear Gloss Polyurethane using my Dipping Method. Les
  15. Les ELm

    A Whitetail and Muley ................

    On some Curly Maple with a Antique Brass Bolt Action Pen and Pencil set. Finished with 8 coats of MINWAX WBOM Clear Satin Polyurethane using my Dipping Method. Les
  16. Les ELm

    Maple...............

    Burl on a SS One Piece Core. Size 9.5 X 6 Finished with 8 coats of Med CA. Polished with AUTOSOL metal polish. Les
  17. M

    Woodland Path names

    Not very exciting but these came out quite well, Local Community Woodland group wanted some signs made with the names of the various paths around the woods. There are ten in total but hadn't quite finished them all when they picked these ones up. These are Oak ith black 3mm acrylic letters, the...
  18. Les ELm

    A Perfect Fit .............

    Ball point to go with a SS One Piece Core Size 8.5 X 8mm. Both made with some sort of petrified bone. Both have 8 coats of Thin CA and finished and polished with AUTOSOL. Les
  19. Les ELm

    Still learning.............

    Stabilized Red Dyed Maple Burl with a SS One Piece Core. Size 7.5 X 8mm Wide. Finished with 8 coats of Med CA. Polished with AUTOSOL metal polish. Les
  20. angelo49

    Cancer Awareness

    Samsara kit with my pink blank and decal 5 coats Les's Dipping Method
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