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waxed blanks

Another newb question - just picked up some wood blanks to practice on - they are sealed in wax. should I remove the wa...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by vgbaron
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by vgbaron

newbie questions

Hi - First post - going to be fun setting up the kill filter! Been a wrecker for years and am just getting back into tu...
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posted by vgbaron
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by vgbaron

Olive wood

I was given a piece of olive wood 4 inches square by 8 inches. I made a money bgox with a threaded inner lid with coin...
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posted by tomdougall
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by tomdougall

Does this mean the wood is ready to turn?

As in it is dry enough? "CUT FROM A TWO YEAR OLD LOG AND WAX SEALED" I see this in a lot of ads on eBay. -Jim
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posted by jtpryan
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by jtpryan

A Rain Wand Follow Up

Earlier I posted a link to a Rain Wand I was doing for a friend in Central Texas where they've had a summer of drought...
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posted by charlieb
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by charlieb

PhotShop as a Design Tool - wanna be a Beta Tester

I've been using PhotoShop to create variations of pieces I've done and have digital images of. With a few basic tools a...
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posted by charlieb
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by charlieb

Burnishing a Scraper

The Lee Valley catalog came in the mail today, and so I'll probably be up a bit later than I should be. One thing I see...
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posted by drew
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by drew

A Rain Wand

After having made a magic wand for every kid in the neighborhood and a few for some women I know, this Rain Wand is a s...
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posted by charlieb
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by charlieb

Segment turning

Did some turning the last couple of days. Pic's on my web page. hope it's allright to show webpages on here !! Jerry ht...
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posted by Grandmother300
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by Grandmother300

Hell -o and a fair warning

Hello all, So good to see so many old friends still posting to the original unmoderated turning newsgroup and to see th...
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posted by almcc
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by almcc

Turning tools

Is this a wood turning forum or a "Hot Sexy video" forum? What a bunch of junk! In case there are any turners reading I...
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posted by unreadnewsmail
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by unreadnewsmail

Multi-axis turning for the low-skilled

Having been inspired by the Barbara Dill articles, I've made a fair volume of shavings and kindling, and would like to...
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Oh, joy!

I'm a Shopsmith guy - and we've all had discussions about the god and bad aspects of that. 'nuff said. I'm happy becaus...
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posted by tvnospamkoehler
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by tvnospamkoehler

Turning American Sycamore

Anyone turned any sycamore? How well does it behave as far as warping and cracking? My nephew brought be a section of a...
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posted by gwr40
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by gwr40