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Finishing Oil Catching Fire

There have been many instances of used oily rags catching fire, and one more near here recently. But what is it in the o...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by dveitch
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by dveitch

Moral Dilemma

Spinning some spalted birch while the snow builds to the point where I have to plow. The piece has a couple of knots, a...
12 comments posted 21yrs
posted by george
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by george

safe finish for goblet used for alcohol?

A friend likes my goblet "style" and wants a set of 8.. says that they don't have to be the same size, color or exact s...
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posted by mac.davis
18 comments posted 21yrs posted by mac.davis

Thick Epoxy finish

I was just making final fine cuts on the interior of a medium size (Max 9" OD) segmented wooden bowl. The wood is prima...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by bldaun
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by bldaun

Drying rough turned bowls

I am presently rough turning some green bowls and I need to dry them without checking. I understand the wall thickness...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rodnhazel
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by rodnhazel

Woodturning, what kit do I need?

Hi, I would like to start making pool cues and was wondering what type of tools and machinery I would need to do this. T...
15 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nospamx
15 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospamx

Dust Mite info?

Hi Has anybody ever contacted dust mites from dust in there woodturning shed? If so how did you de-contaminate it? Since...
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posted by kyoung
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by kyoung

Plagiarism

Some turners might be plagiarizing without even knowing it. This is from an article in the American Woodturner and it r...
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posted by mine
107 comments posted 21yrs posted by mine

New metal spinning DVD due for release

www.metalspinningworkshop.com The Metal spinning workshop DVD will be released in April 2005. 120 minutes New metal spi...
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posted by teltynan
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by teltynan

Things we do to impress other turners

I was reading the thread about threading jigs and started to think about the stuff we do to impress one another. 1) No...
14 comments posted 21yrs
posted by darrellfeltmate
14 comments posted 21yrs posted by darrellfeltmate

Shop Made Mini-Chuck Photos

A recent project required a number of small spindles to be turned on my Jet mini using 3/4" square stock. I made a mini...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kvaughn65
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by kvaughn65

Small gloat

I have been teaching a neighbors daughter the basics of turning. She went to the club meeting and fell in love with nat...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by akransom
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by akransom

Reaction wood

"Hardwood in the northern hemisphere build the reation wood on the tension side of the pith, which gives rise to growth...
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posted by Bill
19 comments posted 21yrs posted by Bill

IWCS Seeks Editor for World of Wood

Hello All, Thought it worth while to share this with you: The International Wood Collectors Society (IWCS) invites appl...
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posted by Fred.Holder
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by Fred.Holder