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  1. Thread: Willow

    by Ken Whitney
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    I've turned some red willow (or black willow,...

    I've turned some red willow (or black willow, couldn't tell for sure) out here in California. As Bernie and Sean said it is very soft and stringy. The species I was working on also smelled fairly...
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    Great work and great cause.

    Great work and great cause.
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    Another vote for the Lacer DVDs. Very good...

    Another vote for the Lacer DVDs. Very good presentation and production. Enough repetition that you get the point, not so much that you become bored. I've watched them multiple times and probably...
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    Aren't turners supposed to turn their accessories...

    Aren't turners supposed to turn their accessories where possible?:)

    I used an old maple rolling pin, trued it up on the lathe, bored out the center, and cut to fit. Sanded the ends for final...
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    I see an opportunity for a TV show: ...

    I see an opportunity for a TV show:

    "Woodworkers Weight Loss - With Jim Koepke"

    Please, no spandex.
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    I bought the HF meter to monitor the drying of...

    I bought the HF meter to monitor the drying of green wood turned bowls. It works, in that it reads progressively lower MC as time goes by, but I don't believe that the readings accurately reflect...
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    Here is a site describing just such a use. ...

    Here is a site describing just such a use. http://home.comcast.net/~kvaughn65/lathes.html
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    That is a great idea if you need a repeatable...

    That is a great idea if you need a repeatable tool rest height.

    But Reed Gray demos a similar jig in his McNaughton video to "automatically" set the gate height at the correct level.

    I don't...
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    I use an old ice cube "box" from a refrigerator. ...

    I use an old ice cube "box" from a refrigerator. They are the right size, hold two or three stones on their long edges, and are fairly heavy plastic.

    Thrift stores have them occasionally.
  10. Thanks Dan. I've been using a couple of...

    Thanks Dan. I've been using a couple of oval-profile skews as negative rake scrapers, but I like the roundness and lack of corners on your version.

    Off to the grinder...
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    I use a P&N spindle roughing gouge. It isn't too...

    I use a P&N spindle roughing gouge. It isn't too expensive (under $100, anyway). It has a hefty round tang and appears well made.
  12. Give McMaster-Carr a try.

    Give McMaster-Carr a try.
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    Baxter, Nice job on this. Reed's design is...

    Baxter,

    Nice job on this. Reed's design is brilliant. I'll be looking for a barrel.

    It is also nice to see the results of turning wet wood ... on the lathe, on the wall, on the tool rack...
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    Like so: 215969 I made some quick...

    Like so:

    215969

    I made some quick measurements. With glasses, my eyes are comfortably focused at about 24" from the lathe centerline. Without glasses 9" down to about 6" is in sharp focus. I...
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    Great table. On one of the RAS forums...

    Great table.

    On one of the RAS forums mentioned a modification to the Mr. Sawdust-style table that is a bit easier to construct but seems equally suitable. It uses "super strut" steel framing...
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    Thanks all. Sounds like this might be a common...

    Thanks all. Sounds like this might be a common problem. And thanks Richard for the tutorial on the Christmas bulbs. I had not done any Christmas turnings at all this year, and the bulb project is...
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    Nearsighted Woodturners

    I am very (very!) nearsighted. I normally wear contacts and have reached an age where not only do I need to wear contacts I also need to wear reading glasses.

    So when I'm turning I am usually...
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    Ken Vaughn uses old wooden silverware chests to...

    Ken Vaughn uses old wooden silverware chests to store shaper cutters.

    See here.

    Lots of other good storage ideas there as well.
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    I was just about to comment on your first post,...

    I was just about to comment on your first post, but then saw this. Right on the wood movement.

    This is often very evident in roughed out bowls, where the end-grain portions of the bowl blank move...
  20. They do carry Oneway chucks on their website and...

    They do carry Oneway chucks on their website and occasionally they price them fairly competitively.
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    Nice job, Kathy. Brilliant. Another "why...

    Nice job, Kathy.



    Brilliant. Another "why didn't I think of that" moment for me.:)
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    You need to get some CA drips and drops on that...

    You need to get some CA drips and drops on that too clean lathe:)
  23. Glad to see you are back at it. It sounds like...

    Glad to see you are back at it. It sounds like you are ready for a little turning therapy:)
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    I'm sure Reed is too modest to mention it, but...

    I'm sure Reed is too modest to mention it, but his excellent (for-sale) video on using the McNaughton coring system also shows the dust hood in action.
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    Thanks all for the great information. The...

    Thanks all for the great information.

    The proposed shop would be a detached structure, 16'x24'. Michelle, I should have clarified that the shop will be in NW Washington State, not Sacramento. In...
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