Using The Bowl Gouge

Using the Bowl Gouge well and generating a slicing cut will give you one of the best finishes you can get when making a bowl. Here I will do my best to explain how to use the bowl gouge. Hopefully it will make sense.   Stand at your lathe with the shaft of the bowl…

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ProEdge Demonstration for Tool Sharpening

We have a Robert Sorby ProEdge set up in our small showroom and every now and then I have given a quick ProEdge demonstration to a visiting customer.  Tool Sharpening with the ProEdge is one of the easiest ways to sharpen your tools. It’s very important in the world of woodturning to have good, sharp…

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CA Finish

Pen turners use CA glue as a finish, which gives a strong and hard-wearing finish with a highly polished shine. They apply the CA while the pen is spinning, sanding between coats, and build up the layers until they have got to the required finish. This type of finish also works on larger pieces such…

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Olivers Woodturning Shop

Well, we have been working away getting our display sorted out at Olivers Woodturning shop and we are slowly getting there. The wood turning blanks are now here along with the Zap adhesives. Yesterday, Thursday 14th of August, Chris Pouncey from Robert Sorby was waiting on our door step with our lovely new shiny Robert…

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