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Cedar bowels turned end grain look real nice. You have the lighter and darker rings and a darker area where the branches are. The rim has high and low areas because of the convoluted outer rim. Turn...

I have been seeing some gorgeous resin and burl castings for bottles stoppers, pens, and small boxes. Does anyone know where a person could go to to get more information on how to make them?

I'm big on burl bowls. They have such character. Cut them down the pith and use the burl for the bottom so you don't turn the burl away. If your lucky you may get a void or two. Now thats real...

Does anyone have or know about chainsaw mills? I get tired of wrestling large half logs and was thinking sawing some into more managable pieces for platters and shallow bowls might be an idea. Any...

Tis the season, well almost. Does anyone have a tutorial or the steps and dimensions for making wooden Easter eggs?

Great haul but add me to Scott and Roger about wanting to know more about the faceplate jig you are holding the wood with. Thats not your fathers jig. Pun intended. Looks interesting and a different...

Im in for #66.

I see so many great hollow forms here Im going to try one but I have a question. If you are going to do a lower profile or more round hf what direction should the grain run? On a taller hf does the...

Steve, it looks great. I couldn't help but notice the steady rest you used. It appears you use it to support the piece. Would you please comment on if you made it, how you did it if you did, and how...

Sorry for the ignorance but this could be important to me and others. What is WTF?

Great job Jeff. As a fellow club member when I die can they just drop me off and you can do the rest? Spalting sure does add doesn't it. Keep up the good work.

I am a novice at best and enjoy reading the threads without replying because it is a great source of information for me. I have learned so much about hollow forms, finishes, design and form, etc....

From time to time I have struggled with dust and other things in my bowl final finish giving me a less than smooth finish. Im thinking of going the finish, steel wool, and buffing route. What size of...

Jeff,
Great rim on the bowl. Kind of sounds like a larger lathe may be in the future if you keep turning out the good stuff.

Jeff, what are you going to do with all of the cash you will make at the expo? Buy more wood? The ornaments are looken good. Just a comment from a fellow club member.

The Wisconsin Woodturners Expo gets bigger every year. We had to move to a larger venue as we outgrew out prior site after the second year. Go to cvwg.org for the demonstration schedule and you will...

Michael,
Do it all the time with no problems.
Richad Golde

Rick is a great guy and always willing to teach and share. It sounds like he got rid of the Ricon mini which he didn't care for for the Delta. Wise choice. Last visit Rick was into offset goblets....

Jerry,
Do you use wood screws or sheetmetal screws? The thread pitch is different. The reason I ask is sheetmetal screws hold a faceplate better.
Richard Golde

Thanks everyone for the input. Much appreciated. Jeff Fagen, eyeing up the Robust is about as close as I am going to come to it. Very nice lathe but unfortunately it also has another very nice, the...

I have been soaking rough turned bowls in DNA in a 5 gallon pail and am pleased with the results. I can fit in an 11" bowl with a tight fit in the pail. I would like to make larger bowls and am...

Our local woodturning club has the opportunity to get some aromatic cedar logs in exchange for sawing some of them up into boards for 2 adirondack chairs. Does anyone have a materials list or know...

I just completed a small bowl of dried butternut that had a great pattern of insect holes. The wood was a little darker than green butternut. I hear you guys talk that BLO really makes the grain pop...

There is something that hasn't been mentioned yet to slow down the drying in low moisture environments. Put shavings in the inside or the outside of the bowl or hollow form and then wrap the piece in...

Just when I thought I had the language of turning down I am confronted with a new dialect. I know what HF and CA are but what is BLO and IMO? Any other commonly used acronyns? I knew I dropped out of...