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How to remove bark

Does anybody know how to remove the bark from Robinia Pseudoacacia( Black Locust) burr's? I like to get the bark off wi...
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posted by c.m.g.g.van.aar
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by c.m.g.g.van.aar

quote of the day

"Standing ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and k...
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posted by birchcone
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Spring

It's the season of roadlessness right now. Melting snow feeds a lake between the drifts that the plows made during the...
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posted by george
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by george

The more it changes...

A point to ponder... Why do we see only bowls on the web sites? Why no chairs like the fabulous turned chair I saw at t...
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posted by woodworker.no
17 comments posted 21yrs posted by woodworker.no

Lathe-head

A friend of mine bought a lathe. A real nice one actually. A general 20 incher variable speed. He has used a lathe all...
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posted by treywteyhg4
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Plagiarism - who was first? (long)

American Woodturner has an article on plagiarism i the latest edition. There are obviously problems attached to this ar...
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posted by bruntabortder
35 comments posted 21yrs posted by bruntabortder

Don Derry demonstration and class

I have been delinquent in posting because I've been so busy, but I just wanted to give a plug for Don Derry's demonstra...
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posted by jf121168
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by jf121168

Wheels, and Why I love My Wife

Susan arrives a bit early from work, looks at my pitiful efforts and says "looks like you bit off more than you could c...
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posted by george
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by george

Wheels

I've been tasked to make wheels for a Cinderella-type pumpkin coach which is to receive gift cards at my daughter's wed...
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posted by george
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by george

Musing about the current state of woodturning

This is a sort of follow up to Owen Lowe's excellent thread about our history and whether I'm right or wrong, please ad...
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posted by almcc
15 comments posted 21yrs posted by almcc

Lucubrating on historical value of turning

It struck me as an original thought, as I don't recall being exposed to such an idea, that wood turning has a history o...
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posted by onlnlowe
33 comments posted 21yrs posted by onlnlowe

Tormek: Can I do this ?

Anyone who owns one, knows how fine the grade of the wheel is. I had a couple of tools that were really out of kilter,...
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posted by Gepittoxx
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ASP Tools v M2

Hi all i'm just about to buy my first set of tools and wondered if anyone could give there opinion on the ASP range of t...
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posted by lincsturn
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by lincsturn

Proxxon Scroll saw (anyone try it)

Has anyone tried the Proxxon scroll saw? I am talking about the larger one $200. Walter H. Klaus
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posted by whklaus
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by whklaus