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Wood lathe 101
September 4, 2010

No 'turner' or 'carver' here.. I do have a very small wood lathe.. I Have worked many different size/grade metal lathes but they are far different from wood lathes.. I…
joining pieces
August 27, 2010

I am making a desk with turned legs. One of my options is to purchase turned legs but I would need to join sqaure stock to the turning. What would…
tear out on end grain
August 25, 2010

I've struggled with end grain tear out on both the interior and exterior of bowls. I'm currently turning some bowls from an ash tree that came down on my property…
Lathe newbie
July 25, 2010

Want to know what indexing the spindle means like in "24 index positions". Would also like to buy a used lathe if possible. Specs are as follows: If possible; …
Spindle smoothing with Skew Chisel
July 25, 2010

Greetings fellow turners,
Forstner Maxicut versus Bormax
July 23, 2010

With the use of an adequate drill press (I have a one-horsepower), and assuming appropriate drill speed, bit feed pressure, chip removal management, etc., does anyone have experience with both…
carob
July 14, 2010

Has anyone turned carob? What can I expect from some 6yr old pieces? Your input would be welcome. Thanks Jako
Pro’s & Con’s of Carving Green Wood??
July 9, 2010

I have not had a chance to Google this topic, but I just harvested some green maple from some recently fallen trees in my area and would like to carve…
looking for a good woodturning book for advanced skills
June 9, 2010

I'm looking for a recommendation for a good woodturning book for my husband. He is quite an accomplished general woodworker, has been doing it for 20+ years and has a…
how to sharpen homemade beading tool
June 7, 2010

I made a beading tool from a file by gring and filing a radius on the tip. when I tried to make beads on some table legs I got fair…

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