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    Dna

    I have tried the DNA method and feel that it works, but my problem is the cost of DNA!:( Is there a good source for inexpensive DNA? Lowes sells it at about $11 a gal if I recall correctly. ...
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    Hi Glenn, here's a good picture of it. As you can...

    Hi Glenn, here's a good picture of it. As you can see the trunk and roots of this tree are very gnarly! Lots of twisty grain. I have used it to turn bowls up to 6" in diameter and have resawn it unto...
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    Sweet Corey!

    Sweet Corey!
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    Thanks Corey, you know how it goes, you just have...

    Thanks Corey, you know how it goes, you just have these turning binges! Help me before I turn again!!!!:p
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    Hi Jeff! Well belive it or not the Chittam I...

    Hi Jeff! Well belive it or not the Chittam I have did come from MonteSano Mtn! The legend is that it only grows here on tjhis mountain and in the Holy Land, but it actually grows across the US,...
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    Hi Christopher, this wood is mentioned in the...

    Hi Christopher, this wood is mentioned in the Bible and goes by a few other names as well. There are several varieties of it and one of the more common names is the "American Smoke Tree". Do a...
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    butternut bowl

    here is a bowl I turned out of Butternut, my son said it looked like a antitank mine, well he's out of the will!:D
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    More Chittam turnings

    Here are a few more Chittam items. The picture of the lidded bowl by the hat was the final finish, the others were in the first stages. The little cylinder (vase?) has a lot of character in it, but...
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    Yeah Bob it would be a very messy desert night! ...

    Yeah Bob it would be a very messy desert night! As to the finish well I just took Zissner(spelling?)shellac and thinned it by half and just kept slopping it on, seems like 5 coats is where I said...
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    Dogwood bowl

    The bowl is 6.5" in diameter and 2" tall. The finish is Olympic Polyurethane Premium Interior, oil based, clear gloss, 4 coats if I remember right.
    Dogwood has become one of my favorite woods to...
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    Thanks for the kind words everyone!:)

    Thanks for the kind words everyone!:)
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    ebay here I come!

    You just never know!:D If a potato chip that looks like Lincoln can fetch $25,000.00 an old rotten belt might just bust it wide open!:p The sander was free and hardly used so the price of a few...
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    A few more

    Just one more thin wafer mint monsieur!(if you know Monty Python you should get this reference!:D )
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    Dogwood Bowl

    Heres another recent turning.
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    Chittam bowl

    Turned this recently. The voids made for some interesting moments!
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    well I would guess the belts are at least 15 yrs...

    well I would guess the belts are at least 15 yrs old. So the answer might be dryrot?:rolleyes:
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    Darwin Awards

    Sad but true that a lot of people just don't read the directions or ignore common sense rules. A few years back a friends brother was burned to death when he and another fellow were cleaning grease...
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    Grizzly chewing up belts!

    I recently acquired a Grizzly 12"disc/6"belt sander and it came with a few new belts. I decided to change out the old belt and it seemed straight forward, remove old belt install new belt, center it...
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    Af

    Not a great picture but it shows the size compared to a DC unit. Whole house blowers really put the air out so plan ahead for the 'jet" stream:D I use 25x25 filters in the unit. 3 normal cheap...
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    Anyone else a compulsive scrap collector?

    I just spent the last two days going through and cleaning out my scrap piles and I wonder what I was thinking when I saved some of these little bitty pieces!:rolleyes: I can't help myself, I just...
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    aqua.

    You can count at least 10lbs to the gallon for water and then the gravel filters etc. could easily push your weight to 500lbs:eek: So building a stand is one of your problems but what comes to my...
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    floor version filter

    I'll toss my two cents in on this thread. I made a filter using a 220v AC fan placed in a large box on the floor. I have a Filtrete 25x25 final filter with 3 25x25 fiberglass prefilters. the outlet...
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    Hi Keith! After I saw that I posted this as info...

    Hi Keith! After I saw that I posted this as info on a "SPINTER" instead of "sprinter" I realized once again why I don't have an paperwork kind of job:D . 26,000 doesn't seem to bad at all...
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    (GRRRPERS?) for me too Dennis, I use their table...

    (GRRRPERS?) for me too Dennis, I use their table inserts also, both work great.
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    AFLAC! We prefer to call that migratory water...

    AFLAC! We prefer to call that migratory water fowl retaining film, thank you!:D
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