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Badger Shaving Brush Knots
Has anyone turned a Shaving brush handle? I'd like to find a supplier for the knots (or plugs) of Badger Hair to glue into the turned handles. I found one supplier but price seems high. Thanks! Pete
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Suitable wood for saucepan lid handle
Hi, I'm in the UK and have been wood turning for about four years now. Over those years I've lurked this group on a regular basis. I need to replace the handle/knob off a saucepan lid and was...
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any health hazards with ebonizied oak bowls
I used vinegar after soaking steel wool in it and it created a nice color on a little oak bowl now used for wrapped candy. Has anybody heard of any health problems from ebonizing an oak bowl using...
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Delta lathe problem
I am a fair to average wood worker, but fairly new at turning. I picked up a used Delta 46-700. It appears to have a runout problem that gets worse with weight on the spindle. I bought a new Barracuda...
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Homemade Oneway Lookalike lathe
Quite a while ago I saw a website where a guy (with the help of a frind who happens to work in metal fab shop) built a oneway looalike lathe. The process was fairly well documented and described. I...
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Night Stands
My current project is a bedroom set, I'm working on the night stands right now. you can see what so far at , I haven't made very many drawers before and I'm undecided which way to go, cause I'm...
 
But By The Third Piece ...
But By The Third Piece ... Lately I?ve been turning three, four or ten pieces from the same piece/chunk of wood. Not 14? diameter plates or 14? tall hollow forms of course, but smaller stuff - weed...
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Frozen green bowl turning
I just started experimenting with green bowl turning and have researched techniques on this site, which has been helpful. A thought crossed my mind (it didn't take long). With the temps down to single...
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Tidying Up
Hi! Does anyone out there have any neat ideas for collecting shavings from under and around a lathe which might make the end-of-day tidy-up a bit less of a chore? I have a shelf (well, actually a...
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Newby - ? about precedure
I am taking a bowl-turning class at a high school. So far I have made 2 bowls and a plate. There is one class left; I would like to make a cup, basically a cylinder with a little radius at the bottom....
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Vicmarc mini lathe+ For Sale!
Hello all, I posted this about a week ago and have now lowered the price and added several accessories. Including a drill chuck, two chisels, and a Delta grinder. Almost everything you need to start...
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spindle turning without adding to the bed
I need to turn just a couple legs for a small table I'm trying to repair. The problem is the bed of my lathe is not long enough. I could add a bed extension but that would require building a new stand...
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Oops! 2 J-Line J-170's
I wasn't paying attention and thought I was buying 2 Powermatic 90's for $200 ea., and wound up with two Brodhead Garrett J-170s for $400 ea. ooch. Anyway, the casting is a lot heavier than my Grizzly...
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Nova Precision Midi Chuck Woodcraft $69.95
The 1x8 only. Just went to the Woodcraft site to look for something and saw that and forgot what I was looking for. -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
 
craft show
On March 17th, 2007 the Texas Sugar Land Lions Club will present an indoor Arts & Craft show free to the public. We are accepting applications for this event from qualified crafters and media artists....