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Proper tools are not a luxury
The predecessor to Bleeding Forest was an ever small hollow form, from the same material. Initial hollowing went fine with just a bowl gouge, but then I wanted to get the shoulder thinned down, so that it wouldn’t look odd … Continue reading
The trouble with gold is …
… that in my case it comes out of a (cheapish) spray can, cuz I can’t afford the real thing. I bought myself two spray cans, one with silver, the other with gold, and thought, let’s see what we can … Continue reading
Show me the honey!
Ladies and Gentlemen, you are looking at a winner. That’s right, I have today won my first competition. OK, it was only the novice category of the chairman’s challenge at the West Midlands Wood Turners, but then, you’ve got to … Continue reading
Let there be light!
When I first started out turning, I only had a ceiling light, a single T8 tube. It worked, but not very well. I then went and got myself two LED spotlights (from charnwood) on swan necks with magnetic bases. For … Continue reading
The wash basin
The other day I got some odd pieces from my tree surgeon. A few of them were hard maple, with quite a bit of curling and quilting going on. They were all dry as bones, as he had them in … Continue reading