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    Beautiful bowl, Joe. First off, all finishes...

    Beautiful bowl, Joe.

    First off, all finishes are food safe once they have cured, so I wouldn't choose a particular finish just because the manufacturer is marketing it as "food safe."

    For a...
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    Butternut turns very well, maybe even a bit more...

    Butternut turns very well, maybe even a bit more forgiving than walnut. Enjoy the opportunity, or send it to me!
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    I bought my Delta VS 8" several years ago, and...

    I bought my Delta VS 8" several years ago, and the wheels that came with it were visibly not flat. I called Delta and they sent me replacements that arrived within 2 days. While quality control could...
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    program feature

    Take advantage of the program feature on the XP to plug in frequently used speeds. If you don't have particular setting you return to frequently, you could program in 5 evenly spaced speeds. This...
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    $12000 and you can't even drive it to the store...

    $12000 and you can't even drive it to the store to buy groceries!

    Several months ago someone up here in north-central WA put a walnut tree on Craig's list. Big tree, about 3' diameter at the base,...
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    apple wood

    I loose a pretty high percentage of the apple wood that I turn. Not so much that it keeps me from doing it, but certainly more than most other species. I've found that I have to take pretty much...
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    sanding green wood - tips?

    I occasionally turn green wood to completion in one session. The problem I frequently have is in getting a good sanded surface. I've tried sanding as if the wood were dry (that is, no extra...
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    It's amazing how thin you can slice one with a...

    It's amazing how thin you can slice one with a really sharp bowl gouge. I could probably get a job in a deli...

    Don
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    Thanks to all for your very kind comments! ...

    Thanks to all for your very kind comments!

    Curt- the bowl sits on a foot. My father happened to be visiting at the time I was finishing the bowl and I asked for his input--foot, or no? He voted...
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    Mesquite log bowl

    Many of you have probably noted the boxes of mesquite that Robert McGowen has been selling over on the classifieds forum. I bought one of the boxes and this is the first finished piece from the...
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    I own a DVR that's about the same age and I have...

    I own a DVR that's about the same age and I have only good things to say about it. The features are not the same as the Jet 1642. I've found the rotating head stock to be a very handy feature. Also,...
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    Not a whole lot of diversity in the trees in that...

    Not a whole lot of diversity in the trees in that part of the world. You could add aspen and cottonwood (good luck) to the list of possibilities.

    Don
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    sanding sucks

    Don'tcha hate getting ready to unchuck a project, only to discover those sanding swirls? I read another thread where as I recall someone suggested coating the piece with naptha (I think--maybe...
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    I'm really glad you could take advantage of the...

    I'm really glad you could take advantage of the opportunity, Reed. And I'm sure the cops in Beatty will be talking about you for the next year. Not much to do in that town.

    Mt. mahogany is really...
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    When I lived in NV I had a really tough time...

    When I lived in NV I had a really tough time keeping blanks together. As others have suggested here the air is just too dry and blanks dry out too quickly. I'll throw out a few thoughts you might add...
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    cutting schedule

    Reed-

    I don't have any idea when they want to get the cut out. Probably before it gets too dry and hot and the risk of fire gets too high.

    Check your pm.

    Don
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    mt mahogany

    It turns beautifully. It is extremely hard and dense (won't float when it's green). I'd equate it with turning African blackwood. I've only turned it seasoned, but like most woods I imagine it would...
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    Vegas area Mountain Mahogany Opportunity

    I've been contacted by the US Forest Service regarding the sale of some mountain mahogany in the Spring Mountains NRA, just outside of Las Vegas, NV. The FS will be cutting/thinning a large stand and...
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    Pile on! If you bought the Thompson 3/8 and...

    Pile on!

    If you bought the Thompson 3/8 and 1/2 and made your own handles you'd have very high value for your dollars and come in close to your budget. Doug's tools are outstanding. I do sharpen...
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    I don't have experience with either of the lathes...

    I don't have experience with either of the lathes you mention, but I have turned on a Nova DVR for about 3 years now. I thought I should add to this dialog to expound on a point made by a couple of...
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    I've had my DVR for about 2 1/2 years now. I...

    I've had my DVR for about 2 1/2 years now. I bought it for a lot of the reasons you mention, including knowing there was at least one more major move in my future. As others have said, the lathe has...
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    No reason to be surprised

    If you can't make it on a lathe, it probably isn't worth making! I am one among many (I'm sure) who make cutting boards on a lathe. Oddly enough, they all come out round.:rolleyes:
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    I'm a firm non-believer in mineral oil. It's...

    I'm a firm non-believer in mineral oil. It's refined from petroleum oil, so all your doing is smearing a higher grade of motor oil on your woodturning than you're putting in your car. Mahoney's oil...
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    600 would be my grit of choice if I'm just doing...

    600 would be my grit of choice if I'm just doing honing to keep an edge.
  25. Cottonwood, which like willow is soft, stringy,...

    Cottonwood, which like willow is soft, stringy, and stinky. I've yet to finish anything I've started in cottonwood. Someday I'll drop in at Curt Fuller's shop and make him tell me how he turns...
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