just a bit of turning

I had a turning moment !.
A piece of spalted beech that had been sitting in the shed for over a Year

keeping going .... here is the latest creation, a WheelyBin tidy ( no more ugly wheelybins to be seen )

More Tables

Seems I gotta try harder to match the ply during glue-up, some lengths are noticably lighter than others

Flatting finished and a Coat of Danish oil applied.



More tables on the way ... The hardest part is getting the top absolutley flat. Anything like a gloss finish will show every little defect The tops are sanded with 80 Grit Aluminium Oxide paper until flat, then 120, 180, 240, and if its going to be a gloss finish, 360 Grit Silicon Carbide paper. Here u can see the first stage of flattening , Pencil marks ( 3B ! ) are made all over the surface, when they are ALL gone , repeat with higher grit till done. The "Board" is 1.5Metres long White Oak and shown here with 80 Grit AO Paper

Big table top

Big table top just been polished ready for legs to be added

Another table, with magazine shelf

Coffee Table

Well, I`ve started to use the wood ! - here`s the first product - Coffee Table !.

( notice the grain on the legs is orientated in the same direction on all four faces )

Got Wood ?

Got Wood ? - Actually, Yes thanks ! All 6.5 Tons of it . Now Im going to be busy.

Second Rabbit "Home" , didnt make all the mistakes with this one that I did the first.
All Marine Ply construction mitred and dowelled joints, no nails or screws, Except hinges and handles) Finished in Danish oil.

Rabbit hutch all marine ply, finished in danish oil. No screws or nails, all dowelled joints

Well, here it be ! - Its taken me a while to get round to starting this bloggy thing, and who knows, I might not update it regularly, but then again .....

I started fiddling about with wood late in life, I took Metalwork at skool, well, practically everyone did, I was brought up in the steel making area of Middlesbrough after all. Yes I hadput a few shelves up and, like most others, wrestled with flat pack rubbish, but TBH I did`nt even know the difference between hardwood and softwood until a few years ago. Having prompted by my esteemed girlfriend just 2 years ago into doing some woodturning, ( she bought me my very first, and second lathes :-)) ) I have not looked back. I have found it to be a fascinating "Hobby", theres so much to learn, so many different aspects and a huge diversity in finished "product"

Anyway, this is intended to be my fiddling blog, what I make, I will photograph and post here