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Drying Holm Oak (aka Evergreen)
Hi, My father is shortly to have a large (40 - 50 ft) Holm Oak cut down in his garden. As a novice woodturner, I have had been lucky enough to receive decent amounts of free wood from him as various...
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Overcharge Makita cordless screwdriver?
Was given an old used Makita cordless electric screw driver (in good condition) with a Model DC1290A Makita Fast Charger. The charger has a light that goes out after one hour - it only says "Rest...
 
Musing about a collaborative effort.
I saw some acacia salad bowls in the local Target store today. They are not unattractive and they should function well. The wood is quite bland, but salad bowls shouldn't upstage the silverware and...
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Web Site
For anyone who is interested, I added a couple more gallery pages to the web site, another on bowls and one on hollow forms. Thanks. ______ God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS,...
 
Shop Rentals in San Diego
Greeting all! It's been a little while since my last posting here. I've moved from Las Vegas to San Diego. Unfortunatly, the new place is much smaller, and I didn't have room to set up shop. So my...
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New DVD - Beyond the Basic Bowl - Shameless Ad
Greetings all At long last, my new DVD is finally here in quantity! We had a pre-release run done for the national symposium, but the main lot has just arrived. It is closed captioned, for those of...
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Essay type posts.
Over the last few years several of you have liked some of my 'musings' and others have either been too courteous or too indifferent to complain. Now that blogs are part of the net, I wonder if a blog...
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One Procedure for Making a "Turned Box" (lidded vessel) in a.b.p.w.
Like the Frank Klausz video on making a handcut drawer, Richard Raffan's vid on making a "turned box" covers a lot of ground and there are a lot of subtle things which are easily overlooked. Do...
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Linden or basswood tree for bowls
Is this tree any good for turning bowls? My neighbor had a fairly large tree come down during a storm and I was wondering if it was worth my while to cut up a couple of hunks. Thanks for your help.
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how to use a bandsaw
Can anyone please explain to me exactly how to use a bandsaw to create blanks? I'd like to cut them out of stock so that they are presized and in a draw. I THINK i want the blanks 3/4" x 3/4" x 5" is...
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Guidance needed: jet 1014 vs 1014VS+Nova Chuck
I JUST purchased on saturday the jml-1014 jet mini lathe because it was the one in the Woodsmith store that i could afford. Now I find out that rockler is having a sale on the 1014VS WITH nova chuck...
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Ebonizing Rust Stain
I have the recipe for making this stain but before I use it on one of my turnings, or even a test piece, I'd like to know from those that have made it up and used it how satisfied they were with the...
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Finishing Yellow Cedar
I've made a rather nice bowl (for me) from a yellow cedar burl and, unfinished, it is a lovely lite, lite yellow in colour, and I'd like to keep it that way. I frequently finish bowls with a...
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1-1/4 x 8 nc nuts
Looking for same Steve
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what do you think about the P&N tools from the south pacific??
Hello, I am planning on buying my first tools soon (3/8 spindle gouge, 3/4 skew chisel, 3/4 square end scraper and a parting tool)). What do you think of the P&N tools in the Lee Valley catalogue? and...
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