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Tag Archives: thin stem
What goes with Suzy Salt?
Percy Pepper! A gift to myself at my birthday was a salt & pepper mill grinder kit. I have yet to turn the salt mill, but I turned the pepper mill at the weekend from some maple. The coin is … Continue reading
Posted in Woodturning
Tagged bowl, Cellulose Sanding Sealer, chuck, conker, goblet, horse chestnut, Lathe, Maple, Melamine Lacquer, Seasoned Timber, shellac, thin stem, Turning, Turning Tools, Wood, Wood Lathe, wooden bowl, Woodturning
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Interruption to service
Things have been a bit busy on the turning front of late. All I have managed to produce has been the magic wand, complete with phoenix feather, in my header. Don’t ask me where I got the phoenix feather, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in magic wand, Paste Wax, Purple heart, Silver Birch, Woodchuck Chuck, Woodturning
Tagged chuck, Lathe, magic wand, paste wax, purple heart, Seasoned Timber, silver birch, Skew, Skew Chisel, thin stem, Turning, Turning Tools, Wood, Wood Lathe, Woodturning
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My first “art” attempt
I’m not a particularly creative person. I tend to see what other people are doing and try to emulate their work. I saw something on TV last week that inspired me to try something different. It was a chocolate fountain. … Continue reading
Posted in art, Bowl, Box, finial, Idiot Inside, thistle, yew
Tagged chuck, finial, Lathe, thin stem, thistle, turned box, Turning, Wood Lathe, wooden bowl, Woodturning, yew
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Full speed ahead
I got chatting to a professional turner at the Scottish Woodworking and Power Tool Show on Friday. During some general banter this chap started imparting some pearls of wisdom, which I naturally hoovered up and stored away for later. Interestingly, … Continue reading
Posted in Chuck, Idiot Inside, Turning, Woodchuck Chuck, Woodturning
Tagged cherry, chuck, goblet, Lathe, mushroom, red ash, thin stem, turned box, Turning, Turning Tools, Wood, Wood Lathe, wooden bowl, Woodturning, yew
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