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to stop or charge ahead
The last couple months I have been turning pens. Boy o boy talk about instant gratification! I thought it was quick with bowls but turns out not to be the case. Anyways, I bought some pen blanks, the...
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Anybody out There?
Haven't seen a new message for a while. Is anybody posting, or did Telus cut me of from this group as well?
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Slice & Dice, Twist & Shout - and Turning
Slice & Dice, Twist & Shout - and Turning (or - an example of synthesis and one of the many approaches to being "creative") While I'm certain many others have come up with the same idea and method,...
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New Tormek stuff
While at the Saratoga woodworking show, I learned that there are some new items from Tormek. I bought a DVD+Book combo called "Woodturner's Instruction Box." ($25) The book inside isn't anything more...
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Wood to NOT eat on
Hello Turners, Are there any species of wood that would be toxic to eat on. I have some Bloodwood, Chatke Kok, Purple Heart and Eastern Red Cedar and Red Oak. I'd like to turn some bowls, some tea...
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Straka chuck
This is an FYI for anyone who does not get American Woodturning and is thinking of getting Coles jaws to hold bowls or looking for perhaps a better way to finish the bottoms of your bowls so I'm not...
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top
I posted a photo of a small top on ABPW that some here might be interested in seeing... particularly those who do small items. John
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turning hard maple NICE!
jsut figured I'd post a reminder: Turning hard maple is NICE. Just go the legs of a custom kithcen table, and I'm turning solid HM 4x4. Its been a while since I turned "furniture" wood (kiln dried,...
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Sharpening gouges
Is there a given angle for spindle and bowl gouges ? I have some cheap tools that require frequent sharpening and I can't get the angle back on my two gouges. I've sharpened drill bits for years but I...
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Jacque Vesery Site - interesting
this was posted in another group and might be interesting to some here
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Finish on light wood/sap wood
I have used mostly oil/wax finishes on my bowls: walnut oil, Mahoney's wax, Danish oil with Beall Buffing, mineral oil and beeswax, etc. When I apply these finishes too some light colored woods (light...
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Compendium of Hollowing Systems
Been having problems posting to usenet newsgroups. Hopefuly this one will get through l http://www.svwoodturners.org/Handouts/HollowingSystems/HollowingSystems1.htm
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spruce burl work in progress done
I like the form shape, and I really liked the bark and inclusions. Good job! And I think the whole presentation of your project and how you did it from start to finish is top shelf as well. I like the...
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Idle musings re turning every piece of lovely wood we find.
I live in S.E. Florida on a river near the Atlantic. I'm blessed with every kind of driftwood imaginable. The same with so many varieties of fallen and trimmed tree logs and branches. As found, many...
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wood flute
I'm looking for some info and insight to making wooden flutes. I've done my fair share of woodworking over the years, and my nephew (8 yrs old) has recently been joining me in the basement to watch...
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