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You know, I keep coming back to this post for another look at your work. It's really wonderful, the proportions, the finish, the finial, - and then it hit me - the photography! You've done an...

Joe,

I've been out to your neck of the woods many times, my son lived in Sammamish for many years before moving to the top of Tolt Hill in Carnation. I've seen the nurse stumps and how the big...

Welcome Bernie,

You got a great lathe, and a great deal.

As a 3520 owner I have two tips for you when your setting up your lathe;
1. turn off the power feed from the wall when not using the...

What caught my attention was small piles of sawdust on the logs at the entry/exit locations, there was also sawdust on the floor where the entry/exit holes were located on the under side of the logs....

What pump do you have, and is it new or used? If it's used you could have dirty veins in the pump. This can be corrected by running some carburetor cleaner through the pump - ONLY preform this...

The finish, and the HF are absolutely beautiful. The only suggestion I can make for the finial is the shaft between the lower bead and the upper bead seams a little heavy, I would try the same...

Thanks for the information. Unfortunately, I believe I saw a Lyctid powderpost beetle on the floor and didn't know what it was.

Between bringing insects into the house, and termites which are...

Has anyone seen multi-tree outgrowths from a single tree? There are sever examples in a small area of woods. Is this some type of tree farming?
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That is a dramatic change in just ten seconds!!

I like both the original, and the bleached. I don't know I would have had the nerve to try the Lye - that is some beautiful wood! Do you find...

Steve,

They are very informative links. I've learned the Eastern Red Cedar is actually a Juniper, and Red Cedar is spelled as one word - Redcedar. lets see how many beers I can win from...

Very, very nice indeed, it's beautiful.

Congratulations

Tim,

I've used a large wire brush, and a rotary brush attachment in a drill, to remove pulpwood from works. It gives the wood a weathered look. Just work the brush along the pulpwood in the...

I have half-a-dozen Red cedar logs that appear something is trying to eat its way in or out, I can't tell which. I see little piles of saw dust here, there, and under each of the logs. So I took...

Beautiful wood, very nice HF too.

Congratulations

Any suggestion on how to deal with the Cedar cracking? I just did a Red Cedar goblet - the base has two open cracks, and there are closed radial crack lines around the pith in the bottom of the...

Mark,

I drove an hour each way for my truck load and didn't think twice about it. These opportunities don't come along that often, so when opportunity knocks......

Good luck

P.S. The lid...

Outstanding. Wonderful form, beautiful wood and nicely balanced.

Well done, well done indeed. Congratulation.

Cheers

Here is one idea for a press. It works well, is collapsible, and is adaptable by using different lengths of PVC pipe.

Cheers

Mike,

One caution when sanding rings on a drum sander - make sure the drum and bed are parallel.

To kill a snipe try using a sled with scrap wood strips on each side. Place the rings...

Pete,

The web sites above should be productive. If your friend wants to upgrade the critical parts of his bandsaw, to fine tune it's operation, give Iturra Design a call. They are very...

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Personal security has become a serious issue with the vast amount of data being recorded by every web site we visit; and the ability to cross...

Chris,

I live in Waldorf and also use Exotic lumber.

Other than them I use

Colonial Hardwoods (it's near Woodcraft in Springfield, Va)
7953 Cameron Brown Ct.
Springfield, VA 22153...

Thanks Jim, Von,

I think this table design will do nicely. My contractor saw is on a mobile base, and I have an Incra fence system that will present a challenge, so I'll have to adapt here and...

Over the years I've seen various woodworking magazine projects for folding contractor saw out-feed tables. I would like to find plans for a simple design using plastic laminate on MDF or plywood...

Jim,

Don't be disgusted, it's only wood and you still have the experience gained through your efforts. I have sent several bouncing around the workshop myself, two off the lathe and one pulled...