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It'd help if I knew what type of wood and what the finish was too Steve. Unfortunately I don't. That iron trick should work for the shallows dings I have, so I don't have to mess with sanding. Thanks...

Hey Creekers! I'm trying to refinish my kitchen table. The problem I'm having is the belt-sander's belt keeps getting gunked up with this stuff that looks like plastic, and if I scrap a chisel across...

Thanks again to all of you.

Okay, I know some of you do this. I found a couple compounds to make the blanks out of, but I can't seem to find out what you use to color them. All the videos I find the person is just like "i'm...

Wow, so glad I read this! Now I know that I have to replace the velcro on my mandrel, get a couple interface pads and call Vince. I had the same problem as Jack Gaskin, brand new disc and mandrel (no...

Which is a real pity, because that beautiful line is about the only reason I turned the box elder blanks I had. :(

What is IAP? Also, how do you make a pen without a mandrel?

Okay, at some point my novice butt appears to have slightly bent my pen mandrel. I have the WoodCraft one where the bar can come all the way out. It's just like this one:...

All you have to do is be able to cut down the two monsters in my parents yard. They would have to come down in stages, so you would need a lift, or something. Both trees are too large for me to wrap...

I have no idea about age, we picked it up about 5 yrs ago at an estate sale. Same goes for finish. I haven't refinished it, but we have talked about it. We normally just use soap and water. We use...

Nicely done Micheal! I'm a sucker for segmented stuff and this is a great example of it!

Just perfect Steve! You have restored my faith in box elder ;)

Hey gang,
I have a weird problem with my kitchen table. Whenever we eat (hot food) on paper plates they stick to the table like crazy. I'm guessing that the table is absorbing the moisture from the...

Okay, so the saw I picked up from the pawn shop wasn't the bargain I thought it was. The repair said that the muffler screw had been put in with lock tight, or something, because he couldn't get it...

Stunning, just stunning Willem. I love it!

Okay, so it sounds like box elder, sharp/dull right/wrong either way your spending some time sanding. On the upside I just got one of those sanding things you put in a drill, lol. Thanks gang!

Hey all, I just a quick question. How does cotton wood do with turning? I have a line on a good number of really good size pieces, but I don't want to go through all the work of making a blank,...

Very sharp looking pens! Can you PM me a link, or something, where I can learn that technique?

Thanks Ralph, I figure the piece would catch fire in the nu-wave. Now I just need the wife to no be home for a while so I can nuke that bowl. lol

What a great idea Peter! I'm sure you and the kids will have a great time. I think tops are a great idea, you could even make some with holes for markers (makes a top that spins and draws circles)....

I remember reading here a few years back about that kind of wood not being safe. It was after a hurricane, or something, hit Florida and someone made a remark about all the free wood. There was a...

I'm glad you decided to leave it natural Chip. That piece has so much natural beauty that coloring would of just been so wrong ;) Like your daughter I loves me some purple, but I really think it...

So a moisture meter and/or scale is something else I need to invest in? Anyone look at the "Nu-Wave" and have any feed back about using it? My fear with that idea is how fast that thing can cook...

Truly stunning! I love it. I might try it next brain I grow:)

Get ready to sand. hehe. I have some of that cuz I love that stripe of color you're talking about, but my PHD in forestry friend says it's the softest of the maple family, which explained all the...