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OK......... WOW
For my birthday this past weekend, my wife told me to get what I wanted within reason (meaning if I washed the dishes a couple of extra times I could spend around $100). So I ordered the Beall Buffing...
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"ruts" and "nubbins" in concave turning
Hi, I think this is my first post here. I have been lurking here for a little more than a year when I bought my first lathe. It is a mini (10 inch). I have one of Raffan's books, have taken several...
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15 years ago
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to stop or charge ahead
The last couple months I have been turning pens. Boy o boy talk about instant gratification! I thought it was quick with bowls but turns out not to be the case. Anyways, I bought some pen blanks, the...
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15 years ago
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Anybody out There?
Haven't seen a new message for a while. Is anybody posting, or did Telus cut me of from this group as well?
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15 years ago
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Slice & Dice, Twist & Shout - and Turning
Slice & Dice, Twist & Shout - and Turning (or - an example of synthesis and one of the many approaches to being "creative") While I'm certain many others have come up with the same idea and method,...
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New Tormek stuff
While at the Saratoga woodworking show, I learned that there are some new items from Tormek. I bought a DVD+Book combo called "Woodturner's Instruction Box." ($25) The book inside isn't anything more...
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15 years ago
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Wood to NOT eat on
Hello Turners, Are there any species of wood that would be toxic to eat on. I have some Bloodwood, Chatke Kok, Purple Heart and Eastern Red Cedar and Red Oak. I'd like to turn some bowls, some tea...
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15 years ago
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Straka chuck
This is an FYI for anyone who does not get American Woodturning and is thinking of getting Coles jaws to hold bowls or looking for perhaps a better way to finish the bottoms of your bowls so I'm not...
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15 years ago
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top
I posted a photo of a small top on ABPW that some here might be interested in seeing... particularly those who do small items. John
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15 years ago
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turning hard maple NICE!
jsut figured I'd post a reminder: Turning hard maple is NICE. Just go the legs of a custom kithcen table, and I'm turning solid HM 4x4. Its been a while since I turned "furniture" wood (kiln dried,...
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15 years ago
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Sharpening gouges
Is there a given angle for spindle and bowl gouges ? I have some cheap tools that require frequent sharpening and I can't get the angle back on my two gouges. I've sharpened drill bits for years but I...
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15 years ago
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Jacque Vesery Site - interesting
this was posted in another group and might be interesting to some here
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Finish on light wood/sap wood
I have used mostly oil/wax finishes on my bowls: walnut oil, Mahoney's wax, Danish oil with Beall Buffing, mineral oil and beeswax, etc. When I apply these finishes too some light colored woods (light...
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15 years ago
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Compendium of Hollowing Systems
Been having problems posting to usenet newsgroups. Hopefuly this one will get through l http://www.svwoodturners.org/Handouts/HollowingSystems/HollowingSystems1.htm
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15 years ago
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spruce burl work in progress done
I like the form shape, and I really liked the bark and inclusions. Good job! And I think the whole presentation of your project and how you did it from start to finish is top shelf as well. I like the...
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