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    It doesn't sound like it would make a nice finish...

    It doesn't sound like it would make a nice finish for an eating utensil, but since about 88 or 89 a requirement for a wood finish in the USA is that they are all food safe "when cured". "When Cured"...
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    Aspen is softer than just about anything that...

    Aspen is softer than just about anything that I've ever turned. After sanding to 600 grit, the grain will raise, almost if you even breathe on it... :)
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    I will certainly make it right for them. We...

    I will certainly make it right for them. We spend three months of every year with them, and they'll be through here pretty shortly, anyway. He's going to bring them to me to let me check them out. ...
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    Dale, thanks for the explanation. It makes a lot...

    Dale, thanks for the explanation. It makes a lot of sense, except for the fact that between Jan/Mar and June 1 (when I packed to leave for CO) the bowls sat in my display area in my Dining Room. It...
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    Stinking after a year? Aspen wood.

    Hello all.
    I've been gone from the forum for a long time. And now I have a problem that I can't solve.
    Here’s the background for my question: I turned some small bowls for cereal out of cured...
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    I've been using lacquer for years. Not saying...

    I've been using lacquer for years. Not saying that to toot my horn, just saying it to admit that I'm lazy, and it takes me a long time to learn. :)
    Lazy? Yep, and lacquer loves a lazy man, and...
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    Lucky dawg.... :D

    Lucky dawg.... :D
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    Dane learns fast and is an easy person to try to...

    Dane learns fast and is an easy person to try to explain something to. He picks up tool handling/technique really quick! Sure as heck smarter than I was back in '03!
    He can really handle a fly...
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    Thanks, all, for your answers.... yeah, even...

    Thanks, all, for your answers.... yeah, even yours,Colin & Jim....:D
    Baxter, those gotta be lucky kids. :)
    Ted, thanks for the link, and Jake, there aren't any leaves around that I've seen. I'll...
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    What tree is this?

    Can someone tell me what kind of tree this is? It's growing near Leakey, Texas about half hour North of Uvalde.
    I've been gone a while. Seems like the whole website has...
  11. Thread: Ipe ?

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    I've had some Ipe, and some Paulope, and they...

    I've had some Ipe, and some Paulope, and they look very much alike. The Paulope was some scraps that were cut off of a deck built in Florida, and brought to Texas by a friend. He said they used it...
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    I second the, "I love the wood" statement. True...

    I second the, "I love the wood" statement. True Lignum Vitae comes from the West Indies, and the Northern coast of South America. Google it, and you can find some of the real stuff. It will be...
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    OB's Shine Juice...

    Bill, OB's Shine Juice sounds like a concoction that might have come from OB O'Brien, a lovable, good-hearted, bear of a friend of mine, who lives down in Pensacola. I wonder if he's where it...
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    Plus++++ The Nova jaws are interchangeable...

    Plus++++ The Nova jaws are interchangeable between all Nova chucks, except the Titan Powergrip jaws.
    The Oneway jaws from one chuck won't interchange with another chuck, I'm told.
    I don't know...
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    A friend of mine just tried to order the 12"...

    A friend of mine just tried to order the 12" Turncrafter Commander. He said they told him they are gone, as soon as they come in, that he could get on the list for one, by placing his order. It may...
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    Wet pecan, turned thin, and allowed to warp, is...

    Wet pecan, turned thin, and allowed to warp, is the way I like it.
    I'm to the point that I won't turn a piece of dry pecan anymore. There's just too much other good wood to turn, in my books. I've...
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    "The quality goes in, before the name goes...

    "The quality goes in, before the name goes on.."... How many of you can remember that ad?
    Well, it's mine now. When the bottom is finished, I burn in the wood type, julian date, and my brand.
    The...
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    Gary having had a lot of back trouble over the...

    Gary having had a lot of back trouble over the last few years, I can feel for you. But without pics? Naw... didn't happen... :)
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    Third hollow form? Much better than my third!!...

    Third hollow form? Much better than my third!!
    I ditto what Steve said... Dye is better than stain... IMO. :)
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    Rasmus, that is, as has already been stated a...

    Rasmus, that is, as has already been stated a time or two, superb!!
    My great white won't ever put out spindles as clean as those! :D
    You're a pro!
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    And all the Nova jaws will fit it, except for the...

    And all the Nova jaws will fit it, except for the Titan Powergrips!!:D
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    I sit down a lot now, at both of my lathes. With...

    I sit down a lot now, at both of my lathes. With my mini (VL100), I sit on a screw-shaft stool, sort of like an old style piano stool. My mini sits on a rolling stand, so I don't have to move the...
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    Beautiful form, and finish looks great, David! ...

    Beautiful form, and finish looks great, David! Did you streak the green after the blue, or vice-versa?
    I've been enjoying some little dying experiments with food coloring, too.
    Pretty cool! ...
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    My wife made bread for years. A wooden bowl...

    My wife made bread for years. A wooden bowl about 15-16" dia with about 6 or 7" depth would work very well for 2 or 3 medium loaves of bread. A larger bowl would be better for large amounts of...
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    Al, I've looked at a lot of pieces and posts on...

    Al, I've looked at a lot of pieces and posts on this forum. I've given attaboys many times, when I really didn't care for the overall form. But I think there are times when criticism is warranted,...
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