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Is This Normal for Newbies?

When I was a kid a bunch of us would get into marathon game sessions, playing five, six or seven hours a day for days o...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by charlieb
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by charlieb

Might be a gloat

Hello all, We were hanging out in the shop after work tonight, and one of the guys I work with mentioned that he has an...
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posted by noneofyer
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by noneofyer

City & Guilds course

To all you UK turners out there, the Milton Keynes Adult Continued Education unit is running a City & Guilds level 2 wo...
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posted by outofthewoods
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by outofthewoods

Speed Control

I live in the UK and have a Record DML24 wood turning lathe. I would like to add electronic speed control to this. Does...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by steve.shipping
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by steve.shipping

Jet Mini lathe overheat problem

Yesterday, I was turning in the garage, temp. about 90, and the lathe suddenly slowed way down. My first thought was a...
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posted by joe.clewless
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by joe.clewless

Poolewood lathes

Just curious: why aren't Poolewood lathes available here? I can make educated guesses at the reasons, but does anyone kn...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jeff
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by jeff

Richard Raffan's DVD

For what it's worth: As a beginner with virtually no opportunities to attend any sort of training workshops, I've disco...
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posted by jeff
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by jeff

Burl for chess pieces

I am planning to make a chess set for my son. I am a pretty decent (IMHO) turner both for bowls, and for repetitive spi...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by BnPWOOD
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by BnPWOOD

Fine Woodworking WIPE ON FINISHES evaluation

Aug '05 issue This looks like an excellent evaluation providing lots of info for you to make personal decisions, also,...
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posted by tomnie
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by tomnie

workpiece holding question

Got a bunch of firewood that I am using to practice technique on with my newly made oland-style tool (which is working...
14 comments posted 21yrs
posted by weissborn
14 comments posted 21yrs posted by weissborn

2 inch 2MT 4 prong drive

I have for a year or so been using a 2 inch 2MT 4 prong drive to hold big bits of wood (monkey puzzle) between centres....
18 comments posted 21yrs
posted by news
18 comments posted 21yrs posted by news

basic woodturning projects

Hi all I am new to woodturning and am looking for basic woodturning projects anyone got any plans they can send me. I h...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by james.williams1
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by james.williams1

Wood places in Oregon?

Hi all, I'm going to be spending a week this fall in Western Oregon. I'm always on the lookout for wood. I'm not really...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by gtanty
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by gtanty

UPDATE -LONGISH- on Stanley guide by John Walter

A while back, AAvK and I were talking about John Walter's Hardcover version of the Antique & Collectible Stanley Tools...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by dave
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by dave

Bog oak for sale

Hello from Croatia For sale Very fine Bog Oak(quercus robur sp.), black and extremely hard. roundwood-logs Volume: 70m3...
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posted by mariolini
13 comments posted 21yrs posted by mariolini