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    Cherry Birch

    One of the taller forms in the DNAA thread. Couldn't resist at least one turning today. Color coat of BLO only, will go poly for the finals.

    Some say it's a genetic sport of yellow birch,...
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    Illustration of what happens when you get more...

    Illustration of what happens when you get more vertical, with proportionally broader bottoms. Birch and Boxelder. Birch is not as friendly as cherry. This one lost a full inch in a dozen, where a...
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    Yep, we got rain, which will douse the fires. I...

    Yep, we got rain, which will douse the fires. I got my new rain-saver in place prior, and it looks like I'll have a good reservior for watering the garden, rather than just a couple of rain barrels....
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    Do Nothing Method

    I was choosing my next victims this morning, since it's still too wet to cut the grass (my story, and sticking to it), and decided to do a bit of photography to show how I dry turnings. I've learned...
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    It's not fatal to have to reach over the rest,...

    It's not fatal to have to reach over the rest, but it sure doesn't help. Are you using convention and trying to point a "bowl" gouge up, or are you cutting at near 90 degrees to the rest? Much...
  6. Work - The Curse of The Turning Class

    Well, was going to spend the day turning, then the sun came out. Fortunately it was only a couple three hours, so I got two done. Birch is a bit over 14, cherry 13. SWMBO is stopping at the store...
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    Steve, it's that flaky-barked "cherry birch" with...

    Steve, it's that flaky-barked "cherry birch" with the darker red color. You won't get a lot of darkening without an oil-based finish. I like the snowflake spalting in this one, and the flame, which...
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    "Snowflake" Birch

    Between the honeydews and the spring gotta-dos this weekend I did get one turning done and on the way to finishing. With the sticky weather today I have until later to figure out if I'm going full...
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    Doesn't air expand worse than oil? Of course,...

    Doesn't air expand worse than oil? Of course, heat will diminish the viscosity of the oil and make it more likely to flow under modest pressure, which should be no problem if the saw is stored...
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    No need to think, take a look....

    No need to think, take a look. http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d160/GoodOnesGone/?action=view&current=TrueBottom.flv

    The gouge is shaped like this ( so below its center is what makes curls.
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    [quote=daniel sherwood;584221]Hi, In the...

    [quote=daniel sherwood;584221]Hi,
    In the meantime can anyone tell me the best way to actually start the inside of the bowl. So far I've only done the outside and I'm not sure of the best way to...
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    That design is prone to dust-sucking. Start out...

    That design is prone to dust-sucking. Start out by giving it a good blast of air, if available. The motor contains a centrifugal switch like the "points" in an old distributor that can dirty and...
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    Something dislodging itself from the piece being...

    Something dislodging itself from the piece being turned, like bark or the chunk from a revealed split will pretty much fling perpendicular to the axis of rotation. Unless it meets another object,...
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    Your gouge, at 6mm is a tad small for doing rapid...

    Your gouge, at 6mm is a tad small for doing rapid work. Start with a basic sense that a catch happens when you get under more wood than the shaving you're slicing. Means you want to be above...
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    C'mon, aren't you just a bit proud of it? Ought...

    C'mon, aren't you just a bit proud of it? Ought to be.

    Lemon juice will do the hands. Oak's worth the effort in saleability, if my experience is any indication. You don't have to dodge bark...
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    Try http://www.aroundthewoods.com/ for one...

    Try http://www.aroundthewoods.com/ for one example of a homebrew jig. All designs work on pretty much the same principle.
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    The fingernail grind features steeper grind on...

    The fingernail grind features steeper grind on the side than at the nose. Makes it easier to plunge the nose and roll the gouge to shave with the sides. Real handy with bowls, not necessarily so...
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    If you're not sensitive, should be just fine with...

    If you're not sensitive, should be just fine with wetting the surface to settle the spores and scraping with a barrier mask.
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    Sure, turn it green, just make sure you have good...

    Sure, turn it green, just make sure you have good ventilation. Bark-on stuff should always be turned green, of course. Make it a tad thick, like >1/4 inch or so, because the bark contracts a bit...
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    If it's wet, you may end up modifying that...

    If it's wet, you may end up modifying that comparative. Willow stinks when it's green. It's also really fuzzy and fine-filamented like its cousins, the true poplars or cottonwood, so you'll dispair...
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    Those of us forced to use concrete envy you your resilient floor. We have to use cow mats or similar to take the strain off our backs and arches. Still a good thing to have in front of the lathe. ...
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    Mycelium versus fruiting body. That's fungus for...

    Mycelium versus fruiting body. That's fungus for roots versus flowers. What you see outside is probably fruiting mildew in one or more of the two common forms. Hairy white (actually green when thick...
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    Generally done homebrew. Look on the web for...

    Generally done homebrew. Look on the web for turning of napkin rings. All techniques, save smaller, are effective with wearable rings.

    NB: soak the daylights out of any cross-grain pieces to...
  24. How did they get the height right? At school I...

    How did they get the height right? At school I ended up with a stage-type riser for the 6-8th graders who were ... uh, vertically challenged. Some, even some senior females, were so short that the...
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    Depending on grain orientation, interval and the...

    Depending on grain orientation, interval and the difference in hardness between early and late wood, some "undulation" is going to be present even with careful sanding. It's easier to abrade the...
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