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Grizzly wood lathe
June 5, 2010

I recently purchased my 1st lathe, an old, used Grizzly. Does anyone know who sells a 4-jaw chuck that will fit the metric threads on my headstock? All the ones…
Turning Oak?
May 28, 2010

I build furniture, but do not turn. My brother-in-law is a beginner turner. I have scraps I would like to give him to turn pens. I know he can use…
sharpening carving chisels
May 24, 2010

all, I am considering the purchase of 2 buffing wheels for my grinder (8" x 5/8" arbor) to be used to buff my chisels. I would like to have 1"…
Help…High luster/gloss finish for a Mohagany Vase
May 21, 2010

I am new too woodturning, I started in February. After several projects, I made a 14 inch vase out of Mohagany that I took from a pew at my church. No I didn't steal…
Inspiration
May 20, 2010

If you're not familiar with Grinling Gibbons, you owe it to yourself to take a look at his work. Born in Holland in the early 17th Century, Gibbons moved to…
Carving 101
May 3, 2010

There are a lot of people out there in Knotsland who can carve rings around me (Ray, feel free to jump in here anytime), but people have asked how to…
Two failures today
May 2, 2010

File this under: Nothing ventured nothing gained. This morning I tried turning a chalice out of a green apricot limb. It cracked in two before I got it off the lathe.…
Got me some turning stock!
May 1, 2010

Lady Luck graced me today with a nice stack of Madrona for turning stock. This'll definitely motivate me to get going on turning some bowls!! Biggest are 13-14"D, just cut…
Turning Madrona, boiling & other tricks!!
May 1, 2010

Well, in the last 20 hours, I've learned alot about the predicted diffculties of dealing with Madrona (or Madrone, depending on where you come from), and how the pros handle…
Rockwell 46-525
April 22, 2010

Inherited one of these a while back. The upper drive belt that connects to the variable speed function disiintegrated. I'm unsure of the size as the pulley that receives it moves up…

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