Tung Oil gives a beautiful finish that feels great, but it takes time. One coat a day and rubbing it out only takes a few minutes, but it can be frustrating to wait a week and a half to have a...
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Tung Oil gives a beautiful finish that feels great, but it takes time. One coat a day and rubbing it out only takes a few minutes, but it can be frustrating to wait a week and a half to have a...
I forgot about the details...
It's 6" tall and 8" in diameter. The finish is around ten coats of tung oil (I lost count).
I turned this recently from a salvaged tree three houses down. The base needs a couple more coats of Poly to match the shine of the top. Although difficult to see, the void in the front is just...
I have been using the G0584 for about six months. I consider it an excellent starter lathe. I have turned wet bowls as big as 12 inches on the faceplate and had no trouble. I do rough out the...
Mine is the one for $350, and I have been quite pleased with it. Plenty of power, and stable.
Are you planning on perhaps a Marine Varnish for the UV protection? I'd hate to see something that pretty fade away.
That is gorgeous work. I'm soon to build a similar inlay piece (Superman logo end table to match a Batman logo coffee table) and was planning on Red Heart and Yellow Heart. This makes me think...
Here is the link to DIYs walk through of the David J Marks curved top.
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ww_chests/article/0,2049,DIY_14440_2380916,00.html
He uses bending plywood and a vacuum...