Woodturning A-Z

Lace bobbin drive.
Drives the lace bobbin blank by means of a tapered square hole

Lacquer.
A superior varnish.

Light pull drive.
A special drive centre made for making light pulls.

Live Centre.
Revolving tailstock centre. Contains bearings so that the point rotates with the wood. A dead centre has a fixed point.

Long hole boring.
Using the lamp auger to drill the hole for the lamp flex. The wood is supported at the tailstock end by a special hollow bush which guides the auger. The shell auger has the ability to drill straight without wandering in the grain.