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Turning green aspen

Newbie here... I've been lurking (I reckon that's the right term) for a few weeks and am very impressed with the knowle...
16 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cuchara.red
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by cuchara.red

Shopsmith lathe info

I have a chance to get a used Shopsmith real reasonable. I am only interested in using it as a lathe and I was wonderin...
24 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dave
24 comments posted 20yrs posted by dave

Bill Grumbine's Personal Space is going away

Greetings all Okay, now I may have your attention. The bad news is, it is going away, but the good news is, it is going...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ultradad
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ultradad

pine knots

I have been end-grain turning dry beetle-kill ponderosa pine lately, and soaking the 1/4" thick bowls in a solution of...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bobthrelkeld
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by bobthrelkeld

very cheap two cherries carving tools

I was looking in the internet a shop to bought two cherries carving tools and I've found www.todobellasartes.com, a spa...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bouzabrey
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by bouzabrey

Flattening Segmented Pieces

I have been cutting some segmented pieces for a bowl. What is a good way to get the pieces flat in order to glue them t...
15 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tdup2
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by tdup2

Pin Chuck

My intention is to manufacture a pin chuck from a small faceplate to hold half logs and the like. I know a very profici...
41 comments posted 20yrs
posted by alan
41 comments posted 20yrs posted by alan

Turpentine smell, mahog look

--Question: what wood is it? Seem to have a lot of it in the current pile of firewood. Very pronounced smell when cutti...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by steamer
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by steamer

hollowing tools

First post for a very long time. Which would you recommend?
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by moggy
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by moggy

Follow-up to Nara Wood

Thanks again to Andy and Leo. The Tung oil worked out great and has the old Nara carving looking like new again. The mot...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by skidog
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by skidog

Turning materials

I have seen reference to turning Corian for pens. Has anyone tried turning other materials such as Silestone? It is anot...
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posted by freds
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by freds

bursgreen lathe BXL

Hi Could any one tell me how a wadkin bursgreen lathe BXL comes apart so that it can be moved (ie)Headstock bed leg coul...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kenneth.widdall
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by kenneth.widdall

Das Lathe Bench

Along the lines of the woodworking bench I built, the lathe bench in progress warrants the title Das Lathe Bench. Have...
18 comments posted 20yrs
posted by charlieb
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by charlieb

Buying wood lathe

Hello I am not a regular here but need some help in selecting a lathe. I have a customer who wants a large number of tu...
38 comments posted 20yrs
posted by currancopeland
38 comments posted 20yrs posted by currancopeland

Baluster Shapes

Can anyone point me to a web site which shows a variety of baluster shapes? Dick
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dveitch
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by dveitch