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mesquite in Austin, TX.

Hey Gang, I will be in Austin in October and I would like to pick up a couple of nice mesquite logs to bring back to Ka...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dragonhollow
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by dragonhollow

Craftsman 15" lathe... Knob for opening the back?

The thing I dislike the most about this (other than the partly broken power switch, but that is how I was able to get i...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Toller
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by Toller

Follow-up on Tool Steel Question

Hope I'm not sounding too needy, but, I found the cold rolled steel and the HSS tool bits. I bought 3 feet of 1/2" CR S...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by neillarson
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by neillarson

Antique Lathe

My ancester moved here (in Ohio) in 1810. It is reported that he made bowls etc. What type of lathe could he have used?...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by whall
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by whall

New website

HI all. I just went public with a new website that I have been working on for a loooong time. I am not real swift at al...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mfoster.vt
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by mfoster.vt

Ideas for a turned knife holder?

My daughter wants something different (made by dad) from the usual slotted rectangular blocks or magnetic strips for he...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by almcc
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by almcc

turning blanks

Thanks for all the good advice. I've now blanked up the pieces, sealed the end with 3 coats of exterior grade paint, an...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by catmaster
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by catmaster

PING Charlie turner websites

Try these for some interesting stuff. http://patourneur.free.fr/index.htm His home page. Check out his "studio" and the...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tomnie
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by tomnie

Really 'OUTSIDE the BOX'

How about making your own plastic blanks.. All you need is some food coloring, A LARGE supply of Styrofoam peanuts or o...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mgib
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by mgib

Seeking shop for tricky project

Hi Guys! I'm looking for someone to make me a roughly conical shape in hardwood. ~3.5" long x 2.5" wide, it would have...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lostfrom68jay
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by lostfrom68jay

Turning - Thinking "Outside The Box"?

Yesterday, after an hour at the Dontist (no, that's not a misspelling of "dEntist" - "dOntists" are the Formula One dri...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by charlieb
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by charlieb

Going to Colorado

I will be in the Denver & Brekenridge areas in early October. Any suggestions for turning tool shops, exotic wood shops,...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lmlitwin
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by lmlitwin

Turning blanks

I have a set of 3 maple turning blanks that I recieved from a friend who works for a tree service company. The 3 blanks...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by catmaster
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by catmaster

Musing about turning simple sphericons.

So far Charlie has received the same response to his multi-axis threads that I got from my posts re sphericons a couple...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by almcc
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by almcc