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    WoooooW Dude your my hero ,that finish is...

    WoooooW
    Dude your my hero ,that finish is perfect.
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    Well Ralph beauty is in the eye of the beholder ,...

    Well Ralph beauty is in the eye of the beholder , and the last time I priced Yew the good stuff was going for 35.00 bf . Yew is harder then maple and bends great, it polishes like glass with no...
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    Pacific Yew

    I was given this tree that I had cut into slabs . I was told it was cypress but as it turned out it is yew . I had just used up my last bit of yew I had been saving and was actually looking for a...
  4. Saw doctor ....he said head was full of wood...

    Saw doctor ....he said head was full of wood chips.Normal for a wood worker.

    :~)
  5. www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=4...

    www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=45209&d=1156006350

    See pic Rob.
  6. Hello Bob Several years ago I was running...

    Hello Bob

    Several years ago I was running behind on some big fir columns, thirteen feet by two feet and I tried what you are talking about. I held the plane on the top of the turning at a slight...
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    Hi John I have turned white oak pins for the...

    Hi John

    I have turned white oak pins for the Martha Washington ,they were the part they tied the wrope around, Im not sure if what you are looking for is the same thing.I have access to a...
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    Beautiful wood and supurb job ! Love it . Bob

    Beautiful wood and supurb job ! Love it .

    Bob
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    Thanks Joe, I was going to ask about color...

    Thanks Joe,

    I was going to ask about color lose from boiling but your very professinal web site answered my question thanks alot. I am very impressed with what you have done and how you do it...
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    The stop is metal , (good) the holder wood not...

    The stop is metal , (good) the holder wood not so good. there is no capture deveice for side to side or up and down ,you are basicly freehanding it. Which is fine as long as you know it can still...
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    Joe. Those are cool ! I have to make a bunch of...

    Joe.
    Those are cool ! I have to make a bunch of those. I love cherry.
    Well done!
    Bob
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    Stu, I think your jig works well for you ,...

    Stu,

    I think your jig works well for you , but it is a safty issue ,so I am told .I do the same thing freehand, and if ever the tool catches it will be launched in a direction quite lickley in my...
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    Here is a glimps of my wood problem ,if you were...

    Here is a glimps of my wood problem ,if you were able to stand in front , it wood be ,oak 4/4 - 8/4 , mahogany, cherry ,walnut,western maple,eastern maple, then theres the racks on the other wall....
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    45256 It is a Hapfo hydro king . It is a...

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    It is a Hapfo hydro king . It is a hydrolic Single knife machine. I sharpen my own steel with a special grinder. It has two steady rests that run on the square portion of a turning in front...
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    Ouch !Did that once, piece was bigger and the...

    Ouch !Did that once, piece was bigger and the tool smaller brings back old pain! Make us rethink our techniques.
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    More pictures of details.

    More pictures of details.
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    Production lathe a basic look

    I was asked to explain a bit more on the hollow twist I made so here is a starter.


    1) I turn the Newel I intend on working with, picture one
    a)set up pattern
    b) load blank
    c)for big...
  18. Yep looks like you did a good job of it too , Its...

    Yep looks like you did a good job of it too , Its always interesting to come up with solutions for new problems.Thats what I love about turning.

    Bob
  19. Hi It looks like you guys have this wrapped...

    Hi

    It looks like you guys have this wrapped up but I have turned a bunch of these and the system I ended up with was Drilling out a blank , slipping it over a wood mandrel that was split on the...
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    Nope just a plain ol yellow dewalt electric. IM...

    Nope just a plain ol yellow dewalt electric. IM not fancy ,but I am lazy wich ,makes me want to do the easiest thing possible. : ) I use the same technic over and over . I cut off the corners and...
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    Mark Ask and you shall recieve.Picture with...

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    Ask and you shall recieve.Picture with turning attachment,not set up for twisting.

    See post Couple of pictures of my lathe....
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    I used one tool a 5/8 bowl guoge robert sorby Ive...

    I used one tool a 5/8 bowl guoge robert sorby Ive had it for ten years or so
    I did sand these 120 grit orbital sander leaves no marks you can clear coat or oil.I used to sand to 1600 grit take all...
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    I sharpen at least one of my skews as you do and...

    I sharpen at least one of my skews as you do and use it the same way its basiclly a scraper if turned on its side ,I prefer an upward slant on the tool when used this way more cutting then scraping.
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    Jim that is a nice piece. I am guessing you...

    Jim that is a nice piece. I am guessing you dragged the scew across the bottom insides of the bowl? I dont think you can scew it in there ? can you?

    Bob
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    Tom great job! turning ceder is not an easy task...

    Tom great job! turning ceder is not an easy task and you did a very nice job of it. the end grain on cedar is like turning popcorn or styrofoam.you did a fantastic job! Keep it up.

    Bob
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