I have been using a plain face shield since I started turning but whilst this has provided physical protection to my face from flying objects it has done nothing to protect my lungs from the dust generated when working with wood. Of course we’re all advised of the need to use suitable protection via respirators […]
Rutland PAPR (powered air purifying respirator) Read More »
The world renowned wood turner and author Richard Raffan challenges turners to cut the occasional bowl in half! This advice is to let the turner properly see just how well they have achieved an even wall thickness. It’s a double edged challenge as there is the stated intent, to check the wall thickness, but also
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As wood dries the size along the grain stays pretty much the same but across the grain it shrinks. This can be a problem when producing bowls. Two ways to avoid this is to make sure the wood is properly dried before turning another popular solution is to “twice-turn”. A twice-turned bowl is initially turned
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