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Look on the "Woodturning Online " website They have a plans for an earring holder. I have made several of these. I even made some where I stacked them up and increased the capacity without...

What is WTF?

Will someone explain what age has to do with learning to turn?

I just went through the a similar problem with the same chuck except for the jaws. The taper on the chuck and arbor should be a number 33. I didn't realize that the chuck and arbor were seperate...

This adds a step to the process but has worked for me. Layout the tenon and then use a fine tooth saw to start the cut on the corners.

Can't you open the hole in the banjo with a drill just enough to allow for the oversized tool post?

While doing a "Google" for Hartville Tool I saw a web result referencing a discount for SMC members. Does the discount still exist?

Hi Phil,

I went down the same road you are on. I bought an old Craftsman lathe for turning reel seats and cork grips. I used All Thread as a mandrel. One end was held in a Jacobs chuck in the...

Unless the gouge is rolled over to be used like a scraper I don't see how it will cut without the bevel touching the wood. So I guess I most always ride the bevel. Sometimes I even change it to get...

I have had one since they first came out. My first impression was that it was pretty flimsy for the price paid; however, it has performed well. I wear it at all times when turning. It has survived...