Alterations after Turning
Alterations after Turning Taking your nearly completed piece and intentionally altering it may seem like heresy. Carving, piercing, painting, pyrography,…
Yew Boxes
Yew Boxes There is a yew (Taxus baccata) tree growing in the churchyard at Fortingall in Perthshire that is thought…
Identifying Shapes in Turning
Identifying Shapes in Turning I have looked at the techniques of turning various different shapes into timber, whether that be…
The Saw Doctor Will See You Now
The Saw Doctor Will See You Now Would you use something like a 460mm long Bad Axe Roubo Beastmaster to…
Super Powers
Super Powers Over the years, I have used or developed many tricks or shortcuts on my shop machines for quicker,…
Making a Packet out of Marquetry
Making a Packet out of Marquetry Several months into my course, I have already garnered a notebook full of useful…
Laminated Roubo Bench
Laminated Roubo Bench Over the years my off-the-shelf bench gradually had more and more bits screwed and bolted to it…
Book Stand
Book Stand Although I have called this a book stand it could be ‘multifunctional’. It could be used to hold…
Router Tables Lowdown
Router Tables Lowdown Anyone who owns a router invariably seems to want a router table to go with it. There…
Simple Tool Tote
Simple Tool Tote What you will need: • 38mm twist bit or adjustable bit • Bow saw • Compass or…