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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 turni...
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posted by lutvin
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by lutvin

Sharpening gouges

Is there a given angle for spindle and bowl gouges ? I have some cheap tools that require frequent sharpening and I can...
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posted by awoodbutcher
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by awoodbutcher

Jacque Vesery Site - interesting

this was posted in another group and might be interesting to some here http://www.jacquesvesery.com/Site/Artwork_Index.h...
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posted by charlieb
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by charlieb

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...
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posted by tajuly
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by tajuly

Compendium of Hollowing Systems

Been having problems posting to usenet newsgroups. Hopefuly this one will get through http://www.svwoodturners.org/Hando...
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posted by charlieb
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by charlieb

spruce burl work in progress done

I finally got the pictures of the spruce burl vase/hollow form up on the site. Any criticisms are welcome although I re...
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posted by darrellfeltmate
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by darrellfeltmate

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, a...
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posted by catmaster
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by catmaster

OT South Georgia Nomenclature OT

Growing up on a farm in South Georgia in the olden days (clue: You could buy a pack of Lucky Strikes plus a box of penn...
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posted by gwader
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by gwader

Is woodturning an addiction? <LONG>

My wife and family have accused me of having an addiction to woodturning. I said they were wrong, it was just a past-ti...
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Robert Sorby "Texas size" tools ??

Some time back, Robert Sorby had a line of turning tools that were "Texas Size", or something like that. The handles we...
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posted by rickf
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by rickf

A bit of a test of vendors

Not too long ago on this group someone posted a note asking about turnaround times for orders. The post specifically me...
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posted by sklar56
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by sklar56