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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnv0DAR_gWA
We all start somewhere lol
Yep, peel and stick 1/8 thick foam gets a good seal for me.
Nice project, well executed. WTF poly ? I`m confused by achronyms ,Thanks
John, my son and I made some hook knives for spoon carving. I went to the local ReStore ( Habitat for Humanity ) and bought a 12 inch high speed steel saw blade for $5.00. Because nobody wants hss...
I`m thinking you got an uphill catch with a dull tool. No one anywhere has ever done that.https://www.sawmillcreek.org/clientscript/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/images/smilies/smile.gif Dont give...
I believe these are manufactured from 01 gauge plate, the rockwell rating seeems the same. I remember watching a woodturning video ( back in the dinosuar days) by Dell Stubbs where he used a hand...
Chances are,if there was a close up of the wood , it could be identified. Take one of the pieces to be replaced and scrape/plane/ or spokeshave down to some fresh grain under the patina, post a...
Thom gives some excellent starting points. Over time you will experiment and find what works for you. Try not to be constrained by cast in stone angles or heights .Start from the variables mentioned...
In large scale architectural turning ( Victorian style for example ) Douglas fir ,Cedar, Redwood all are well represented using mainly vertical grain. For bowl turning,it is a challenge for most as...
Could you please explain the acronym DAMHIKT
Nothing ventured , nothing gained .Have some fun, make some shavings
Pool noodle,or foam pipe insulation , wrap in shop towel slip the foam around and ship away.
A month from China ? It took over a month to get a book ordered on Amazon from the UK It seems to take forever on international orders .
I pity anyone just starting out thinking that they couldn't try this great hobby without all the exotic tools we all mention. Any one remember oh so long ago when high speed steel and aluminum oxide...
For me when I make a finial (#3) not only the proportions must be exact on the finial, they should compliment the overall turning . I`ve seen many of your turnings before and you have a great eye for...
I like them ,but you`ll know if your hair stylist likes them after your next hair cut :D
Thanks for the reply fellas, I`m thinking that if i go the CBN route I will retire my 25 yr old Delta 6 in. grinder and move up to an 8 in grinder, When i bought the Delta it was all a young guy...
When I started turning 30 yrs ago at work , we still used high carbon steel.High speed steel came along and changed everything for the good. I used aluminum oxide wheels with good success.Nothing...
Henry Taylor makes great tools P&N I had problems with . Try Island Woodcrafts in Comox Very nice folks to deal with ( I`m from Victoria too )
My first chuck was a Nova with the tommy bars (circa 1986) I still use it and it has served me well, came with phosphorus bronze jaws thats how old it is . anyway I lock the spindle on my lathe and...
I`d have to say my worst purchase is a Henry Taylor fluted parting tool , I prefer a flat that is left by my regular parting tool, the fluted leaves a small bead which i find difficult to get a...
If you are using a glue block why not use a face plate? A steadyrest will help with the lateral pressure But at 23 years of turning you know all this. I would like to see the finished product or...
I wish all repair videos were this good, Thank You !
Over the last 40 years I have been a handsaw user as opposed to a collector, the saws coveted by myself and my peers was pretty much any Disston Philadelphia . I have no scientific knowledge to back...