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Did Anyone Attend the Utah Woodturning Symposium
Looks like the newsgroup is dead. Maybe people went to the Utah Woodturning Symposium last weekend or are headed for the AAW Symposium next weekend. We had a great time in Provo. The Craft Supplies...
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Turning & carving
I would like to carve designs on some of my bowls. I usually use hard wood so I would like a power carver. I have done very little in the area of carving so any suggestions would be appreciated. Any...
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Unwanted Black Walnut trees
I have quite a few good size Black Walnut tree on the property I moved to recently. I'm an avid gardener, and these trees & their plant killing toxins ( and messy nuts & branches) just don't fit into...
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ideas for making a casing for a japanese ryoba saw
id like to carry around me trusty saw because although it doesn have a wide enough set in the teeth to cut to big logs its very sharp and cuts fast and is very good to pick up small pieces of branch...
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Chuck & Lathe for Sale
Hi,I'm selling my Axminster Super Precision Chuck with 1&1/2 x 6tpi backplate,it comes with the O'Donnell Jawset,(all 3 sizes)and a set of 4'' Woodaw Plates Also selling my Polewood 28/40 Supalathe,it...
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Tru-Grind sharpening system
I finally broke down and bought a sharpening jig... After a lot of urging from the group to do my own sharpening, (my wife is the family sharpener), I went through free hand on a grinder and 1" belt,...
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Oliver Lathe on Phila CL
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LDD/air drying comparison of Madrone bowls
I just got done with a drying test similar to Fred Holders, except that I used a mix of 45% LDD, 45% water, and about 10% alcohol (I had some left over from my DNA soaking experiments and rather than...
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Sanding the edge of 3/4 MDF
Hoping this is a good place to ask - I have to make an oval sign ou of 3/4 MDF. I am using a jig saw to cut the basic shape. M question is what is the best tool to sand to the finish shape? If use a...
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Source for thick figured wood
I've got a small problem, I'm working on a project that will require a rather thick piece of wood, finished size will be almost 5 inches in diameter (at the bottom) made up of two different woods, one...
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PDF reader for webtv ?
Sorry for this very OT question, but I'm not sure where best to go for answers and you computer literate woodturners are my friends. My classic webtv seems limited to html format so I miss out on PDF...
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Dunlap sharpening system. Really!
Struggling with the tool sharpening learning curve and beginner's luck with turning, Dad always thought we should have one of these Dunlap motorized wet "sandstone" wheels. Well, I'm nearing 74 now,...
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Update on DVD compatibility issues
Greetings all In a recent thread, the question arose as to the compatibility issues of my current and my new DVDs. I have been laboring under the impression that they had been coded for Region 1,...
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When it rains it pours
Business has been slow but steady letting me get a lot of honey do's done. Yesterday I delivered the 6' and 8' baseball bats made from 10/4 ash. This morning I got a call that they want 5 more of the...
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Home-made chatter tool?
OK, I'm pretty new to woodturning and have been making small tops and other goodies for my grandchildren as practice. I want to decorate them with a chatter pattern and tried to make a homebuilt...
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