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I use the Metabo 3" ROS. It's great, I use fewer grits because you can peel off a lot of wood with 120 and by the time I get to 240 I can't see any sanding marks on most woods.

It doesn't work...

I think the bowls you were looking at were made on a bowl coring machine rather than a lathe. Seen the machine and process, it's fascinating. It only makes one shape but it's a fairly nice one,...

379121I'm adding a shear scraper variation I made a few weeks ago, just to toss it into the conversation and see what you guys think. It's a Sorby cutting head mounted on 1/2" shaft at about 45...

If well done on the right piece of wood it can be a great accent, it's organic enough to stay inside the aesthetic of wood generally. For instance if you were to make similar micro and macro level...

Michael - that's the Metabo that I own, I bought it based on some other reviews on sawmill creek. I really like it. The foam backing pads need replacement fairly often as they soften up and can't...

Couldn't be happier with my metabo sxe 400, although it isn't a stand alone sander since it won't handle tight interior curves and edges very well. But it is exceptional for everything else.

Fun thread - agree with Thomas and others that having a thicker rim and/or base can allow for a nice feel in the hand and can also be a nice addition for the creator because unlocking the inner from...

it's great to hear a serious production turner say that cuts just vary sometimes without having a logical cause.

One thing I'm getting onto more and more is that the smoothness of the previous...

My opinions - it's a great piece of wood and a good form. I also find a constant curve a little more appealing but if you look at what ceramicists produce there are really all kinds of different...

archival ink works fine and you don't have to go far to find them, I get mine at the local drugstore.

Looks like alder to me also

Here's my experience - I tried doing some soaking with 50/50 water, then 50/50 with alcohol just to see if I could get better results. I never got the glue to penetrate very far. Side by side tests...

I'm turning once turned end grain work almost entirely right now. Sometimes the pith is visibly no good and I'll face turn, twice. But mostly once turned end grain. I end up doing a fair (unfair)...

Hey all - I had an idea today at the shop that might be useful to some of you. I've been recognizing for a while that something like this might have a place but it hit me today that it could come...

I just logged in to second Prashun's advice. Tear out goes much deeper than you would imagine. Lots of other good advice here but Prashun said everything I was going to.

Hey all - just wondering if anyone has ever used a product called Neat-lac leather lacquer for wood finishing. All I can really find about it is that it was very popular with leather workers and was...

One thing to note when working crotches - the bark right at the seam can often run in far further than you would think. Locate the upper end of your blank (as oriented on the tree) by cutting slices...

I'm going to have to revise my woodturning dreams to include the scenario you brought up, Brian. I'm glad someone out there understands me.

I'd like to create works which will be the sole objects in large rooms, perhaps even an entire wing of the mansion, placed on pedestals in the center of the room. As someone enters the room,...

About crack control and spritzing with water - reflect on how that moisture is going be lost from different areas and at what rate. You can even do an experiment with a chunk of sacrificial wood -...

I like to turn some wood thin because the wood can change its appearance from having a touch of light coming through. It doesn't need to be notably translucent to change appearance, but around 1/4"...

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Hey all - I have a question about red alder for those of you who have worked with it or similar woods which have a drastic color change from oxidization. I just picked up some roadside...

You got it, I happened on a state clearing project up the road just as it was starting and was able to come out with some 3-4 ft. sections of the trees. I stored them vertically in a natural sump...

I didn't get a set of calipers on it but I would guess it is between 1/8 and 3/16, it is a little wider at some parts of the rim. I did take off a fair amount while sanding the rim, although the...

Bob and Pete - not all of these are working for me but enough do to keep at it. I've noticed that if the foot is fairly thin then the pith can be included in it, if it is on the edge of the foot...