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I have been using Generals Salad Bowl finish for many years and am very happy with it for the most part. The one drawback that i have found is that it turns soft maple yellow. I just took down a...

Brian,

I have the woodcut system and have done exactly what you are talking about many times. I typically don;t plan it, but when I am working the bottom of the bowl, sometime things just work...

Nathan,

I have the same Gast pump as the one in the first picture and it does not look nearly as nice as the one you show. Over the weekend I finally got it set up for vacuum chucking. Works...

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I have a couple of Apple bowls that I turned and did not leave quite thick enough. They went VERY oval and I can not return them. The problem is they are covered with Anchorseal. How do I get the...

Nice set of Bowls Kathy. I have only been able to get to 4 and I thought that was a big deal.

For those thinking about getting into coring, it is the way to go. More bowls from a single log,...

Apple is one of my favorite woods, but it moves more than anything else that I turn. Final thickness works well, but it will go oval. It all depends on what you want your finished piece to look...

I bought a reconditioned SN 2 a few weeks ago, works great. I bought the original SN, reconditioned, a few years ago and it is still going strong. Highly recommend the recon'ed chucks.

I also like your "funnial", first thing I thought when I saw it was Ice Cream Sunday, some lucky kid is going to love it.

Bernie,

Nice job. Coring is the way to go. I just bought the Woodcut system. Within an hour of fedex dropping it off, I had cored my first set of three. Learning curve is next to nothing. I...

I have to agree with Steve, power sand. Butternut sands so quickly and easily, that I can get a smooth sanded finish in no time at all.

Great system. what did you use at the pivot points? Bushings? I have planning to make one of these for a while.

Could there be a different motive for dropping the G0698 from the site? At this point they can not keep up with sales and the next shipment due in March is sold out. Grizzly may be sitting on a...

Here's a great video by Mike Mahoney on sharpening gouges without a jig:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m8-8MNhpvY

Hope you find it useful.

Bruce,

I have a couple of arborist that will either drop stuff off or let me pick through their log yards. I have found that all you have to do is ask. Alot of these guys are happy to give away...

Came home from work last night to find a nice pile of logs at the end of the driveway. Three different trees in the pile. One is cherry, but the other two I am not sure about. I think it is Elm...

Brian, congrats on being elected.

You could always do a demo on how to photograph your work or tool making. Demo's don;t always have to be on the lathe.

Phil

David,

Thanks for posting this. I will be heading out there this weekend.

Phil

I followed the steps Don has outlined above. The Metal spacer and the Oneway dressing tool. The difference was was amazing. No tool bounce at all. No need for the balancing system either.

As...

Don,

I don't know how the handle broke either. One minute I am sharpening, the next second I get a catch. Once I realized that the tool was no longer in my hand, I turned off the grinder. A...

The problem was that the tool was a bit short so the Vari grind was clamping down on the round portion. This is not optimal. The next problem is that the wheel that I have tends to get a flat spot...

Went out to the shop for a little while last night and roughed out a couple bowls.

Went to the grinder to sharpen some tools for some pendant work. Things were going along just fine, put some...

Mike,

I make 100+ pens a year and what works for me is Medium Super Glue. I apply it directly to the pen and use the bag the kit came in to smooth it out. I sand up to 2000 between coats and...

For all of your pine needs you should check out Parlee Lumber and Box in Littleton. They are a saw mill right off of 495.