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Thanks for all your thoughts.

The phone sits on little hard rubber feet, and it isn't discolored at all. Puddling under the phone makes some sense, though it seems like it must be something other...

I just found this ?waterspot? on my maple windowsill, and I have no idea what could have caused it. I'm pretty confident that there is no water leakage through the window. The finish is simply...

James,
This idea seems good, too. It looks like the arbor just fits into the headstock the way the spur drive does, right? Do you think this would work better than the collet you suggested in your...

Yes, good ideas. Thanks. But I wonder about screwing into end grain. Would it be solid enough?

Scott, what a lovely thing to say. Thank you!

What a good idea. If I can turn a taper close enough, this might work -- assuming I can learn to part with one hand and hold onto the piece with the other. (I have lots of burnable firewood, so lots...

Thanks for both ideas. I'm not familiar with a dovetail saw. I'll google it.

I'm new to the lathe (as of last October), and I recently finished my first big project. The board is Australian Blackwood and Western Maple. The light pieces are spalted figure maple (taken from my...