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Looks like you have sanded it some there Don.Looks good!

I'm glad this thread came along.I just got one of the HFreight lathes with the reeves.Need to cnean and lube the drive on mine too.Need a new belt also.

Whats up there Greg?Have talked in a while.Go over to Dragons and get you some of his maple.I would say turn one of each and see witch works best for you.JM2C

Yea it ain't bad.I watched a guy turn a pen.Thought man I want to try that.My first lathe was free "I won it".A guy on another site was gitting rid of one and had a drawing.NOW I HAVE 4 of them.So no...

Hey Mike the best ting to do is find a turning club in your area.I just got ahold of a tv for the dvd player I have in the shop.Now just got to get some turning dvd's.Mabe you can find someone close...

OH NO!!!!You have to send it to me ASAP!You don't want to take a chance that that fungus will spread.I'll take care of it for you.

Man that looks TOO cool the way it is.My vote is LEAVE it alone.

The key to your knife Karl is "25yrs old".I've got some of those I want to make carving knives out of.I would almost bet that your's has Hickory on the handle.

But with out a dought those are...

Man that is cool.Better stay away from that though.This wood turning is sucking me in enough:eek:..

Shoot Al I was turning some pine into a bowl and it went wopijawed before I finished.And it was kiln dried and sit in the shop for over a year.

Whats up there Tim.

I read somewhere that some folks use a dish detergant.I think it was from Cosco.

There is a guy here in Charlotte NC that doe's it all the time.He is has a web site to show his trrnings.His last name is Anatolle. I think thats how you spell it.Had the site saved on another...

If you have a way to get it a backhoe.Dig that bad boy up.I would bet the deeper you go the better it looks.Don't know what a rollback "wrecker" cost in you neck of the woods.But if you can get it to...

Been thinking about doing that also.Just haven't took the time.

Have you thought about putting 2 filter's on it?

Like Fred said use a soft hand when sanding.I keep forgeting and it cracks from the heat of sanding.

Ceder is great to turn it's just a little soft.Go for it. If nothing else it will make you shop smell good.

Don't know what it is.But it sure is purdy.

Man would I love to get ahold of some of that.

Cherry ,man I know where there is some walnut that is meeting the same demise.:eek::eek::eek: The stump won't go in the back of my s10:confused:.

As far as cutting it up I'm not really sure.But if I were you I would seal it ASP.I have quite a few I've cut down.Enough that I need to sell some of it.But I know for a fact cherry WILL check...

[QUOTE=Scott Lux;1392427]I thought maybe somebody had invented a new technology. I need someone to invent reverse sawing so I can undo it when I cut the board too short.[/QUOT

They do. It's...

I put a big chunk of maple burl in an old cat food bag.The 18lb size.We have a FEW cats LOL.Pour in some Borax powdered soap.Shake the bag every few days.And keep a check.The Borax depleats the...

Cool find there.It kinda looks like a cherry burl to me,at least from the looks of the bark.

Man you guy's have given out some great advice.I've never turned acyrlic but I do turn some antler from time too time.I try to buy all my stuff from one supplier.Even though the alot of the kit's...

Got 2 of the sears lathe's paid $50 for the first one and the other was give to me.Didn't really need it but got it for parts.Had the HF 34706 bought it new.Had to exchange it had BAD runout.Got the...