@30:42 I Think an air compressor are a must have in the workshop

How do you know that it isn't there?

@@Penqueen2010 Klick the link in my answer 😉

I've been a professional woodturner since January 1970, making a living fulfilling orders mainly for bowls, boxes, scoops, and then anything else anyone wanted me to turn. I ceased full-time production around 2009. This is an overview of my career: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ipiaeadpurqvmqs.html

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I don't think square plates need beads or grooves on the top and workign side. Apart from that, my plates are never exactly square so any turned detail would draw attention to that fact.

My 25-year-old angle drills run up to about 1300rpm. I"m reliably informed that there aren't enough toxins in boiled linseed oil for there to ba a health problem - apart from which when bowl is washed as per my advice lable on the bottom of each bowl, the finish is washed off after which a patina develops with use. And finally I deliberately did not mention my birth date.

I have several depth drills some ¼" / 6mm diameter, some ⅜" / 10mm diameter. I find the smaller easier to use and less grabby.

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning thank you and one more query: how far apart are the reference marks you put on it? Sorry for all the questions but I'm thinking about making one fod myself. Cheers, Stuart

@@STMwoodturning Random, by eye, as is the drilling.

The burl is definitely a eucalypt burl from Southern Tasmania, purchased in Tasmania by a Tasmanian. I'm advised by an expert that the quantity of toxins in boiled linseed oil are so small that they are unlikely to harm anyone. I never use beeswax on burl because the holes and fissures trap the wax and that's unsightly.