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things good,lathe works well and after trying a few different chisels finally found one that does the job,a one size fits all sort of thing.Used some holly my brother john had given me a year ago from some hedge laying he had done on dartmoor.Knocked out a fairly respectable candle stick which when oiled was almost marbley and gave it to him as my first creation on the lathe and with the wood he gave me. I forgot to photograph it but have made one twice as big that will photograph when sanded and oiled tomorrow.
I have been offered a disc sander by a friend who has 2 and finds this one a bit bulky and heavy duty,sounds great. The sun shone well today as i drove along and found some nice wood for the fire in a hedge overlooking a quarry,the birds sang and danced and I felt happy.