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I have turned quite a bit of NIP, it grows all over the place down here. If turned centered on the pith while wet to finished shape, it is a dream and has very little deformation while drying. You...

Nice Bench. The extra weight will greatly improve your Nova. I have been using an older Nova 3000 for many years and the only thing I don't like about it is the stand. I have turned chunks that took...

I live about 45 minutes from the Teknatool shop in St Petersburg, Fl and I went there a few weeks ago with a problem and they bent over backwards to fix it while I waited. I was very impressed with...

Harry, I'm sorry it didn't work for you. What do you think caused the headaches? I just ordered one and I am waiting on arrival. I hope I don't have the same problem. I suited up to turn some new...

I really like the concept of the built in nut cracker holder. It brought a tear to my eye thinking about eating Christmas nuts with my Dad as a young boy. Thanks for the memories, Baxter.

When I...

I just bought a roll of the brown paper today because my bowls are to big for bags. I wish I had thought of the tyvek because I have a half of a roll left over from residing my studio. Duh

When I...

Well, I followed the suggestions and suited up for battle and roughed out a 13" bowl blank. Now, I have a head ache, I don't know if it is from the wood, the heat from all the garb or the brutal...

Tree service just cut one at my neighbors and I got several nice logs from it. I want to know if anyone has turned this wood and had allergic reactions. I have had bad experiences in the past with...

I have been looking for a Trend Pro and found this sale at Woodworkers Supply it includes the ear protection which is removeable. they have ten in stock on sale for $359.00 ...

The Kelton Hollowing Gate is very similar to the Lions Tool Gate that I use all the time with my Woodcut Proforme hollowing tools. If the opening in a hollow form is big enough, It gives you a tool...

Hi Steve
The hole in the pivot pin that the headstock pivots on had worn and gotten sloppy so that the locking pin would not hold the headstock perfectly true. It can also the set screws that hold...

I live in Sarasota, Fl so I am only an hour from Teknatools office in St Petersburg. I have been having bad vibration problems in my 12 year old Nova 3000, so Wednesday I called them and I talked to...

I have learned to have a positive ID of any wood I am going to turn and study the toxicitiy before I put it on the lathe. Silkoak (lacewood) grows here in SW Florida, it is first cousin to Poison...

A few weeks ago I emptied an old file cabinet to use for storing turning tools. When I was done I had a stack of the hardboard file dividers that I started to throw out then retrieved back from the...

A few months ago, I got a big load of walnut that I was going to have sawn for lumber. The old sawyer that I contacted about sawing it, told me to store it in my barn for at least a year before...

Very ingenious use of resources. I love the originality and the finished product.



When I die, just bury me in my shavings!

Here in SW Florida dump diving is a good way to get poisoned by many of the exotic tropicals that are landscape trees. I found some silk oak (lacewood) once that caused me to break out in hives from...

I got a Sorby Spindlemaster several years ago and I had a similar experience like Kyle. Then, I stumbled upon a video on how to use it on Craft Supplies web site. I decided to try it again and it is...

I place them in a plastic bag or in the past I have left them in a tub of water. I like the bags better.

I saw this form ten years ago at the Ringling Museum of Art. There was a pair of them, made of red glass on the Ringlings dining table .The curator allowed me to go through the velvet rope and make a...

I will be posting pictures in the near future. Thanks again, I just found this forum and I am already glad I did.

Thanks David
I started my stair company with what I could afford at the time but, life sure got better when I could afford top quality tools and the bottom line took a giant leap forward. I started...

Thanks everyone for the comments. I will spend with confidence now. I think I will stay with the Tormek because it is very fast and always exactly the same once the initial shape is established....

I have recently gone pro with my turning since the housing crash has totally killed my custom stair business. My research has shown that selling utilitarian is most likely to show success. I also...

My biggest time saver is a 4" forstner bit on a drill press and a stainless steel 4" faceplate. Regardless of shape, size or bark, it makes a great surface to mount the faceplate. The heavier or more...