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Been busy with cleanup and really missed an opportunity to get some great turning stuff.
Saddest part is it will all end up as smoke not as turnings. Im sure storm season is not overwith yet
so...

Been helping people clean up after a wind storm here in ne south dakota.

Just one friend lost 15 boxelder trees. If i had more room i would save more.

Im not doing any turning right now but...

thanks to everyone for the help with my first pen.

i took some brushable lacquer on the shoprag paper towel and put on three coats and got a finish i like. if i could find my camera i would post...

thanks for the info

i do have blo i guess i didnt think about using it.

should a guy just rub some on and let it dry or spin it on. (im new i dont know all the terminalogy yet)

kendall

after my woodworking club had a pen turning night i ordered a pen kit and im hooked. all i have is a shopsmith but i guess it worked. i just turned my first pen and sanded to 600 and used eee...

very nice job on the cutting boards.

i made some of these for presents last christmas.

i cut my pieces with my carvewright and added 1/8" fillers to match cutter width. i glued up cherry,...

nice job on the toy trucks

do you have the issues that these were in to save me the trouble of looking through all my old issues.

i have a 2 yr old grandson that might like some.(i also have...

great looking piece

i just got a great deal on some walnut and plan on making a bedroom set.

your piece is identical to one im planing

what are your dimensions? width, depth, height?
...

steve

on getting a rock chuck......dont wait till you have a fire to get a fire extinguisher. i believe and maybe al will back me on this that the rock prevents problems by reducing vibration in...

i have two carvewrights and can say if you install a rock chuck and get rid of the qc that come with the machine your noise level will drop dramatically. i put rocks on both of mine and with both...

will this wixley work on a rigid 13"
i think the max depth if 6" on mine.

where is the wixley available through?

all help appreciated

thanks

kendall

my first project after getting back into woodworking was when my daughter and son in law said they were going to have a baby.

just so happens that i got my new wood magazine the same day that had...

does anyone have a source for the digital readouts.
sound like a great upgrade to my planer

thanks

kendall

my suggestions is to look real close at the baseboards. most of the time the top nails in base board are nailed into the studs. just find the nails and level up and try a test nail. it has work...

dave

the rock chuck will not dissappoint you

i wish someone would put a sound meter on the machine before the rock chuck and after to see what the sound difference is.

heck my wife even...

dave

i have two carvewrights and have changed both to the rock chuck.

there is almost no vibration and the cuts are better but the best part to me is it is so much quieter that the qc.

if...

i would jump all over it for that price

looks like some nice stuff

kendall

i have two carvewrights that i fired up on sunday. i have orders for 15 of these crosses with Jesus faces.

wife had to work, all four kids had other commitments so it was just me and my...

my only question is what grade of cedar is it.

i work in a lumber yard so id be careful of what grade it is.

if it is mostly clear its a good deal

if it is mostly knots then id pass
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does anyone own and use a paracarver. there is one for sale on craigslist in my area and was looking for some personal imput on the tool.

i own a carvewright and would like something to help with...

if it is dryed correctly and laying straight without much splitting it sound like on heck of a deal. less that 75 cents a bd ft.

id bring my truck but i might get lost on the way to your shop...

If you have to read the sawmill creek forum before you have your first cup of coffee in the morning

i have a carvewright that does a great job on signs, the software is easy to learn and the centerline text option that you can purchase is awesome for sign making. it is a little limited by size...

ive had a carvewright for almost a year an really like it.

dont believe everything you hear about working on them all the time. if you keep them clean and lubed and dont have operater errors i...

ny suggestion would be to glue some triangle shaped pieces in the for corners and drill a hole bigger that your screw diamer by maybe an 1/8 to 3/16" and attach the top with a panhead screw from the...