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I agree with Scott's list. I have a 180 grit D-Way CBN wheel but I still on occasion hone for a finish cut with a 300 grit diamond hone, depends on the wood.

I agree with Rich. I think technique is best taught with a good DVD like the Glenn Lucas "Bowl Turning Techniques". But I think a good book like Raffan's "Art of Turned Bowls" is good as it gets...

For fun re-read the AAW article on scrapers by Alan Lacer http://woodturninglearn.net/articles/newpdfs/Scrapers.pdf

I had an all-day class with Alan several years ago and he showed me how to...

I use Scott's techniques described above. I usually can 'pick up the cut' when going down in steps and avoid having to blend in the transition line.

I have exactly the same setup and have gotten used to cleaning the internal filters every few months. Also check the o-rings on the JT adapter. You should be able to pull 29" with this machine and...

The size of the tool has more to do with the type of turning than it does with the size of the lathe. The standard sized tools will be what you want unless you are going to specialize in pens,...

You want to keep the part of the skew's edge cutting the wood as close to the portion of the tool supported by the tool rest as possible to avoid nasty catches. There are cuts that take advantage of...

I've turned a lot of butternut and love it. I have two suggestions (1) grind off the 'back bevel' and check how hard you are rubbing the bevel and (2) try slowing down the lathe and taking a slower...

Fellow turning club member just bought a 3520b and wanted the extension but balked at the price. Four (close to 5 now) years ago I got extension free when buying my 3520b. I wouldn't live without it,...

The gap in the AAW magazine as I see it is the art is give the majority of the photo spread and the education is on the fundamentals. I can pull out Richard Raffan's "The Art of Turning Bowls" and...

I second the Osage Orange vote. Bright yellow when turned but exposed to the sun the ends would be dark.

To me it seems that the 'grit' in whatever sharpening surface you are going to use would have to be harder than the carbide to sharpen it efficiently. Most carbides are as hard as, or harder than...

Short answer - a relatively small skew is more than adequate for most cuts you will make with it.

Long answer - If you observe the safety advice to keep the portion of the skew actually cutting...

The first walnut bowl and the hickory bowl have 'inset beads' on their outer surface similar to what I saw on Mike Mahoney's website. One,two or three beads with a slope from the other surface into...

Harry, I love this oil too but have to heat it a bit to get the 'thin coats' required on the label especially when the can get half empty. I try to keep the air exposure down but the oil never stays...

I got a couple hours in the shop later today and found that the walnut and hickory roughed turned this spring is dry enough for the second turning.

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A 3 page article 'Sharpening Demystified' by Kirk DeHeer published in the American Woodturner Winter 2006 issue is great reading before taking on sharpening of your spindle or bowl gouges. The...

A detail gouge is very handy for spindle work and not on your list. A 3/4 spindle gouge? Is this a typo? For some folks skilled with the skew chisel they would recommend adding to this part of...

I have the 1/8 and 1/4. I put them in a open end of one of my metal handles to use them, more to minimize vibration and give me better control than anything else. There is not a lot stress involved...

Our club does two events a year where we turn live in front of a crowd. We use a midi lathe and give the turnings away. All members turn tops for the kids. Some members turn honey dippers or other...

If you take a pencil and paper and draw your bowl's outline and then sketch in the grain pattern you will quickly see how you are cutting into end grain with many of your techniques. This is always...

I unloaded mine and assembled it without help or a lift. If I was to do it again I would get help but probably not spend money on a lift. "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to...

An upside down approach is by intent to give you a bigger burr quicker... and a bigger burr is good because? Does a bigger burr last longer? No. Does it let you take a more aggressive cut? Maybe and...

You must have opted for the 3hp too, rice lathe!

digging in is definitely due to coming off the bevel, bounce is a problem I often encounter too when using it more like a fingernail grind gouge coming at the cut at a 46 degree flute angle. If you...