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Very informative post. First two are walnut, the middle one figured claro walnut. Final one is indeed mulberry.

i was using tung oil but it takes too long between coats so I now use polymerized...

exactly what I was warned—don’t be best or worst or you won’t learn as much.

516728516729516730Like you, I’m just a bowl maker. No piercing, carving, embellishing, segmenting. Here are a few done recently.

hoping OP gives his assessment.

Interesting question. Every sanding discussion I’ve seen mentions slower being better, 500-600 rpm max, but nobody mentioned different speeds for different size objects. Didn’t know such a chart like...

I’m signed up for mid/end of April and can’t wait. I hear he also has a Maloof rocker you can sit in. Seems like a bucket list turning experience. He’s in his 80s so I don’t know how long the window...

winter harvested supposedly holds the bark better, I’ve read.

name, year, bowl number. Have tried archival pens and pyrography, no branding irons or laser . . . yet.

so it’s been a few months. How is she doing?

just keep your fingers out of the hemostat in case it grabs.

$6 gets you picture view privileges. I finally paid it.

and don’t forget when working the bowl bottom that you have a mortise and not a tenon—or you may end up with a funnel.

very helpful. Didn’t know about them and just ordered. Thanks.

Rockler and Woodcraft have pretty good beginning turning classes—carbide and HSS. I started there as well as a couple other places and really didn’t buy any tools or a lather till I was sure I wanted...

I assume one can only bend the wood right after it is steamed or boiled, before it cools. How do you handle it?

those look great!

for casters, look at Zambus AC-300-S. Great and lock down with little height added.

my lathe is outside beside house. Covered, of course when not used. Wife won’t let me inside.

I did Rockler and Woodcraft classes when starting. It’s of course teacher-dependent but the Woodcraft classes were great. Rockler used only carbide but Woodcraft was HSS.

5 insurance companies have pulled out of California recently and I just got my renewal policy—up 50%. And no claims. Damn.

thread drift—backup power is great but don’t forget temperature monitoring. My SensorPush sends me a text and email if wine cellar temp or humidity rise over set numbers. There are other systems but...

whenever the machine reading is strange we (yes, I’m a doctor, specifically urologist) use a stethoscope and manual sphygmomanometer, so if concerned, just buy those. Two minutes of training and you...

Read www.RonKent.com where Ron discusses NIP stabilization—look under techniques. I’ve had variable success with the LDD technique he espouses.

what’s the URL for his site?

Let’s see an update. Fascinating thread. It’s my favorite building in the world, Notre Dame cathedral.