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  • Briwax Original is formulated with fast drying, stronger solvents which speed up drying, and also increase the cleaning ability of the wax slightly. This means that it will renovate older dirtier furniture and leave you with the deep grain enriching Briwax shine. Unsealed wooden surfaces should be smooth, dry and clean. Apply Briwax using a lint free cloth or 0000 Steel Wool, thoroughly working the wax into the grain. Once dry, buff to desired finish with a clean soft cloth.
  • Discover how a carved design can enhance that bowl, box, breadboard or other turned object. 12 fully illustrated and carefully chosen projects - from simple but highly effective decorative marks through to advanced carving and shaping techniques.
  • For any keen woodturners out there who want to do more turning but are short of time, 30-Minute Woodturning is the perfect book as it has an enticing variety of projects which can all be completed in 30 minutes. Even for those working at an intermediate level, this book provides you with something to aim for without compromising safety and it will help beginners to build their skills. Each of the 25 projects also has plans for four variations included so there are a total of 100 designs to whet your appetite. Most of the projects require only basic turning tools and workshop accessories that nearly every turner will have. A list of tools and materials required is included for each one, along with drawings with dimensions. Projects include:
    • candlestick holder
    • doorstop
    • decorative bird box
    • toadstool
    • spatula
    • honey dipper
    • bud vase 
    • square edge plate
  • Learn the secrets to a collection of puzzling projects, designed to mystify and intrigue. Using old techniques in a new and fascinating way, professional woodturner David Springett shows you how to create these tactile and entertaining works of art. With clear step by step instructions to follow, plus a wealth of information and guidance on tools, materials and techniques, you'll be mastering the tricks in no time.
  • Delight your children and grandchildren by making these fabulous vintage toys. Author Chris Reid takes you through the making process, giving clear advice and helpful tips to show how to make toys from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. There are 15 projects to choose from, including diabolo, yo-yo, skipping rope, spinning tops, quoits & skittles and more complicated toys such as a kaleidoscope, walking cow, dog and pig. This book includes basic techniques, such as making jigs and turning spheres and cylinders, as well as advice on wood and finishes that are safe for children's toys.
  • Get fired up and learn the latest! Whether you’re new to pyrography or a skilled artisan, you’ll want this newest edition of Stephen Poole's bestseller, The Complete Pyrography. It is the go-to resource for learning the latest on the craft and includes features on the best pyrography artisans and an extensive gallery of their artwork. All new, and completely revised. This bestselling, classic resource and reference book is better than ever and a must-have for anyone interested in this popular craft. It covers all this and more:
    • Improved best practices
    • Required materials and equipment for creating “burnt wood art decoration”
    • An inspiring collection of artwork depicted in stunning color photographs
    • Invaluable tips on how to display and market your art for sale
    In-depth coverage of must-know topics.  The Complete Pyrography provides you with expert guidance on new techniques, proven methods, and practical information for creating your own special brand of burnt-wood art. You’ll get a complete overview, including:
    • A history of pyrography
    • How-to techniques
    • Step-by-step instructions
    • Essential skills
    • Hot wire and solid point methods
    • Color work
    • Gouache: pros and cons
    • Watercolor
    • Wood stains
    • Directions for working on woodturned objects
    • How to protect and professionally finish your work
    12 projects to ignite your creativity! More than a look book, The Complete Pyrography treats you to a dozen hands-on projects that range from decorative accessories, such as earring and brooches, to handsomely crafted breadboards, rolling pins, and wooden spoons. Get fired up and enjoy this craft that’s hotter than ever!
  • Achieve simple, sweet, and stackable puzzles and toys! The ultimate project guide for beginners, 20-Minute Scroll Saw Puzzles features 60 easy and adorable animal family puzzle designs that consist of no more than 10 pieces each. After opening with detailed sections on the scroll saw basics, safety, child-safe finishes, and more, a step-by-step tutorial will show you how to make a puzzle project from start to finish. From there, be inspired by 60 full-size scroll saw patterns and make a collection of classic yet one-of-a-kind wooden toys and puzzles, consisting of sloths, koalas, unicorns, safari animals, sea creatures, and more!
  • For thousands of years mankind has created hollow forms to store either everyday objects or things of value – but functional objects can also be beautiful in their own right. This comprehensive book will guide the beginner through everything they need to know to get started with turning their own hollow forms. You will learn how to work with different types of wood, which tools to use and how to apply basic techniques with confidence. Learn the basic principles of form, proportion and design and how to apply this knowledge to your own work. Seven striking projects are set out in a clear step-by-step format and progress in difficulty.
  • If you have some woodturning experience, now you can create something truly special for family and friends. These beautiful hand-crafted toys are as enjoyable to make as they are to play with. Clear step-by-step instructions, detailed photographs and easy-to-follow diagrams start with simple toys and increase in complexity. Projects are a mixture of pure turned ones and also basic constructs, whereby turned items may be cut apart and resectioned to create something different. The 20 charming projects include simple turned animals, spinning top, tea party items, skittles, stacking blocks, pull-along train and indoor quoits. Each project is designed to be tactile and visually attractive as well as fun to use, and all toys are long lasting and comply with safety standards.
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  • 30 Projects are rated in order of difficulty, from beginner, through to intermediate and advanced, the latter not solely based on the skills of the turner, but also on access to the materials or machinery required for the project. Not everyone has access to particular machinery, tools or skills, but a basic level of turning is assumed, together with the availability of a chuck with compression jaws.
  • Derek Hayes investigates the process and practice of design in woodturning. While aiming to instill confidence in appreciating, criticising and selecting sources of inspiration, He looks closely at design elements, sketching, proportion, pattern, open forms, enclosed forms, the foot, the rim, using wood, decoration and colour; with instructive diagrams and photographs that will guide the reader to a better understanding of design.
  • This book will guide you through the various health and safety issues, the tools and equipment needed to get the best out of your woodturning, mastering the basic techniques and how to add decorative features. Nick Arnull illustrates how to use highly original decorative methods and artistic skills to complete the finished projects. Each project includes easy-to-follow instructions and detailed photography to inspire you to take what you have learnt and apply these skills to your own work.
  • Two of the countrys leading woodturners, Nick Agar and David Springett, have collaborated to produce this new and exciting book. Together, they have developed a novel approach to woodturning using thin, narrow planks of wood (usually of little use to woodturners) to produce hollow, twisted vessels. This turning method is described in detail and there are 14 designs, each accompanied by fully illustrated step-by-step instructions plus an inspirational gallery.
  • Spheres within spheres, stars within cubes, delicate lattices with no apparent means of support—woodturners over the centuries have developed a whole range of extraordinary structures which seem at first sight to be quite impossible. In fact, all of these things can be made by anyone with basic woodturning skills, an ordinary lathe and simple hand tools—and this book shows you how.
    • A best-seller when first published in 1993, the book has been thoroughly revised for this new edition.
    • Stunning new 3-D illustrations show cutaway views of the work in progress, making the instructions even easier to follow than before.
    • A variety of projects in addition to an introductory chapter outlining the required equipment, advice on selecting wood, as well as workshop safety.
  • Having made literally thousands of pens and pencils themselves, the authors have employed all of their thirty years' plus experience to write this definitive introduction to their craft. Includes history, techniques and projects - something for beginners and seasoned pen makers to enjoy.
  • This practical new guide to pen and pencil turning, featuring 15 step-by-step projects. Pens from fine and rare timbers to acrylics and polymer clays, the possibilities are endless. Perfect for beginners to the lathe as well as more advanced turners, all the basic techniques and information needed for getting started are covered. From blank preparation to turning, sanding, polishing and assembling, everything is explained clearly and in jargon-free terms.
  • Ready, Set, Turn! Weekend Woodturning Projects: 25 Simple Projects for the Home is the best way to start your woodturning and woodworking pursuit. This book will build your woodturning skills and your confidence. Ideal for beginner and intermediate turners. This book presents clear, step-by-step instructions accompanied by over 600 photographs and finely detailed drawings (with dimensions for further guidance)  —here's all the hands-on knowledge you'll need to start your woodworking projects. Features that all weekend woodturning warriors will love:
    • Helpful sections on safety
    • How to season wood
    • Tool and material lists for each project
    • Special sidebars describing the types of wood used
    Learn to use 6 basic tools. With clear and concise instruction, you will learn to use:
    • Spindle roughing gouge
    • Spindle gouge
    • Parting tool
    • Bowl gouge
    • Skew chisel
    • Scrapers
    • Plus carving tools and a boring tool
    25 fabulous and functional projects are quick to make. Projects will take from a couple of hours to only a few days to complete. Using a limited number of tools and types of equipment, these are stress-free projects ideally suited to a beginner or intermediate turner. The fun, practical projects for household items include:
    • Rolling pin
    • Candlestick
    • Beaded bowl
    • Salt and pepper mills
    • Christmas ornaments, and many more!
  • An appropriate and imaginative choice of wood can really bring your work to life, and the more you understand about the raw material, the closer you can come to realizing your vision. This book describes 42 of the world’s most important woods for turning. It has been written specifically for woodturners by expert turner Mark Baker, and goes into great detail with regard to physical characteristics, working qualities and availability. Colour photographs throughout illustrate different varieties of grain and figure, and there are attractive examples of finished work to provide you with inspiration. More than 100 other woods are considered more briefly. This revised edition of Wood for Woodturners is fully updated with new images and resources. There is also valuable advice on buying and seasoning timber, sustainability and a handy guide to wood terminology.
  • Keith Rowley's bestselling introduction to the art of woodturning is exceptional for its friendly and methodical approach, building up the reader's skills and confidence by logical and progressive steps. At the heart of Keith's method are the 'Laws of Woodturning': six easily memorized rules which are fundamental to efficient and safe technique. Both between-centres and faceplate turning are described and illustrated in detail. You will learn about timber selection, and how to choose the right tool and equipment. This latest edition has been comprehensively revised and updated by renowned wood turner Andy Coates to include the latest available tools and machinery as well as up-to-date health and safety guidelines
  • This creamy liquid has a very mild abrasive within it which acts like ‘liquid sandpaper’ on finished surfaces, cutting back and cleaning the finish and elevating it to a glossier, brighter finish. It can be used to smooth Cellulose Sanding Sealer prior to applying wax or Friction Polish, or, after allowing a suitable time to dry, on any of the lacquers, Friction Polish, Finishing Oil or Hard Wax Oil. A deep finish can be achieved using Burnishing Cream on a coat of Melamine Lacquer, then a coat of Friction Polish and finally the Burnishing Cream again. Use it sparingly so as not to over lubricate the surface and be sure to shake the bottle before use. It is not advisable to use a lacquer on top of a surface that has had Burnishing Cream used on it.
  • The long grind jig helps you create three different fingernail profiles on bowl and spindle gouges.
  • Zebrano square

    £7.50£16.85
    Heartwood is light golden-yellow with streaks and veining being dark brown to almost black. Sapwood is wide and grey-white with darker markings. Interlocked or wavy grain with course texture.
  • Chestnut Nywebs

    £1.91£16.83
    NyWeb pads are a non-woven nylon webbing with an abrasive – either silicon carbide or aluminium oxide –  embedded into them to give an exactly defined cut.
    • The Green pads are 400 grit
    • The Red pads are 600 grit
    • The Orange pads are 1000 grit
    • The White pads do not contain an abrasive and are thus technically non-abrasive, but the very texture of the pads gives them an incredibly fine – but immeasurable – cut.
    NyWeb is long lasting and economical in use and extremely flexible, able to be moulded to pretty much any shape to get into all those awkward spaces and to not remove any sharp features. In use, as the web wears away, fresh abrasive is exposed to ensure a sharp cut every time. When NyWeb becomes clogged with dust simply beat it against a suitable surface or use a vacuum cleaner to remove the dust. NyWeb can be used wet or dry, and the Orange and White are particularly useful for the application of waxes, ensuring a smooth, even coat. Each pad is approx 15 x 21cm.
  • Fine finishing starts with good preparation! Use these mildly abrasive pads after sanding for that final smoothing process to give a near-perfect surface prior to applying any finish. Very long lasting, these pads are also very flexible and do not crumble, thus avoiding any fear of contamination of your work. Exercise care when using these pads with the lathe revolving.
  • A blend of natural plant oils to nourish and protect chopping boards and worktops. It penetrates the wood with no surface film to chip. It has a clear finish to enhance the natural beauty of wood. The Oil contains anti-microbial additives with a slow release formula which provide protection against a wide range of bacteria including E-coli and MRSA. Rustins Chopping Board Oil conforms to The Articles in Contact with Food Regulations.
  • This sanding sealer is designed to raise the grain and make it brittle, it can then be sanded of with fine grit abrasive paper leaving a smooth fine surface to apply finish.
  • Flexible PU (Polyurethane) durable hose with transparent wall and copper coated, high tensile steel wire. Ideal for wood dust and chip extraction. Available by the metre in different diameters. Manufactured in Great Britain!
  • Gold metal bezel on a plastic case, fits a case hole of 58 to 62mm diameter x 18mm deep with spring fitting. Bezel diameter 100mm. Takes an LR1 battery.
  • Lubricating Wax is specially formulated to lubricate and clean interior tools and machinery to increase their efficiency and keep working parts moving freely. Silicone-free, it is suitable for use on saw blades, cutter blades, machine tables, lathes and planers to increase longevity, and help to reduce rust and corrosion on all bare metal surfaces . Its special properties will also assist in the quick cleaning and easy removal of glue from veneer presses and G-clamps, as well as help to reduce resin build-up from softwood.

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