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    I've had that experience a lot (tear-out...

    I've had that experience a lot (tear-out resulting from spalted wood being 'punky'). My go-to solution is to make a semi-final pass, minimizing the tear out as best I can using speed and sharp tools....
  2. Epoxy finish coating -- reducing gloss level

    I finish a lot of my work with epoxy coating. I was inspired to do this after seeing some of the Moulthrop family (Ed, Philip and Matt) work at an exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and also...
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    Tool for sanding inside hollow-forms

    I would like to buy or fabricate a tool which would allow me to sand the inside of hollow-form vases, particularly the inside walls. My purpose would be to eliminate the "shaggy" condition of the...
  4. Video-recording our woodturning club's demonstrations

    Our Brasstown Woodturning Guild meets monthly, usually with a demonstration program put on by one of our members or an outsider. For some time now, we've been recording video to a DVD recorder, so...
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    Okay, based on your numbers, each level of the...

    Okay, based on your numbers, each level of the glue-up is 16 pieces (either straight strips or circles); 6 rows of circles ='s 96 circles, and 8 rows of strips ='s 128 more pieces, 224 altogether.
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  6. Three bowls cored from heavily spalted Ficus

    One of our Brasstown [NC] Woodturner guys brought a truckload of woodturning blanks to our last meeting, and shared them with the rest of the members. I took home a piece labeled "ficus"; I can't...
  7. Curved left-side negative rake scraper

    I have a set of 3 rounded-end scrapers from Hurricane Tools (large, medium, small). I have modified all of them to create a negative rake on the cutting edges, which I've found to be very helpful....
  8. Adapter to connect face-plate to PVC pipe fitting (for slow-rotation epoxy curer)

    I built and use a slow-rotation epoxy curing machine, for applying and curing epoxy coatings onto woodturnings. The motor is basically a rotisserie motor (2-3 rpm), and the spindle (self-built) is...
  9. Thanks for the Packard website referral and the...

    Thanks for the Packard website referral and the youtube video link.

    Based on the video, I believe I have the Munro 12 mm tool, which uses a round cutter head (12 mm, I would assume).

    There...
  10. Rolly Munro articulated hollowing tool

    I purchased a set of used tools from a woodturner's widow, a couple of years ago. Recently, I've started looking at a Rolly Munro tool that was part of that set. I need to know more about the cutter...
  11. Thanks to all who chimed in with comments or...

    Thanks to all who chimed in with comments or suggestions.

    I decided to hollow it all the way in one operation, then immediately apply thinned epoxy to minimize surface cracking. So the day after I...
  12. Hollow-form with face-grain orientation, pith included, green wood

    I took a section of black walnut branch log, about 12" diameter, very green, and turned the outside of it for a hollow-form vase. Here's a picture, after roughing out the outside. The pith is...
  13. An experiment with ammonia-fuming black locust wood

    I recently posted about a couple of black locust bowls that I turned:
    https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?293709-Black-locust-bowls

    In the discussion that ensued, the subject of...
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    Thanks to all who contributed to the discussion,...

    Thanks to all who contributed to the discussion, particularly the "fuming" idea, which was new to me.

    What a great place, Sawmill Creek woodturning! You come for the Ooohs and Aaahs, and stay for...
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    Not having any experience with ammonia fuming,...

    Not having any experience with ammonia fuming, I'm not clear on what concentration is typical for "household ammonia." Many listings show very low concentration (1%, more or less). Can you be any...
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    Thanks for the suggestion. I think I will follow...

    Thanks for the suggestion. I think I will follow up on that, and see what happens.

    I found this post from a while back, with some spectacular fumed-black-locust photos:
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    Black locust bowls

    From a tree cut in July in Atlanta, turned a couple of weeks ago, and then finish-coated with 3 coats of epoxy. I believe these came from opposite sides of the same log cut down the middle, although...
  18. Here's a photo, as Paul requested, of the second...

    Here's a photo, as Paul requested, of the second item I turned with this wood (a plate). This is a closeup of the grain where the trunk is beginning to branch. The dark line at the left edge, center,...
  19. Paul asked for photos of the second turning (the...

    Paul asked for photos of the second turning (the plate), after finishing. John asked for photos of my 'Epoxinator.' Both are at my lake house, where I spend most of my time. I'll be back there in a...
  20. Maple 'floater' log turned into epoxy-finished bowl

    Recently, I posted a "tree identification" request here, for a log that floated into my boathouse on Lake Burton (GA) recently. With feedback from replies, and with the additional clues revealed by...
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    Here's a photo of the first piece that I've...

    Here's a photo of the first piece that I've turned, from my "floater" tree trunk. Lots of spalting and bug-holes, and a bark-inclusion marking the start of a branching.

    The orange thing around...
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    Tree identification

    I had a tree trunk about 10-12 inches in diameter, float into my boathouse dock steps, on Lake Burton (Rabun County, northeast Georgia). I cut a piece off today, and cut along the grain to split a...
  23. Thanks for the replies! Question - what...

    Thanks for the replies!

    Question - what diameter forstner bit do you use most often?
  24. Pilot hole for hollow form depth guidance

    I've been using a fairly long 1/2" spade bit (guessing about 15" total length) to drill pilot holes in hollow form blanks, as deep as 8 to 12 inches in some cases. I've mounted the bit in a drill...
  25. Epoxy coating using a slow rotation rig

    I'm working on developing the equipment and techniques to apply epoxy coatings to bowls and hollow forms. I would like to get some ideas and suggestions from those of you who have tried this. I am...
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