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Help; Unique Furniture posted here?

Several months ago, someone, somewhere posted a link to a picture of some really unique and whimsical furniture done by...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ruthniles
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by ruthniles

Musing about craking up

Do any of you know of a site with pictures of crackle finished wood turnings? I remember that back when hams built thei...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by almcc
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by almcc

Needed: Electron-Minded Guru

I'm attempting to build my own nichrome wire burner - mainly for signing my name to my pieces. I've had a plan from a F...
20 comments posted 22yrs
posted by onlnlowe
20 comments posted 22yrs posted by onlnlowe

bischovia

My neighbor is taking down a huge (50' tall with 42" thick trunk) tree that he says is Bischofia and says I can have al...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by flcad
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by flcad

Cutting Round on a Bandsaw

Denis's bandsaw post brings up a question - anyone have any tricks to preparing for the bandsaw? I have no riser block...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by george
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by george

General Sold and Staying!

The General is staying in my shop; soon to be ex-shop. The young couple that bought the farm came yesterday with his fa...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ruthniles
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by ruthniles

Auction

Went by a local auction (WA) to look at the goodies and there were about three lathes to be sold. One was an old bench...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bcombs
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by bcombs

Macassar Ebony

Anybody ever turn any Macassar Ebony? I just tried a small vessel. The stuff looks like tortoise shell. It is extremely...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by barry712
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by barry712

Large bowl blank quest.

Is there any business selling large bowl blanks? I like to turn bowls 14 to 20 inches in diameter and up to 8 or 10 inc...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by respite95
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by respite95

Definition of Natural Edge Item

I presenting a Computer Slideshow to the Townsville Woodturners ( Queensland, Australia) at their AGM on 6th Sept on th...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by stando
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by stando

WorkShop Related Information!

Hey, I just started a new forum and I want to invite all of you to come check it out. It is basically a forum for infor...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by twista_mw
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by twista_mw

Glaser aluminum Handles

Hello I was wondering if anyone knows the amount of lead shot which are in those Glaser aluminum handles and also how h...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by johns_peter
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by johns_peter

My first lathe

Well, I bought an OLD Powerkraft lathe today at a garage sale. According to the little bit of research on the web, it w...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Packerbacker1
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by Packerbacker1