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Hi folks:

I'm posting for a friend who lives just outside Richmond, Virginia on the northeast side of the city. She had a large walnut tree blow down in a recent storm. It is 18-24" in diameter...

+1 on the West book on turning salt and pepper shakers/grinders.

I turned a few last year with Crushgrind mechanisms. I purchased inexpensive carbide forstner bits in the correct size. I also...

Thanks for all of the responses, and, Richard, the links to other threads was really valuable.

THANKS for all of the replies.

Hi folks:

I am exploring adding a hollowing system to my lathe.

I have a Powermatic 3520b standard bed.

I've looked at videos that explain the D-way, the Lyle Jamison and the Trent Bosh...

Three years ago I bought a barely used 3520b at a silent auction. A high school was closing up its woodshop.....sad day for education; but a good day for me.

My low ball bid of $2001.01 got me...

I cut about 8 cords of firewood a year and harvest turning blanks out of my wood pile of saw logs when I find an unusual log (like a spalted curly white birch) or good sized log (ash or bitternut...

Outstanding! All the attention to detail and the intricate finish. Inspiring!

Hi folks:

I'd greatly appreciate some help with diagnosis of the cause of these cracks and prevention of cracks in the future.

BACKGROUND
I've been turning for 1.5 years in my spare time. ...

Hi:

As a neophyte turner I bought the 1 hp Rikon 8" slow speed grinder (on sale) with white Alox wheels. With the Oneway/Wolverine jig I got good, repeatable results.

After a year of turning...

I'm looking for opinions on these two saws from people who have used them:

Skil Sawsquatch 10 1/4
versus
Big Foot 10 1/4

I know the Big Foot has an edge in cutting depth by cutting 3 7/8"
...

Hi folks:

I have just completed my first three pepper mills with Crushgrind mechanisms. I used the Sorby specialty tool for cutting installation grooves for the mechanism in the mill body and the...

My first, and only, lathe is a Powermatic 3520b that I bought at an auction when a local school was closing their wood shop program. It was virtually new and I paid $2001.01 in a silent auction.
...

Pat and Jeff:

Thanks for the outstanding advice! I'll look into purchasing the book by Chris West and I'll start sketching designs on graph paper.

This really is more fun than a barrel full of...

Thanks for the advice, Dave.

Hi folks:

I have been turning bowls now for two years and just now took the plunge into spindle turning some pepper mills for Christmas presents.

TEMPLATES FOR SHAPE?
It was a gas and a half. ...

Outstanding advice, friends!

Looking to turn my first pepper mills this summer. I suspect that once I get started they will be a regular product that I will gift to family and friends and perhaps even sell, so I am exploring...

WOW! I'll keep an eye out on Craigslist where I routinely search for tools: Vermont, New Hampshire, Hudson Valley (NY) and Massachusetts.

Doug is an incredibly trusting man! I usually pay for...

AWE INSPIRING! Speaking as a new turner, that work is a marvel of beauty!

David

Find someone who heats with wood. They will have lots of logs that can be picked over. Frequently, firewood is oak, maple or ash that has started spalting....great source for cheap wood to...

Hi! I am also a new turner and I can echo the comments above.

* My local club is 2.5 hours away and meetings have not fallen on open days in my calendar, but the one meeting attended was a...

Sounds like a great plan! Feel free to private message me if I can be any help at all.

DOC

Alex:

You are welcome to visit....despite the old Vermont saying: "You CAN get there from here."

My shop is in an old, unheated barn, (that typical of this part of Vermont is up in the air)...

Thanks so much for the replies. Yes, I am having fun.

Thanks for the suggestion, I plan to try some twice turned bowls with some of the remaining firewood. I have some space in the barn where...