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Thank you all for your comments, hope to be in Pittsburgh and see it displayed. Michael

Roger,
Glad you looked it up, you saved me half an hour trying to explain it. :)

I am very proud (and happy) that my piece has been accepted into Creativity in Construction exhibition for the AAW Symposium in Pittsburgh.

Old Blue, at Camp.

The kettle was turned from Pear,...

As your old ones wear out replace them one at a time. Cheap tools are like buying cheap tires they cost you more in the long run and never perform as well. Michael

I made one, l have a couple of lightbulbs inside, l just close the door on the cord. The dishwasher has its own vents so no need to drill holes in it, and l find the sliding racks inside perfect for...

Thanks Jim, saved me typing, l was just going to add the way we do it. Michael

The hose l got around the corner at my local hardware store, on the receipt it reads gas line, was yellow and nice and flexible. If you still are having trouble after you have been shopping, l can...

You can buy all the parts you need at Home depot, or you can go to Harbor freight and the regulator is $7 , $10 and an expensive one for $12. You just need a reducer for the small drill hose found...

I use this one and it works fine for me. Michael

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Trent Bosch was demonstrating it in his booth in Phoenix at the International Symposium, impressive. Michael

Dan, as stated above in a roll, it is going to be opened and checked, you can imagine what the x-ray looks like especially with metal handles, so keep it close to the top of your luggage and l also...

I agree with the previous posts, there are a surprising amount of clubs out there, go to the AAW site and you should be able to find a club near you. Next take lessons it will save you a lot of time,...

This is a better video and far simpler. http://youtu.be/kLQk4U5ihz4 Michael

If we just had one of those machines that made things round we could make our own.......:)

I started out using the lathe but found it sometimes gave me the backache and it did not seem to be the right angle and now use the drill press where l can even sit down and buff. Michael.

Rob, l am going to do some hollowing in Phoenix at the Peachtree Booth in the Trade Show Area. I will be using a Sorby hollowing system, if you want l can give you some tips and you are more than...

Nicely turned bowl using a great piece of wood. Michael.

Brian, l would cut the pith out, rough turn and bag, or you could turn it thin to completion so that it has less chance of splitting. The bark stays on fairly good if you are planning a natural edge...

Now you can really do some different off center work with that bent mandrel. Michael

Dave, Turning Southern Style will be held in Sept 19-24, good line up as well. Michael

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No change in the design to earn the rating.

Many post on this site and others have covered the subject of impact ratings on face shields. Trend AIR/PRO Faceshield has just received a ANSI X87.1+ rating (high impact) Michael.

Thank you all for your kind comments. Michael

And now for something completely different.
Here is my piece that was accepted into the exhibit Rising to be shown in Phoenix at the AAW National Symposium this year.
The bird emerging...

Roger,
I just used rough sawn wood to clean the old wax wheel, but only lightly buff the turning that has been applied with Renaissance wax, l do not charge the wheel, l cannot see that working....