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To buy any product ring 01787 237291 or go to our online shop
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Products and prices available online

Online Shop

Many products are not yet online but are available in our shop

Please ring 01787 237291 to enquire about other woodturning items and see pdf links below. Wood blanks for example cannot be listed as the stock changes too frequently.

Printed Catalogue

Our printed catalogue is now well out of date and prices in the online shop supersede prices on the old catalogue pages. We no longer supply the printed catalogue but some prices on products (some not shown in the online shop) are here

Tools, chucks, sharpening, measuring, abrasives, polishes - 4 sheet pdf file 1.5mB
Giftware and miscellaneous hardware, cutlery blades, clocks - 1 sheet pdf file 1.3mB
Project kits, pen making, peppermills, electrical fittings - 1 sheet pdf file 1.4mB

Visit our shop in Little Yeldham, Essex

How to find us - map - About our shop - Woodstore - hundreds of turning blanks

Woodturning and Pyrography Information Pages

Starting out in woodturning.
Essential equipment you will need. What to buy. Where to look for helpful information

Buying a lathe. Page1
Buying a lathe. Things to look out for when buying a lathe. Good and bad features. What to avoid

Buying a lathe. Page2
More technical discussion of desirable features of different lathe designs


Choosing your first woodturning tool set
What you need to get started. Essential tools that most woodturners use all the time. What they are and how they are used.

About woodturning chucks - do you need one?

About woodturning chucks - types available
History and comparison of various woodturning chucks. Screwchucks, collet chucks, scroll chucks and others.

Woodturning scroll chucks - how do they work?

Grinders and jigs you need for Sharpening Woodturning Tools the easy way

More on choosing grinders and jigs for Sharpening Woodturning Tools

More on jigs for Sharpening

Microcrystalline grinding wheels for woodturners

Grinding wheels for woodturner's - technical discussion

Dressing the grindstone for best results

Robert Sorby Pro Edge Machine

What to do about the dust hazard. Choosing a dust extractor

Using green or part seasoned cheap wood from gardens and woodland

Abrasives and polishing
Sanding and polishing methods and products. Which is the best polish?

Woodturning Glossary

A personal view of bowl gouges

Bowl gouges for Woodturners

What are bowl gouges?

Special Angled tip bowl gouges for Woodturners

A personal view of bowl gouges

Pyrography Pages

Professional hot wire pyrography tool

Wire points come in many forms and can be purchased or homemade
Points for shading. Points for fine or extra heavy lines and lettering

How to make wire points using just pliers and screwdriver
Making a point yourself - step by step

Detailer points from special flattened wire
The flattened wire gives extra rigidity with a small radius tip

Deluxe packages
Packages with extras such as books, extra pen, extra wire etc

Pyrography and woodturning gallery

Woodturning links and Pyrography links
Links to interesting sites on Woodturning and Pyrography

Also on the website

Our woodstore with hundreds of turning blanks
Hundreds of wood blanks on display, labeled and priced, European and Tropical hardwoods

Sticky chucks - grip a flat surface with no recess/spigot.
Uses hot melt adhesive.

The Coil Grip Chuck

Two day woodturning courses

How to get to Peter Child's shop - map you can print out.

Patriot scroll chuck and accessories
Patriot chuck specification, accessories and jaws to fit

Crushgrind ceramic peppermill mechanisms
The best peppermill mechanisms ever produced. Grind beautifully and last for 25 years. Grind pepper, salt or herbs. Ideal for woodturners

Ratchet Handles and Levers for lathes and other machines