Woodturning Crafts

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old craftsman lathe

I have an old craftsman lathe with a missmatched motor. The motor seems to be turning too fast,I looked up the rpm's fo...
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posted by dbke99
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by dbke99

Air Filtration

Anyone have any advice on shop air filtration? I have a dust collector for the saws, etc, but the sanding dust is a rea...
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posted by LBledsoe
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by LBledsoe

WoodWrite KT363 or KT462

Afternoon, all... Does anyone have any experience with either of the lathes listed above? Any information appreciated?...
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posted by bobrass
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by bobrass

Big stave turning

Pictures of me turning a 18" by 9'6" column
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posted by akransom
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by akransom

Nara??

I've been put in charge of saving a family treasure made out of "Nara". It is a very dirty wood carving that I have sin...
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posted by skidog
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by skidog

Source for alcohol base dyes

I was fascinated by some of the things that Phil Irons did at KC using powdered dyes that were said to be alcohol ("spi...
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posted by kip055
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by kip055

Wobbly Grinding Wheel?

I have a two 8" grinding wheels-grinder for sharping my turning tools. The one wheel is wobbling quite abit and the oth...
13 comments posted 20yrs
posted by curleyh
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by curleyh

Pat on the back for myself (gloat)

Hi you all We had the annual woodworkers, carvers and turners show in London this past weekend, and I was fortunate to...
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posted by l.vanderloo
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by l.vanderloo

Legacy Model 200 group

http://groups.google.com/group/Model-200-Club I just started a group specifically for folks with a Model 200 ornamental...
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posted by gabewizard
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by gabewizard

A muse on commnication

Excuse me, Arch, let me stand on that there box a moment. We humans listen to what we want to hear rather than what was...
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posted by tomnie
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by tomnie

Turning Purpleheart?

--Hi, gang. I'm taking a breather from metalworking for a spell in order to finish a project I dropped a while back. I'...
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posted by steamer
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by steamer

homemade drum making

I was interested in ashiko drums making,(Ghana)west africa as hobby only,and wonder if and what are some simple steps,I...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by acr
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by acr

Turning Mag's

I was wondering are there any good turning magazines they you veteran turners would recommend for a beginner?
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posted by jmartin_jr
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by jmartin_jr

The $29.95 Angle Drill continued

A while back, I reported that the cheap angle/close quarter drill that I purchased died as the bearings wore out. Well,...
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posted by reedgray
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by reedgray