The Workshop
In 2016, I designed a purpose-built workshop. It’s where I spend most of my days; turning, exploring new techniques, and honing my skills. It’s also where I host my woodturning classes. It's bright and comfortably, with areas for design, preparation, turning, colouring, texturing and finishing, as well as an area to sit and chat over a cuppa!
The workshop has a huge range of turning tools to suit every style of turning, from small delicate micro gouges to huge hollowing tools and gouges.
Safety is extremely important, so there is lots of PPE available including: smocks, face-masks, safety glasses, and ear defenders. The workshop is also fitted with dust extraction and air filtration - all the safety features you would expect in a purpose-built professional workshop.
I have five lathes:
VB36, capable of turning 2.3m diameter
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Jet 4224B, capable of turning 2.6m long & 610mm diameter
Two Laguna REVO 18/36 capable of turning 910mm long & 450mm diameter
Laguna Revo 12/16 capable of turning 390mm long & 310mm diameter
The workshop also has additional woodworking equipment, such as a bandsaw, drill press and planer thicknesses.
I’m not short of equipment!
