The large bowl in my previous blog has now dried completely, it came off the lathe at allmost 5 kg and has now stabilised at 2,8 kg. It dried very nicely without any cracking and is now ready for finishing. This I hope to do in the next few weeks so will keep you up to date with the progress. I have again done a lot of travelling in the past month but managed to be at home this weekend. I am not only a woodturner but really like machinery as well and I have been looking for a metal lathe now for some time. I managed to find a second hand lathe/ mill combination which is still in a very good condition. I visited the owner yesterday and am now the proud owner of an Emco V10p lathe/mill combination. I still need to get it to my place so will have to arrange transport and some hands to help me carry. Will post some pictures when it arrives in my workshop. I also did some turning yesterday afternoon and used a piece of Wild Syringa which I got in the morning from At Smit. It was still wet on the inside but dry on the outside with the marks which worms, ants and insetcs have left. I have tried to retain this and give the turning some character. See the attached photograph, it still needs final sanding and finishing. The quality of the photo is not great as it was done quickly with my cellphone.
