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Pen Making Tips

By Dunc / 20 October, 2014 / Comments Off on Pen Making Tips

Alan Currans returns with this tutorial on Pen Making.   The trouble with woodturning in general is that you need a lot of equipment and, sadly, pen turning is no exception. However, good news is at hand – with some of the items that you’ll need you have no option but to make them yourself,…

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Robert Sorby Presents: Wood turning, Spiralling and Decorating with Nick Agar

By Dunc / 15 October, 2014 / Comments Off on Robert Sorby Presents: Wood turning, Spiralling and Decorating with Nick Agar

In this 15 minute video from Robert Sorby, Nick Agar demonstrates spiralling and decorating using Robert Sorby’s classic spiralling and texturing tools.     If you’d like to try this for yourself, you can purchase the tools using these links: 370/0 Micro Spiralling Tool & 330H Robert Sorby Spiralling System.  

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Finishing Pens with Superglue

By Dunc / 7 October, 2014 / Comments Off on Finishing Pens with Superglue

Alan Currans has written this tutorial on Finishing Pens with Superglue (CA). If you search the web for information on finishing pens with superglue (CA) you will find numerous articles and videos. To my mind the definitive explanation of this technique can be found on an Australian website (www.timberbits.com) run by a chap called David…

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Offset Open Segmented Vase Tutorial

By Dunc / 23 September, 2014 / Comments Off on Offset Open Segmented Vase Tutorial

When we launched we stated that we wanted to support woodturners and provide a platform for you to share ideas.  Forum member Brody Lambden has kicked things off by writing a useful Segmented Vase Tutorial that describes how he created an offset segmented vase.  Thanks Brody, you have been awarded 1500 reward points for your efforts.…

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Support for Young Woodturners

By Dunc / 16 September, 2014 / Comments Off on Support for Young Woodturners

Something that we strive to do is to encourage and support young woodturners whenever possible. One of our forum members, Luke Bundock, has started to create and share videos to demonstrate his kit and abilities. Have a watch of his workshop tour and his Mushroom project:     If you have any advice for Luke you…

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African Blackwood Finial Box

By Dunc / 3 September, 2014 / Comments Off on African Blackwood Finial Box

Forum member Brodylee has shared these images of a beautiful African Blackwood Finial Box that was the result of a recent self training exercise. This is the first time he has turned this type of wood, and we think the results are quite stunning! If you have any questions you would like to ask about…

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Olivers Woodturning Shop

By ed (the amateur) turner / 15 August, 2014 / Comments Off on 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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Olivers Woodturning become Corporate Members of the AWGB

By ed (the amateur) turner / 5 August, 2014 / Comments Off on Olivers Woodturning become Corporate Members of the AWGB

At Olivers Woodturning we believe in supporting woodturning.  In many countries the art is very popular, but here in the UK there are relatively few woodturners out there. One of our long term aims is to promote woodturning to young and old alike. We are proud to announce that we are a Corporate Member of the…

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Welcome to Oliver’s Woodturning

By Dunc / 14 July, 2014 / Comments Off on Welcome to Oliver’s Woodturning

Olivers Woodturning is owned and run by Ed Oliver a Kent based woodturner based in Great Chart, Kent. Having been a supplier and tools and fixings for over 30 years it only made sense to combine this knowledge to my passion for woodturning. I hope over time to become your supplier of woodturning tools and build…

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