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That's a CROCK! No, really! That is beautiful work. Great finish sanding/oiling too. Now to get it filled appropriately.

I'm not good at pricing, but I would like to know the different ways you chucked the various pieces to turn & finish the foot (feet). My last attempt at a 13" platter was shattered on the work floor...

I'm just a novice at this, but...

Assumption- you have not hollowed out the bowl. If you can reverse chuck it or mount it on a face plate, then you can 'reshape' the bowl down to where you can...

Finally, a hobby that isn't going to cost me $$$$!:D He has decided to get into turning. This is his first project (with a little help from me). He is 14yo.

Hopefully I can keep him interested...

The contrast between heartwood, sapwood, and barks is great. How did you cut the blank from the tree? I'm trying to visualize how you cut the blank to get the natural edge, but I'm not getting it....

It depends on certain conditions in Iraq, but 14 to 20 days is the usual time it take from mailing to receiving. I have only had two packages 'lost' in transit over a 1 year deployment.

I can...

I was thinking the same thing (not very thick). But the steel is free! He lives not to far from wood mills and we cut up a 36" dia circular saw blade to make these tools. I'm not looking to do any...

Hi, and thanks for all the support. My gavels did turn out well. Unfortunately my wife found a great storage facility adjoining the house, while I was gone for the year. Now I am digging out my...

When did you join SMC? - early last year.
How did you find out about this site? General search on turning.
What do you enjoy the most about SMC? All the people with great advice and some humor (ok...

shoot, I'm in. I hope to make it look that good.
I'm still working my way back from Iraq. So I'll check in when I can.

r/s
Dave

Thanks for the support! I bought the lathe and knives on line (grizzly.com), since we get mail regularly. I used a dewalt 18v Cordless to power the lathe. And you definitely need something, other...

I was reassigned and didn't have access to my lathe nor this site for a while. But now I have both. I was able to finish one gavel for presentation, and a small billy club too. The little grizzly...

You nailed the acorn design. Nice job. Is the any sign of checking? Or is the wood 'well aged', or did you stabilize with PEG?

The mosquito-net pole is only 3/4" dia to start with, and I didn't want it any smaller. My production will be a little thicker and I want to turn three beads near the head. The bead commemorate the...

Explorer? Best is the low riding trailer (U-haul). Don't lift if you don't have to. And trailers were meant to take dents and scrapes. Wife & I bought a Highlander and my accessory (to keep it...

Here is a better shot. I was also able to use the Seabee's drill press. I made a 'v' block to hold the head. The handle is an old mosquito-net pole (birch I think) that I turned. The production...

All I get to see are 'contractors' and city engineers now. Quality craftsmanship is not in their lexicon. It is hard for them to use inferior materials since that is what they start with.

Hmm. I didn't think it was all that big. Its about 2.25" diameter max. Some of the city counsel need more than a bonk with a gavel, in my opinion.

There are a number of reasons I cannot find any fine woodworking brethren in Iraq, but I think this picture sums it up.

Ok, I learned some lessons from my first practice cut. After waiting for my Corpsman to make his drumsticks, and that pesky work stuff, I finally got to use the lathe. My design has changes a...

Much of that actually makes sense once I visualized how I run the skew. I keep these as sharp as I can, but they are 'made in china' (Grizzly needs to hold the Chinese company to a higher QA...

Attached is my first practice run making the gavel head. My skew jumped (and gouged) the piece when I was rotating it into the work. You can see in the picture. I just can't remember what mistake I...

That is an excellent job for a first time. How even is the inner wall of the cup down to the base? Right now, that can be a challenge to me.

David, Still In Iraq

I have used the HUT wax sticks for a few of my turnings. Hard bar rubbed directly on the object and then I use a felt or leather pad to heat it up and melt it in. Complex turnings (with small...

I posted this in woodturning (woodworking in Iraq) area, so this is a updated copy for the H2669 Hobby Lathe.

I'm in Iraq for a year, and I really needed to have something other than the gym,...