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I love my VL300 But wish I had gotten the 3hp model as I am still able to slow my 2.2hp down when doing so serious roughing out. Looking at the link to the VL600 has go me wanting to save my...

Here is another natural edge bowl. It's actually part of a 5 piece nesting set that will be going to the gallery tomorrow. Once the nesting set pictures are processed I will post them as well.
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40+ hours a week most of the time. The last few weeks have been less as the kids are out of school so I usually pick one day and take them to the beach. My wife works on the weekend so I can't turn...

It's very stringy wood but you can turn it so long as your tools are sharp. The stuff I have is full of pink and reds. I have heard that willow can be quite boring figure wise but sometimes you get...

I don't have any of it :-( I have a lathe though and lots of wood. :-)

So lets say you sand a form to 1500 and then apply a finish. You go to put on your second coat but need to sand in between coats so what grit do you use? 1500? I assume steel wool would be to...

I can't believe how gorgeous this apple wood is and how blessed I was to have been able to get the whole tree. Each piece I make from it is more stunning then the previous. My turning skills don't...

It was dried first in my homemade kiln. Thanks for your comments

I've no profile picture and I've already taken apart the photo studio, sorry

Here is a cherry bowl that I made this week. I had a chance to try out the sorby texturing tool at the same time, I'm looking forward to using it more often.

This bowl is 12" x 2" and is finished...

Fred when you are finished watching the movie and have gotten as much information as you can from the DVD you simply do the same thing that I did and make a post saying that you are done with the DVD...

Fred Perreault was first in line sorry folks.

Fred I'll get the DVD in the mail come Monday.

This one is ready to get back into circulation. First PM with address gets it. I'll then get it in the Mail ASAP


Here are the rules:

1. Loans are restricted to Contributors of SMC, and I...

Beautiful Platter/wall hanging I love the big stuff I only hate the sanding that goes along with it :-)

Looks like a Vicmarc in disguise to me ;-)

I am using the new angled cutters. I still think it was the extremely soaking wet wood. I'll find out for sure in the next couple of months as the MC drops in the log.

Thats really odd guys. In the last six months alone I've cored at least 150 maple bowls so I though I had the hang of things (I guess I don't) I have no problem coring the maple, nice ribbons come...

Well I have some very green Manitoba maple and was trying to core it last week with no success. Very very stringy which made coring impossible. The second the cutter would touch the wood it could...

Wow thats scary. I don't know why but I always take my face shield off while I'm grinding, I guess I just need a bit of a break from wearing it all the time and grinding is the only chance I get but...

Yes sir. I'll post pictures next time I get my kiln opened. I have greenhouse products in there so they are meant to do the job that they are doing.....well sort of :-)

the best part is that I...

I could but that sort of sounds like extra work ;) and that would prevent me from turning :D

Thanks for your comments.

In regards to the chatter work I hate to say as I may get grilled on the safety aspect but all I did was re-shaped an old reciprocating blade and put a bur on it then...

My second piece is a natural edge bowl made from maple that measures 14" and is 6" tall at the highest point. Finished with walnut oil. This was my first attempt at a natural edge bowl and I must...

Well here is my first piece. It is a mixture of Maple and Walnut. The center piece is maple that has been dyed and chattered. I then waxed it with a wax that I made up with a combination of...

I'm not sure why I would need to know the relative humidity in my area in order to stabilize my wood. Can you please help me understand?

Thanks for the posts guys. The area where my kiln is located stays cool so regulating the temperature in not an issue even in the summer time. With the lights off in my kiln the temperature sits...