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Thanks Nelson. I had nothing to do with the spalting process. The tree was alive, and apparently healthy, until it came down in a storm. I turned some of it almost immediately, and it had very...

Just finished this up over the weekend. I used spray on lacquer as my finish. I had hoped it would not yellow the wood, but it did some. It would have been so much cooler if I could have held on to...

Looks like lacquer needs a sanding sealer. I assume a water based one is the way to go to keep the clearest possible finish?

I don't have spraying equipment, so maybe spray can lacquer is the way to go.

I searched the forum and it looks like the two best options for a finish that doesn't change the color of the wood at all (or at least as little as possible) are: Deft Lacquer and General Finishes...

Please post your findings if you don't mind.

Thanks Grant. I would think using Vince's Abranet disks would work well with this and still allow you to use dust collection, though you would still have the noise. Thanks!

Grant - What size is the connection for dust collection on the Metabo? Have you used it?

My other bowls from this wood are much lighter than this one I've had these problems with. They already have the Watco Danish Oil on them. I foresee them being "shelf sitters" as Marvin put it. Would...

I'll definitely be more careful with the sanding. What happens if I just skip right to the carnuba wax? Is that allowed?

I don't know how much is too much. The cloth isn't completely covered.

For my first run at turning bowls I turned a couple from spalted hackberry. I put several coats of Watco Danish Oil on them and several days later went to Beall Buffing them. Anywhere there is the...

Very nice. Which of the formulas did you use on that piece?

I'm working on a project from an old Wood magazine article. In order to get a Stickley-esque finish they recommend mixing super blonde shellac cut with DNA with brushable lacquer and using transtint...

Definitely trying to avoid the worst case. I've never seen those thread files before. Thanks!

The threads on my Delta 46-460 lathe spindle are slightly damaged. *Someone* tried to remove a face plate without disengaging the set screw. As a result, I can't get a chuck all the way on so it...

The $99 plane is a chisel plane. I handled a 3D printed prototype of the shooting board plane at Amana. Pretty sweet. I think they said it would be in the $300 range.

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Just over 12". Yes, toy soldier is probably more appropriate. The mechanical part was left out because I thought my wife would like it best sans beard, and I was afraid it would look weird. I was...

This is my third turning project. The first two were pens. In retrospect, this was probably a bit ambitious. It was for the wife for Christmas, and she loved it, so I'm happy.

The helmet, body,...

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Great points. Thanks.

Sorry having trouble with the link. Dropbox is usually very reliable and quick to use.