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Sure I'm preaching to the converted here but is that treated decking that you're using as fuel? :aargh4: The chemicals they use to treat it (tanalised timber) are pretty nasty when burnt and not a good idea to get anywhere near anything that you might want to put inside you! We have to dispose...

Keep your eyes open for secondhand kit- it seems lots of chaps take up woodturning as a retirement hobby then it sits in a shed.....and in due course ends up on the market. Most of my stuff has come this way and you tend to get lots of the tools etc thrown in. Hobby lathes tend to need to be...

Fast, noisy and you really need eye protection and a firm grip-best done outside as the chips do fly everywhere!

Wow.....that I like very much- lovely work!

Try the Countryside Services at the council for details of volunteer days-I work as a ranger for Walsall and we are always looking for willing helpers on a tuesday......hint hint! Keep your eye on the council job sheets as well- we shall shortly be looking for another estate ranger and it will...

Got one as a wedding present in 1988.....still going strong which is more than I can say for the marriage (!) could do with a new lining and a few patches on the pocket edges but still feels great despite the smell of old collie. That might have something to do with the old collie using it as a...

Thanks all for the kind words! Don't know about the water temperature but the natives certainly seem friendly! John

Hi all-just noticed that I actually joined this site nearly two years ago and have been learning and using the great resources on here whilst not quite getting around to introducing myself-so here goes........ work as a Countryside Estate Ranger for a local authority, mainly tree work...