kevin

Hi Anyone know what the wood is? It’s all tree wood to me unless it’s got a sticker on it.. :thinks: .I know you need better photos and details of the end grain .... might take it to our club tomorrow with some the the off cuts see if anyone knows.. Have been having a go at turning some wooden...

Just seen this today in the life centre in Newcastle upon Tyne Kevin :banana:

Hey can you make me something to put my buttons into in my craft room.... So.... how about a button box? Kevin :banana:

A few design changes and it’s still about practicing turning ... bowl turning to Kevin :banana:

I had to look up cabbage wood... I only knew of cabbages in the veg plot! Kevin :banana:

So I have turned a couple of bowls before...but I wanted to have a go a colouring... So not sure if this a bowl a small dish or what but it was great fun... Kevin :banana:

Shall we have a show of festive cheer? It only took two hours to get the tree lights to work this year at McAlister Mansions ! Kevin :banana:

Here’s sort of my first Bolt-action pen... After the earlier in the week disaster when everything was wrong... Kevin :banana:

Hi Last daft question of the night from me... before going out... So many of you refer to turning between centres instead of using bushings etc... Which centres work best for pen turning? Kevin :banana:

Hi I need to disassemble a bolt action pen as I had not noticed the lathe was not aligned true and it’s very clear now the blank is in the kit..? Can this be done without a special tool? Cheers Kevin :banana:

Hi I have managed to get some time to practice a bit more this weekend... Kevin

Hi I am getting ready for many different answers but that will be good to. What do you use to paint your pen tubes?:thinks: Kevin Living up to my signature asking daft questions....:goesred:

Hi all Last week I had the opportunity to visit Bill who as it turned out lives near to me and had kindly responded to my earlier question as a newbie on how to finish pens... I turned two wooden ones and an acrylic and here are the three that I finished following his methods and...

Hi All.... so without having to buy six products and spend five hours with them.. What's the simplist / best way to get a nice clean finish maybe even with a shine ? Kevin

Hi Tax - long story and nothing to do with turning but very much linked but I was on a number of HMRC Tax webinars for being self employed. Many were asking about does doing craft fairs count as "trading" and the answer was yes it does... I also heard that tax people are visiting such...

Real interesting outcome and before you say it I have since straightened the two parts to get the pattern to flow Kevin

So.... Any advice on these these part from the scratching issues are there any other good tips?:thinks: Kevin