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New bee finishing

Hi, I am new to this group and also very new for woodworking. Will anybody tell me what kind of finishing to use for foo...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by stevephotos
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by stevephotos

Plum as a wood for turning

I have been offered the trunk of a Plum tree by a friend which needs to be taken down in the near future. The trunk is...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by John
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by John

fs - sanding belts - just not quite what I need.

from an estate, I acquired a pile of belt sander belts - it turns out they don't fit my sander (3X24 is what I need) -...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

India Ink Ebonizing

A question was asked in rec.woodworking about ways to "ebonize" maple. I'd been wanting to do that to some maple finial...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by charlieb
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by charlieb

Free totobobo mask samples - act now

For a short promotion period, we are offering free samples of our new respiratory mask (totobobo) with 94% efficiency f...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by totobobomask
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by totobobomask

Hollowing Gouges

I have a Hollowing gouge with bent neck ( round section bar), and the one thing I find I do not like is that the handle...
18 comments posted 18yrs
posted by John
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by John

Table Saw Safety

My Sears table saw comes with an anti kickback device that is more trouble than it's worth. Does anyone have suggestion...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by darwin41
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by darwin41

Jet-1442 VSK

Hay guys.... I have another newbe question about my lathe. For the last few weeks I have been using scrap wood and fire...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by leetollett1
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by leetollett1

Benjarmins best bowl gouge

I've been using these for years and like them, but a few folks bought them recently and didn't like the cut, flute, etc...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by macsplinters
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by macsplinters

The Knight Barrier

When you get a lathe, turning a chess set gets considered. Every piece can be turned - fairly plane or as complicated a...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by charlieb
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by charlieb

WoodLathe

Hey Everyone, I have begun the task of cleaning out my garage, and have gotten awfully tired of tripping over my first...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dvivian
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by dvivian

Dust-bee-gone got one

Well, I got it yesterday and have worn it twice.. I don't hate it as much as the respirator or paper masks, so I'm goin...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by macsplinters
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by macsplinters

Thread in wood

Hi Don't know if this is the right place to ask, but can anyone point me in the right direction for ways to make a shor...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ah
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by ah