02. October 2015
Just completed a two day wood turners course with Mick Hanbury. The course was held at Turners Retreat and was an excellent experience. Well worth any wood turner (beginner, intermediate or long time turner) taking the plunge. I learnt a lot and now just have to practice the techniques covered.
12. February 2015
I think turning Pens is a great next step for any turner - They are relatively simple to make and apart from the tools you will already have all you need is a pen kit, which consists of the various brass /metal fittings required for the finished piece of artwork and a suitable bit of turning stock as well as a pen mandrel although for some designs and a bit of experimentation you can turn pens between centers. From the picture you can see these two pens are just turned on the lower half and a...