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I’m looking for some advice on a planer/jointer solution for my woodworking. I would like to build my son a loft bed and I’ve purchased some plans for making one. It’s almost entirely 2x4 and 2x6...

I ended up going with the coffee and CA glue to fill the void. I think I ended up applying it a few times as I kept turning/sanding through it but nothing flew off during the turning =). Thanks you...

Should I make a slurry with some sanding dust or just fill it outright?

Just found this hidden prize in a pen blank I am turning. I really like the potential figuring it will have if all goes well but I'm worried it might blow apart as I keep turning to size. Would...

Found some Murphy's and mixed a weak solution and it seemed to take the dirt right off. I'll give them a week to dry out really well and then start applying a few coats of oil before taking them to...

I made a set of garden tools to give as a gift last year and due to time constraints only had time to put one coat of tung oil on the handles (purpleheart) before gifting them. I intended to get...

I'm getting ready to finish a mahogany/cherry pepper mill. Any suggestions on a good finish for it? I have Watco, Tung Oil, Walnut Oil and BLO in the shop but I'm not against picking up something...

Nope still solid all the way through. I like your idea. Would you leave the base the size it currently is and just deepen the concavity then?

Well it was indeed the extra mass on the top of the bowl. I turned it around in the chuck and took off the excess and it smoothed right out. Lesson learned =). Here is what I am left with after...

Sorry I should have been more clear. The piece is mounted to a faceplate but the faceplate surface is uneven and therefore poorly balanced the best I can tell. I had to mount the faceplate a little...

I have a nice piece of dried cherry on the lathe right now. Its about 7 inches thick and 9 inches in diameter. I'm presently shaping the outside but the bowl doesn't seem to be "settling" on the...

Well here is the final product. I chickened out with the carving and decided to just make some grooves. It didn't turn out quite like I had hoped but I think he will still be happy with it. Thanks...

Apparently the white diamond fills the pores of more porous/opened grained woods like walnut and shows on the final piece.

Below are just a few of the threads mentioning it and I believe Bill...

I'm getting ready to use my Beall system for the first time today. The piece is walnut so I'm planning on skipping the white diamond per suggestions here. Question: If I skip the white diamond,...

I'm in the process of turning a "magic wand" for a 7 year-old I know who is caught up in all that is Harry Potter. After some research it appears most of the Potter wands have a handle made of one...

Well my second bowl didn't turn out as good as my first. Worked into the early morning and ran out of bowl. There was some punky wood in the blank that kept tearing out so I kept sanding it trying...

Here is where I am at with the outside shaping. Not sure that I can pull off an ogee and not destroy it. Any suggestions on where to go from here?

Wow! That shape looks great! I think I'll give it a try. Thanks!

I'm going to be turning a shallow bowl form tonight and I'm having trouble picturing what shape I want. So far I've been considering either a very shallow bowl with slightly angled sides (one step...

Well here is my maiden voyage into bowl making. It's a small piece of walnut finished with Watco. I intended it to have a more traditional bowl shape but had some bad catches which required some...

Thanks guys. I glued it up last night about midnight with some Gorilla Glue after truing up both the waste block and bowl surface so I got a good match between the two. Now comes the 24 hour...

Is basswood acceptable to use as a safe glue/waste block for turning?

So I now have few bowls under my belt and I think I'm ready for the blank I've been asked to turn for a friend's dying father (no pressure right?) I think I've decided on using a glued waste block...

I currently have a 60 degree grind on my bowl gouge with a fingernail profile. However, it looks different than the grind Bill Grumbine has on his gouge in Turned Bowls Made Easy. I'm having a hard...

Thanks guys. The bowl will be for display only. There is a large knot near the bottom I can see through so I doubt it would be much use any other way =). Could you elaborate on the looks the...