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Hi all,
First off I'm not looking to sell it or promote it. I'm also not looking for endorsements.
I was just wondering if anyone out there has had to deal with this type of monster and would have...

Hi Ernie,

It depends on how much of the antler is marrowy and how much bone is left. For me when I slice antler and put it in wood the simple action of gluing the wood to the antler will stablize...

Hi,
I use the white wheel on my grinder and have rigged up a flat piece of steel that tips ever so slightly into the edge of the wheel. This allows me to lay the tip flat on the steel and give the...

Joe,
may I make a suggestion or two If you want the gavel to last Turn Threads on the handle and the head hole. Then the head won't pop off the handle when you give it a smack on the plate. Also a...

Bought the Stronghold years ago, Love it. Bought the interchangable face plates for smaller operations, LOVE It more. Bought the center adapter so I can turn between centers without having to take...

Hi Joe,

I have one of those tools and have never found a hone enough to do anything. I take mine over to my white wheel grinder and give it a very slight back angle while grinding the edge. I lay...

Hi Richard,

I've heard of the following but have not really tried it my self yet.

rub in a generous coating of Armor all directly into the sanded wood. Then Urethane coat it. The problem is...

Hi,

I have tryed this method on several different ways and types of wood. I found it to work well when you rough out the bowl to 10% of its overall size Thus a 10" bowl would be 1" thick roughed...

GREAT JOB bob!!!!
Its alway nice to make you buttons pop when you say I did it my self.

Keep it up
Keith

Hi Jason,

I'm like you I hang out and read the posts and learn all I can cause its a good place to do it. I've been turning for a few years. I watch and see what most are buying and what most...

I LOVED the Hamlets I got to use last year. I can't say enough good about them. I'm a Sorby guy my self but Those Hamlets were so good they were the tools Sorby wished he had. If I had some availble...

Sparky

I know this wood for sure. Its a Smooth bark cherry (Ornamental)
I can also tell you this about it. The grain does not like to stick together under the torque of a lathe. They also call...

Hi Bob,

I also use a little different style when it comes to pens First I use 80 grit to get to final depth and shape. Then I work all the sanding grits up to 400 and can't see any lines at all....

Hi Ernie,

I too liked the photo's and I hope this post will get to you in time. I hate to be the doom sayer but, It looks alot like smooth bark Cherry is that correct?
If so don't waist your...

Dave,

Check your local Pawn shops. Chances are the thief doesn't even know how to run one and just wanted some quick cash. Take your serial # with you and a cell phone to call the police if you...

Justin,

I'm like you still on a budget but in need of nice toys to play with. I started out with little or no clue what to buy. I would suggest the following. The 1442 is a great machine. I have...

Keith,

I'm all for the worms especially when it comes to fishin, but yes I do have to agree with you. Who is to say what percent constitutes a turned object verses a carved object? I have seen...

Ed,

You must have been in the advanced class. I never would have thought you could turn a chainsaw that big. ha ha I alway did like the way walnut stinkied up my shop. and that ones a whole lota...

Tom,
I think we all have had your same experience at the bead training center.
Some of us use a gouge, some use a skew. I like to use a pyramid tool to do it but can do it with a skew or gouge....

Keith,

What a cool name, But seriously I like turning Red cedar too. Just in case you didn't know Red Cedar love to crack for any reason. It doesn't matter how dry it is it will always crack. Some...

I would have to agree cutting it in half would be a shame. You could end up with nothing for to show for your efforts. If you turn it as is, you will get some really nice swirls and shapes on the out...

Hey Patrick

Can we bribe you to send some of that Good Tennessee wood to the desert? I just can't get Maple or Oak work turning in my neck of the woods. Have fun with all that GOOD WOOD!

Keith...

Blake,

Thats more information than what I got and it does sound great!!! I'm going to get some for my deck to start and go from there to the lathe. I'm interested to see if a redwood deck will...

Jamey,

Maybe this might be thinking outside the box a little but, what about this thought. Ask yourself why do you need a drive spur? You stated you could get a chuck that fits right? Oneway has...

Chris,

Nice technique. I'm still partial to the the jam chuck method myself. although for platters its hard to get it to jam.

Good luck
Keith