A few pics from today's wood turning/making

[Rob D]

All good stuff Ian I hope you're getting good money for them!

 

 

[Ian Leach]

Between £30 and £50 each, sometimes more. I've had a few people try it on so I pointed them towards pound land and the charity shops

[##ray##]

hia ian do you make your own blanks ? and if you do how long do you leave them to dry what sort of percentage end up as fire wood

[Ian Leach]

Not at the moment, but I have done. Once you have cut them into a blank it need sealing straight away with pva glue or paraffin wax, I usual leave it for 6mths at least and give it a rough turn on the lathe if still to wet I'll bag it with wood shavings and come back to it later. Doing it this way gives me about a 85-90% success rate.

I'm buying it in at the moment due to the amount I'm doing but prices are not far off from doing it yourself, I'm also thinking about investing in a small kiln but need to research more first.

[Ian Leach]

A few more

[Ian Leach]

Turned from Mahogany

[Ian Leach]

Abit of Halloween fun

[##ray##]

all nice ian good idea on the halloween candles they are sure to sell

[Ian Leach]

all nice ian good idea on the halloween candles they are sure to sell

 

cheers

[Ian Leach]

First attempt abit more sanding and an oil, made from mahogany.