Reed I'm not sure what everything will look like but out of a tree that size I'm sure I could save a few pieces for you for when you next get to Portland.I'm not a very experienced turner so if I...
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Reed I'm not sure what everything will look like but out of a tree that size I'm sure I could save a few pieces for you for when you next get to Portland.I'm not a very experienced turner so if I...
Thanks David. I'll just nail a couple of stamps to it and take it down to the PostOffice. Maybe there's a woodturner working there today.
Thanks for your help John. The tree is about 3 foot across the the trunk. The arborist who is going to cut it estimates it to be (he's guessing} well over 100 years old. Sorry John I'm in Portland,...
My daughter is having a huge mulberry tree taken down - any experience or tips for turning mulberry
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I've turned several 6"wood bowls for candy,etc.and wish to finish them with a color - Transtint wood dye with a clear finish topcoat. One fellow at our local club suggested that after a suitable...
Thank you all so much for your help. I guess I was over stating the bit about buying tools. I bought a big Sorby scraper this morning and my pal from our woodclub showed me how to turn it into...
Thanks All. John, I'd never had that explained to me like that, it's very understandable now and I'm going to try it first thing tomorrow. Much appreciate your thoughts
Thanks Steve and John, much appreciated. If I buy one more woodturning tool I'll be sleeping with the dog. So I'll use a trick I learned from my dear old Dad - I'll buy my wife a new sewing machine...
I'm relatively inexperienced with woodturning but enjoying in greatly. One task I don't enjoy is getting rid of endgrain tears and marks which happen with irritating regularity. Any tips and tricks...
Watched a demo at a local store where the finished product was a turned maple bowl with a beautiful natural finish with a slight gloss. The demonstrator stated that as a finish he used a laquer...
I've turned a 12" diameter poplar bowl which I'd like to color slightly with a Transtint dye. Am I ok to top that dye applied with Bullseye Shellac?
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It did help Jay, thank you very much
Tony
That's what I was remembering! Thanks ever so much Steve, much appreciated.
Tony
Steve Schlumpf - several years ago you offered a great instructional article on how you apply dyes to turned pieces. Can you offer a link to that article?
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Tony Tomlinson
Some years ago I bought a POWERCRAFTER air turbine tool for thin wall piercing. One week after the purchase I called the company with some technical questions only to learn that they had closed down...
Hi Brian
I took delivery of the TMI Products articulated, post mount system 2 weeks ago and have been very pleased with the system. Built with some stout heavy steel components, a 3/4" hollowing...
I received a DVD for Xmas wherein Bihn Pho turns and hollows a chunk of wet wood into a vessel abount 8" diameter by perhaps 12"-14" long. When he finishes hollowing to paper thin wall thickness, he...
Roland, do you use the seal coat as-is as a final finish, and if so, how many coats suit your eye?
Hi Brian,
Boy, those look great to me. Did you mix the Transtint with water or alchohol? The reds look kind of "brick red" which I find very appealing. Good luck with your work, keep us posted
Tony
A fellow at our Woodturners Club meeting the other night shared that by using his new D-Way CBN wheel he is able to effectively sharpen carbide heads - anyone had similar experience?
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Thanks to all for your re-plies. As usual on this forum I was pointed right to the info I needed. The tutorial by John Keeton on the Woodturners of America site was excellent and very informative and...
Greetings,
I'd like to try dyeing a project using the Transtint Dyes but I'm not sure of the application methods - I'm sure there must be some do's/don'ts. Can someone direct me to a tutorial,...
Thanks all for the imput. I always trust what I read here. You guys and gals intimidate the heck out of me with your beautiful work but if I ever get something done that is close I'll post it here...
Hi all,
I've got some mahogany boards - 2"thick, 9"wide, 84" long that I'd like to cut into 8" circles to use to turn some shallow platters, wine caddy or? but I'm new to all this and I'm...
Thanks for a great video Joe. Will your next production as relates to dyeing the wood be out soon?
Thanks again