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Anyone know where I could get some Cumaru wood? Supposedly this wood is fire proof (or at least almost fireproof), it has a class A, rating similar to concrete and steel. I need it to turn some...

I messed up a small 5-cent part on a $30 Junior Statesman II kit. I had to place an order from CSUSA so I asked about gettting a replacement part. They threw it in for free, which was very nice. But...

Does anyone know if the bushings for the Sierra Pens from Beartooth Woods are compatable with the Wall Street II kits from WoodCraft or the Aero Pen or Classica Pen from Craft Supplies USA?

Joel

About a year ago I got a large walnut stump with a graph zone between a black walnut root and an english walnut top. Well I finally got around to carving it up yesterday and this is what I found
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I have just been using a drill. But I recently converted to VincesWoodnWonders discs and I can not say enough about them. They are great! Cut great? Last a long time! Reasonable price!

Joel

Curt,

I keep a little file of pieces that inspire me that want to look at again and again. You now have an entry in that select "club"

Good Work!

Joel

A few months ago I posted a wood gloat about a huge silver maple stump I scored that was encrusted in burl. Well here is the first bowl out of that stump. The little eye in the inside of the bowl...

I am planning to use wipe on poly for the first time on my next project (an english walnut crotch platter). What tips can you give me to have the piece turn out with the best finish possible? Thin...

Last winter I traded some maple for some Texas mequite. The blank ended up having some bugs in it. Which turned out fine with me, gave the bowl some real character. It is destined to be a fruit bowl...

Thanks for the quick answer. My Penn State Mandrel is .243 so I think it will work

Joel

I am just about to buy some pen kits from CSUSA for the first time. Up until this point I have used only Penn State kits and own the Penn State mandrel. Does anyone know if CSUSA bushings can be used...

Ok, I have decided to try and build my own hollowing rig. It only took one time hollowing freehand to see why this would be a good idea. I am going give the Captian Eddie Steel Snake/Articulated Arm...

I have a General International Maxi Lathe. I love it and that service from General International had been great

J

I am looking to get some hook and look discs for power sanding. Looking at the the Klingspor catalog, the following progression of grits is available: 60, 80, 100, 120, 150, 180, 220, 240, 320, 400,...

This site here:
http://www.laymar-crafts.co.uk/indexmodified.htm
has so much information on woodturning and custom jigs that you could read for weeks. It also has links to the websites of over...

It think it is interesting the back and forth on the like or dislike of the neck of the larger vase. I am in the like camp. I can totally see a bunch of wildflowers sticking out of the top.
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Ken,

I hope you feel better soon too. Seems like the flu really rolled through Lewiston this year.

However I think that it is only fair that if you give that new skew a workout, you had...

I am thinking about getting a spindle adaptor so I can use my Oneway Talon chuck on 2 lathes with different spindle sizes. I noticed in the description in Packards that some slight runout can be...

So far I have used 2 types of finish on my pens: Hut Crystal Coat and a basic CA finish. I like the glass smooth finish that you can get with CA and the Crystal Coat just never seems to hold its...

Looks like you got some talented artists in your club!

I know my vote don't count,but if it did, I would go with Tee Shirt 6 on the back of a shirt.

If you wanted front and back. I would...

I have been working on some pens lately and applying a CA finish. Most of the time when I hit the glue with the CA accelerator there is no problem. But ocassionally the glue smokes and goes white. I...

That is a great looking kiln. Will any old freezer work or does it have to be one of the old, old ones will all metal lining? (I have heard of people making smokers out of the metal lined type.

Curtis,

That is the $64,000 question, I don't really know. From what I have been able to learn online, it can range from a rather plain shift from one species of wood to another, or it can induce...

Ok, this wood disease is getting out of control!

A couple of weeks ago me and a fellow turner stopped by the local arborist's woodpile. He said he had a walnut stump that was the graft between...

John,

I have the GI 25-200 and I love it! I think it is the best deal going hands down!. The Jet is just too small for anything sizeable. I have turned a 14in bowl with the pivoting headstock...