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Wayne, as someone else mentioned, you should try some segmenting or laminating to spice up the walnut. Nice work on the ones you've already made, btw

if you're newer to turning and/or don't have a hollowing set up, it would be easiest to turn a handle and half the hollow part as one, then turn a top half to the dome and glue them together.

We just got two of those into my school's woodshop, and they're pretty solid machines. I like the low starting speed and heavy base, but the relatively small swing is a bit of an issue. If you plan...

the tailstock base is adjustable in that you can turn a screw underneath the ways to loosen and tighten it down so it slides freely, but can still be locked, it will need occasional adjustments. I...

that's amazing, how'd you do the logo and writing?

We have a bunch of those at my school's shop and they're tanks. Another thing to consider is that with that, you can probably sell it again for about the same price when you upgrade too (90% chance...

I just tried to report a fraudulent listing, but it didn't work, I don't think. FWIW the tool set looks better than HF, but that doesn't make up the $1,000+ discrepancy! I'm hesitant to post it as a...

It may, that never occurred to me, but you would need to apply more hand pressure on the tailstock, and spinning is rarely a major issue.

Clarification- When drilling on the lathe, put the jacobs chuck in the headstock, and mark the centers on the ends of the blank. Then press the center of one end onto the point of the tailstock's...

I personally keep the drill bit in the headstock, and use the tailstock to push the blank onto the drill bit. This gives me plenty of control of the process, and gives a good, clean exit for the bit....

I've made a few, but much smaller(~6" to a side) . Yours is a beauty, and making it so large makes much more sense since the small ones are only good for ash trays. I mostly don't like making them...

it's not a big issue when your pens stick to the bushings because you can separate them by pulling the pen tube off the mandrel, but with the bushing still on, then just pop the pen part down and...

In all honesty, that's a really nice goblet. I've made a couple, and they are very tricky, especially on the inside. He also must have quite a bit of patience with the gouge and sandpaper to get such...

Thanks for the info guys, I think I might try that sidewalk chalk (I'm cheap), but if I can get some turquoise cheapish I'll get some as well. How much would be enough for filling small voids and...

I'm looking at getting some crushed turquoise or other such crushed rock. I have two questions- 1. Where's a good place to get it? and 2. How much should I get (in ounces)?

I'm going to use it to...

I start the roughing between centers with the curved, barked area at the tail stock, and start next to the tail stock and round it from there back to the headstock. I use a BB bowl gouge.

I've heard of shining a bright light from above, and tracing the profile of the model on a paper taped to the bed. then when you work on your next piece, you just keep going until the shadow matches...

I have the lathe in question, and it's pretty good for the sale price (like 170). I bought it because it was the same price as the minis, but with a stand. The stand's not amazing, but it hasn't...

Malcom, that is just incredible. The imagination in the design is great, and the execution is incredible. You also make these pretty quickly considering how intricate and perfect they are.

I believe woodcraft may sell knife kits.

get a BIG heavy scraper for the insides of end grain work, and maybe a bowl gouge with a flatter (less pointed) bevel for the inside bottoms. Maybe you already have that kind of grind, but I find the...

for cheap, easy to make tops, I made this tutorial-
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=41132
if you don't have any dowel though, you could just take a branch that's about 2" across or so...

I like that set-up you have there. I have a question though, not so much for you as others: Do you like to get in really close to the lathe and lean over it sometimes when working deep in a bowl? I...

Thank guys, there's a local supplier of redwoood that has the stuff pretty cheap, so i think we'll go with that or cedar.

Hey,
We are working on making two 3'x12' planters with a dog-proof 6' tall trellace/wall around a total area of 8'x12'. We are currently wondering what wood to use that's a good combination of...