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Turning unseasoned wood
January 13, 2006

Greetings, I have some red oak logs (cut to about 14") that I took out of my firewood pile. They are unsplit and have bark on them. Diamiter from…
blockfronts
January 9, 2006

I am in the process of building a block front cabinet. I intend to carve and apply the convex shell carvings as would have been done originally. What is the best technique for…
Looking for patriotic carving patterns
January 9, 2006

Our weekly church bulletin always lists the members who are serving in the military overseas. There are currently over 30 young men & women serving, mostly in the middle east…
Carving Locust or Intarsia..need advise!
January 6, 2006

Need advise, about to carve or make an Intarsia Inlay to a Jewelry box. The size of the carving will be 3" wide and 7" high. The design will be…
Fruitless mulberry wood
January 3, 2006

The storm that came through here today laid down my neighbor's good sized fruitless mulberry tree. Has anyone ever used this wood for turning bowls? If someone can recommend it…
What to Carve?
December 20, 2005

I've been checking this folder every day, hoping it doesn't die and interesting discussions crop up. In the absence of anything else,.... Let's say you've been interested in learning to…
Sanding Bowls
December 17, 2005

I have been turning for about three years and I truly enjoy it. I especially enjoy making segmented bowls and vases. The trouble is... I seem to spend an enormous…
Osolnik type candle sticks
December 15, 2005

What is the method used for adding weight to the bottom to make them stable? If you use a tenon in the candle cup to hold it against the tailstock…
Indexing Head
December 7, 2005

My lathe does not have an integral indexing head. I need to cut some flutes in a tapered cylinder and therefore need some sort of accurate indexing. I searched for…
How to………..
December 6, 2005

turn wine stopper tops..... I'm assuming that you could do this between centers, but wouldn't a chuck be more betterer? :) Glue the dowel in the blank, chuck up the dowel and…

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