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WOODTURNING MAGAZINE Index for Issues 1-169
Many thanks to Tom Briggs at GMC for the original information I have been given a complete index to issues 1-169 of Woodturning Magazine and have put a link to it in the main menu on my website It...
 
GOING small
I earlier asked about why some people want to Go BIG and questioned the need for a lathe in the Stubby range, capable of turning 600 pound chunks of wood into enormous objects. I understand better...
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Bored: looking for shapes.
O'K I am bored, down to about a dozen projects none going anywhere in a hurry. I read a post here and the person give their web site which had about 18 or 24 differant shapes to turn for those of us...
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shear cutting
i am interested to hear you personal preferences on shear cutting the inside of deep bowls. what have you tried and what seems to work the best for you. do you cut or scrape - angles of presentaion...
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Dead Standing Timber
I've got some dead standing timber tat I'm going to be cutting out of my fence row. Does this need to be treated as green wet wood or can I turn as is? -Terry
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Oneway chuck key.
Hi everyone, the arts centre at Milton Keynes (UK) inherited a nice Graduate lathe last year and with it a Oneway Stronghold chuck. Once I managed to get it wired in the lathe was a great addition to...
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Going Big the other way
Just a question related to the topic of going big, but i did not want to ruin that thread. Some of the big metal lathes way a half ton or more and are stable enough to turn a large chunch of steel....
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Bradford Pear Bowl and Stand
Trying again to post a picture in ABPW. GWR
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What to do with a checked bowl = Angel
Check out the angel this guy made http://cgi.ebay.com/WOODTURNING-ART-ANGEL-WOOD-ART_W0QQitemZ200084175760QQihZ010QQcategoryZ71235QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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A Turn - for the Better
A friend has gone most of the way through chemo. Being the optimist that she is, Carol saw that losing her hair presented an opportunity - to go shopping -for a whig, some hats AND a turban or two....
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Why GO BIG?
I suspect it's because I've not been turning long enough and have never used one, but I don't understand why having a Stubby S750 or one of its peers becomes the ultimate lathe to which so many...
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additions to the web page
Greetings to all. There are a couple of new additions to the web page. There was a question raised about about any tips regarding things used from the dollar stores that seem to have sprung up all...
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Pine-Sol smell
I picked a block out of my wood cupboard-a burl of something, but I couldnĀ¹t remember what. I started turning and was almost overcome by the pine-sol scent. Any ideas what wood?
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OneWay Stronghold chuck question
I have used my chuck for quite awhile but I was just wondering why there is a threaded hole in the back end of the adaptor (the side facing the headstock when mounted). The threads in the hole are...
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What's with my ebony?!
I made a turning block by gluing up a 2"x2"x6" block of ebony, with 2"x1"x6" blocks of wenge on either side, and 2"x1"x6" blocks of granadilla on either side of that. On the bottom I glued a 6"x6"x1"...
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