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The longest job is the one you never start [Www][Www]

Go and do it, you won't regret it. In fact there are other ways of getting the instruction. Books, DVDs and youtube are a few ways. There are lots of youtube clips out there.

http://www.axminster.co.uk/taunton-wood-finishing-prod536619/

A book I have is Complete Woodfinishing by Ian Hosker. This is a later version than mine. A very good and interestion book.

http://www.axminster.co.uk/gmc-complete-woodfinishing-prod29538/

I use Axminster a lot. They still provide a VERY good service and will try very hard to help when you ask.. Just a very satisfied customer of the past 16 years or so..

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I was asked if I could burn a cat and as I'm not too keen on them I thought it was a good idea[6]

One burnt cat. The wood is beech

from the firewood pile and was so wet that I got a shower when I turned

it.

I have to put some stuff called hard wax oil on it now to seal and

protect the wood, buff it and done.

Not quite as nice as I would have

wished, but the photo I was given to work from was very dark and wasn't the best.

[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Virginniescat3.jpg[/IMG]

I love the way that the grain fits in with the cats chest..

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Well, cats seem to be popular at the mo. I was asked if I could do another cat jobbie after a lady on another forum saw the one above. This time 2 cats.. It's becoming more difficult because of the problems of getting hold of decient wood that is dry enough.. I had a piece of elm that looked good and here is the result.

[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Suescats2.jpg[/IMG]

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Looked at the first page and there was a post from Richard and I thought he has not posted for a while (had done for quite a while after going to the US and then on the last page is a post from Dick - who I must have met but not known it as I used to frequent the Greyhound in Carshalton.
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[quote user="Dick Smith"]Fabulous work, as always, Jonnz. How are you doing?[/quote]

Dick, you perisher, where ya bin?

Ta for your reply and good to hear from you! I am fine and still attacking wood, sometimes with quite a good outcome, sometimes picking up the wreckage from around my workshop [:-))]

Still, if you ain't broke one it is because you ain't ever turned one!!

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The fit wenches all left the forum...no reason to stay. And in the bad old days the mods ran amok and sorta cramped the fun...anyway, nice work JJ, keep on learning and growing.

Just a small example of current work.. http://www.leboncoin.fr/services/658893217.htm?ca=14_s

Ciouciou

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Good to hear from you, 3 names from the wilderness now, has there been some kind of amnesty?

The link only went to an application form for a pro account, would really like to see what work you are doing now, I assume that you are still in france and am glad to learn so.

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[quote user="chrishead"]The fit wenches all left the forum...no reason to stay. And in the bad old days the mods ran amok and sorta cramped the fun...anyway, nice work JJ, keep on learning and growing.

Just a small example of current work.. http://www.leboncoin.fr/services/658893217.htm?ca=14_s

Ciouciou

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No amnesty and I really am trying to find some polite way of addressing 'the fit wenches leaving the forum' statement, mais helas, I cannot.

Really mon petit bonhomme, have you any idea what a dreadful comment that is. I shall watch my words as this is still a moderated forum.

faithfully, an apparently unfit Idun[:(]

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[quote user="chrishead"]The fit wenches all left the forum...no reason to stay. And in the bad old days the mods ran amok and sorta cramped the fun...anyway, nice work JJ, keep on learning and growing.

Just a small example of current work.. http://www.leboncoin.fr/services/658893217.htm?ca=14_s

Ciouciou

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Chris, where on earth have you sprung from?

Are you well?  Are you busy?

If you are reluctant to say anything on the forum, please send me a short PM, no need for details, just so that I know that you still ticking along?

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Merely a term of nostalgic endearment Idun ma chouchoute... I have to look that word up Betty, it sounds like a disease or a farm implement perhaps?

Yup still in France, been here too long to want to or be able to go back.

Wotcha Sweet...you,re still really sweet!

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John, I've seen your postings over time and always been  impressed by the quality of your work. Some very kind person has given me a wood lathe, and although I'm familiar with most tools in the wood shop, I've never used or tried a lathe. I wonder if you could advise me as to what would be most suitable wood for a newby to practice on, also some simple exercises to learn from. I don't plan to do anything spectacular; as I think there are not enough years left to become totally proficient, just want to use it for odds and ends and to learn the basics of a new skill; plus the ability to use the machine in a safe manner, so any advice would be welcome. Cheers [B] [B]

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Hi Nick and welcome to the slippery slope [:-)) It's a wonderful way to work wood and can be very rewarding too. Thank you for your comments on my stuff. I don'r call it work, it's too much fun for that.

What lathe have you got and what gouges, if any, did yoy get with it? What chucks, face plates and centers as well. A few photos would help?

My starting bible was a book by Keith Rowley, Woodturning, a Foundation Course. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Woodturning-Foundation-Course/dp/1861081146/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1401136910&sr=1-1&keywords=keith+rowley+woodturning

There are also loads of youtube videos on the web and some really good ones by an Irish gut called Glen Lucas. I have a couple of his DVDs and even after about 18 years of turn I found them very helpful. I am also a member of a very good woodwork forun. There is loads of help on there and the guys/girls are really friendly http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/index.php

For practice, I think that the best way is to use some pine and start 'between centers'. hat is, you mount the wood between the headstock, the left hand bit with the motor, and the tail stock, the other end. Make sure that it is a ballanced as you can get it. Don't start on any large bits as it can be a bit scary. About 2 inch square is good and not really more than a foot long or it can flex slightly. Better still, get the book. It will give you so much more info than I can on here [:D]

If you would like to have a chat then let me know and I will e-mail you my phone number. MMust go to bed now. We have just got back from a couple of weeks in S Corsica and I am shattered, but once again, welcome to a wonderful, slippery slope. I can be addictive!

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John many thanks for your advice and the links, I've noted all of these and when I get a chance will start the process of digesting all the info. I have downloaded some pictures of the Lathe and bits onto Photobucket but am wrestling with the system to get them onto a PM to you. I will persevere and will let you know when I'm successful. Once again many thanks.

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Just post the photos on here Nick. It's easy from photobucket, just go to the photo and click on the IMG optionn under the 'Links to share this photo' option. Then paste it onto your thread on here, comme ça

[URL=http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Anglepoise1_zpsceb9e81b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Anglepoise1_zpsceb9e81b.jpg[/IMG][/URL

So good it posted twice [8-)][8-)]

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I really enjoy my time in the workshop. I had a 6" magnifying glass in a chrome ring frame and couldn't decide just what to do with it. After a lot of thought I decided that it would look nice on an oak mount that swivelled and this is the result

[URL=http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Magnifierstand2_zpsf3965f98.jpg.html][IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Magnifierstand2_zpsf3965f98.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[URL=http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Magnifierstand3_zps4079ed73.jpg.html][IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Magnifierstand3_zps4079ed73.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

The next project is on the way and I hope that it will be similar but holding a 6" beveled edge mirror. A pressie for my d-in-law when they come over next month??

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If you have an old English oak TV cabinet given to you it's surprising just what it hides! I cut some bits off of it and turned the little uprights,

[url=http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Winebotstands2_zps5173d0a1.jpg.html][img]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Winebotstands2_zps5173d0a1.jpg[/img][/url]

 then spun the top ring and base and after some careful drilling so the bits went together

[url=http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Winebotstands3_zps3039761f.jpg.html][img]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Winebotstands3_zps3039761f.jpg[/img][/url]

I finished up with these

[url=http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Winebotstands4_zps49cc98a8.jpg.html][img]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Winebotstands4_zps49cc98a8.jpg[/img][/url]

I love the grain on the wood and it takes such a lovely polish. I don't think that I will ever get fed up with working with wood. It tells me just what it wants to be like and if I try to vary that it bites back. I curse at it but then do as it wishes. Sounds stupid, but until you have been told by it you will never know?? I love it!!

Edit : - Silly me  I forgot to say that they are wine bottle stands, so that your bottle of lovely, but not expensive, bottle of wine can look even better on the table  [8-|]

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Hi John,

I am an infrequent visitor to the board (mea culpa) and even rarer visitor to this part of it. It was an absolute treat to 'discover' your portfolio. I think my love for music stems from an acceptance that I couldn't play a note with any degree of skill and therefore am unburdened by any ideas of 'I could do that' Fine woodwork I would maybe put in the same category so your efforts are to someone like me a joy to behold. Watching a skilled Artisan is always a fascination for me and for sure your woodworking falls into the 'must be appreciated' category! I need a couple of oak newel posts creating with little fat owls as the tops ...almost tempted to give it a go I am weighing up which is the better, a naff result and minus a finger or two or find a John somewhere in the Loire! ...
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Thank you for your kind comments BM.

For your owls? There are lots of books around that explain just how to do that. With turning the cheap part is the lathe and once you have that you start spending on chucks, gouges, chisels, etc., but with carving, yes you can spend a fortune, but you can do some nice work with a few simple tools and once again there is a boat load of books on it. Also there's youtube  https://www.google.fr/search?q=youtube+carving+an+owl&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=bHVnVN-KBIbiO9GVgcAC

There's a bit of watching there for you. Carving isn't my metier. I have tried it and am not as keen on it as I am on turning. I think that the banging keeps me awake??

Get yourself a couple of bits of pine and have a go. You might get a nice surprise, but I wouldn't start with oak [:-))]

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