David Bassett
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And, I'm told, some other states. For me, this is more a health & safety of denaturants in cheap DNA than a what the retailers did in response to...

Who's "they"? The only reason for a tap I can think of is for the vise screw to thread into and I think most people inset a premade nut for that. ...

I'd throw in Roy Underhill's The Woodwright's Shop for general background and basic instruction. And inspiration. The show was filmed for PBS. ...

Traditionally Ethanol was used. DNA is/was usually Ethanol with something added to make it "undrinkable". For excise tax reasons DNA (now) must be...

OK, I suppose I'm a Fan-Boy, but I like the Veritas saws. While I hate "cheap" tools, I probably overly appreciate "value" tools. These saws really...

Huh? The Veritas Dovetail saws have a "hardwood handle", torrified maple IIRC (they don't say on the Dovetail saw page.) The saw plate is 0.020",...

I tend to turn things of a size and with blanks where I'm comfortable with just safety glasses. But situations differ. Of the commonly available...

Maybe more interesting, at least for big users, is their 190 proof in 5 gal cans: 190 Proof Food Grade Ethanol At 95% Ethanol (5% water) it's...

Interesting. Here's a page on their site more specific to the question here: Denatured Alcohol vs Nondenatured Ethanol It has several sections...

Ah ha! I remembered enough I could find it. Allan Speers was on a quest for non-toxic alcohol. He found GRAVES GRAIN ALCOHOL for much less than...

Unfortunately California isn't a small place. We look long and skinny, but I'm 4-6 hours from Nevada in the skinny direction. (Long direction is...

Nope. Not the California liquor store stuff. Not a clean air reg, but public health / prop up the wine industry reg, limits the max proof for...

John has a lot more experience than I do and makes a good point about wrench flats. (And I think he's in the SuperNova2 camp.) I only remember...

I haven't been convinced those Cole jaws are useful. Hopefully a more experienced turner can explain the pros and cons. I'll just note I've only...

Sorry we've confused you. Unfortunately precise information seems unavailable online. I pretty sure we figured out the Precision Midi is the same...

Thanks. That's roughly the same size as the G3, but I'm not confident my numbers for it are good. Both seem to be slightly smaller diameter and...

I may be one of the biggest proponents of the carbide tools here. (Explicitly ignoring the Hunter tools which are carbide but require the...

Recent long thread on the topic: Buying First Turning Tools (set advice and/or individual) Though I'll repeat my plug for a few decent (mid-range...

Outside of hitting something you didn't want to hit, e.g. a nail, chipping is usual due to an overly hard brittle chisel. I've never seen any of the...

I assume that's directed at me, but it's the OP that needs to decide. SN2 is a nicer chuck, and would work well on bigger future lathes and as well...

I'm not sure I've ever seen one in the flesh, nor can I find a definitive listing of Teknatool chuck sizes. But from the scattered numbers I've...

I don't know draw knives, so can't judge how well it'll work. But worst case you'll be getting a gorgeous tool-shaped sculpture! :)

SuperNova2 has more mass, so less turning blank before your motor will struggle. It also has more depth, so you'll run out of bed a little sooner. ...

Not an expert, but took a class on making end grain cutting boards once. The instructor mentioned some of the hazards of the different machine...

Welcome! I was thinking, from the length of the thread, you'd already gotten every possible opinion, but skimming through it I see several...

I'd go with special I can't suggest a value as I'm continually surprised by selling prices. But since Jim Bode regularly get $195 for lightly...

I'll vouch for Ashley Iles chisels, I have and like them very much. I had Chris Gochnour grab one of mine for quick class demo, after a full day of...

BCT palm brace takes standard 1/4" hex bits, but doesn't come with any. (The nice collection in the marketing photo is for illustration purposes and...

Are you aware of the Bridge City Tool Works PB-2 brace? It is 8-1/2" tall with a 4-1/2" swing, which sounds like it is a similar size to what you...

I assume you are asking about Thompson handles. Unless he's released an enhancement recently, his handles are limited to a single shaft diameter. ...