Valewoodturner

Hi everyone sorry I have not been around for a few months, I have been planning a new business. It involves Health, Education and Rural wood crafts all in one place. It is going to be funded entirely by public donations and will be open and available to all members of the public as well as school parties and referrals from Health authorities. I have the backing from The Royal British Legion who are giving me business skill training. Local councillors and a National wildlife trust so far. I am in discussions with a promising venue and have just started to raise funds through various sources. I Have so far Recorded an Album in my living room with help from my 8 year old daughter on a track and is for sale if you follow the link Here. My crowdfunding sites are Here and Here. I will be eventually putting on small exhibitions and demonstrations of all Wood related crafts and businesses and Tree surgery and Chainsaw carving will be a big feature of all I do. I hope you all like my project and if any of you can offer any support in any way I would love to hear from you.

Lol, When I am an established and highly successful pyro artist I may take you up on your kind offer. Thanks for the thought though.

Hi folks. Im looking to source some ready cut slices of light wood trunks about an inch to inch and a half thick for pyrograph practice. About a dozen if I can get them. The type they use for house signs and plaques etc. With the bark on preferably and if I am very lucky seasoned too. I dont have an awful lot of funds to play with being on benefits. Can collect if it is fairly local to me Beds, Bucks or Herts.

I bought myself a Peter Child Pyro pen last week and here is my first attempt at the noble art. It is a friends Trike on an Oak plate with a Walnut ring base.

My friend has about a dozen + Mahogany planks to give away FREE to anyone who can collect them. Perfect for plate turning and tons of other projects. They are about 3 meters long about 9 inches wide and varying depths between an inch and inch and three quarters. If anyone is interested his phone numbers is 07791000867, His name is Chris. Just tell him you got his number from me. Steve Hill..

My friend has about a dozen Mahogany planks to give away FREE to anyone who can collect them. Perfect for plate turning and tons of other projects. They are about 3 meters long about 9 inches wide and varying depths between an inch and inch and three quarters. If anyone is interested his phone numbers is 07791000867, His name is Chris. Just tell him you got his number from me. Steve Hill..

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Click here For mine. I apologise in advance for anyone who does not like a bit of Rock.

Also Wrap the piece in kitchen roll to soak up the moisture ive done it a few times, It does work but just do a bit at a time.

Hi everyone. I hope you all had a great Christmas and not too big a hangover new years day. I have been busy building a blog page and before i made a load of pens and stuff as prezzys. My new page is here Valewoodturner Blog I hope you like it.

Hi mate, I dont advertise at all exept by my posts here, The Craft forum and my page on Facebook. Im in Marston. The woodworks event has been going about 8 years or so now at the Forest centre, Its getting quite popular i dont know were they advertise. Steve

for those who couldn't make it heres a link to some piccys of the Sunday.# Marston Woodworks

Wow. i will Put this to my daughter. Cant promise a result but its good anyway

For my daughters wedding next year we are looking for someone who can make some free standing wooden letters, They need to be about 6 inches high and about an inch thick so they can stand on there own, They need to spell out Mr & MRS BEAN in something like Pine. With posibly a glossy varnish. Can anyone help here with a quote or ideas... ??

The last time i had do something with a split like that i went to the hobby shop and got a couple of small tubs of gold dust type stuff and Made like a seam of gold feature glueing it in with PVA. You can also get other dusts like a pearly white but i rekon gold would look good. Make a feature of it.