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Hi all, This is a long post, I apologise, but I am sure I will get some help on a completely new (for me) set of problems regarding finishing! In broad terms this is about my work piece not holding its finish or the finish simply ‘disappearing’…:noway1: I am making a TM Alpha fountain using...

Hi all i was asked for a pair of pens in spalted timber..... A quick phone call to Dave at Stiles and Bates and i had 4 stabalised spalted tiger oak blanks....thats what the labels said and i am not faulting S&B ( you can't really, excellent service always) But opinions please i think one looks...

Can anyone please tell me what this timber is? It's from a old school science lab table, I'm thinking it's iroko but would like it confirming as I'm no expert.

I had this lot delivered today from a friend for Pens for heroes 56 1" square pen blanks and a stack of 4" sq disk of corian type material and a big lump about 12" sq x 1" thick which I'm tempted to turn a dish from

Had a great play for an hour this afternoon and made a 16" platter out of a piece of Oak worktop that my mate Brian (Grunp) gave me this will be sold or sent for our veterans all I have to do over the next few days is spray it

Please feel free to post your celtic crosses. This is not instead of where you normally post your finishes pens, it's as well as. Let's build a library of celtic cross pens. Don't forget there are tutorials on making celtic crosses in the Tutorial section, plus one from Terry Q which I still...

It's a pleasure to join the forum, and I am looking to meet you all so that I can keep my learning curve in an upward direction. Very much enjoy turning pens, especially segmented styles of my own design. Would always appreciate tips and advise from anyone as much as I can do the same.

Hi I have just been given some pieces of cellulose paint cracked from an old car and it has many layers. I have cut two pieces into 12mm square blanks and will hopefully turn a twist pen Any advice on turning layered paint?? Regards

A few years ago I bought several of these kits, the only problem is I can't remember where from!! However my question is are they still available ? and who now sells them ? I think they were marketed as 'Brass Topped Fountain Pen and Rollerball Kits'....( although the rollerball kit itself did...

This one in Brown Oak! 9" x 1 1/2"

These are the best I can do,even now I think the wood is a little darker and not as red. Glen

Can you tell me what wood this is I've lost the label Glen:praying::praying:

Back on the Lathe! Yippee!!!!:banana: 8" x 1 1/2"

Turned these two little bowls 3"x 2 1/2" and 3" x 1 3/4" from the plywood my son gave as test to see how it turns looks promising.

Found this under the bench, Sycamore i think 11 inches die 2 inches high finished with carauba wax

Hi again, I have just turned and part way through finishing a blank for a bolt action tec pen. I am noticing very dark dots or streaks in the wood (very strong in the pictures below). This one is using some Indian Babul wood. Is this just a property of the wood, is it a poor quality...

I have had a grand day after stacking 42 square M of flooring in the garage my back allowed me to do some turning and have I had a wonderful day with what was left of the morning I made a spalted beech bowl 8" x 2" and this afternoon I got a bit of oak worktop Brian (Grump) gave me and made a...

12 inch x 3 inch in Idigbo friction polish finish

First attempt with the scroll saw One oval basket 10x8 inches 3 inches high finished spray varnish

Found a slab of wood with cracks too big to burn so cut through the cracks of idigbo and glued sapele in the cracks 14 inches in die 3 inches high