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I really like the contrast of the burned ash and the gold leaf. The shape is very elegant and pleasing to the eye. After seeing and holding your ash & burned covered bowl (which I also thought was...

Thanks for all the great suggestions. No, sadly I don't have a Rockler or any wood
sources anywhere near me. I have already started looking at the sites you mentioned.
I'll post pics if I turn...

While watching Tim Yoder turn a banksia pod on a stem with a finial (on TV) a few days ago, and my wife walks in and started ohhing and ahhing over the finished piece and finally says, I want you to...

I'll go with 300, thanks.

Wait right there Jack, I'm on my way to give you a hand and I'll take less than half for my troubles. Or you could get your big strong boys to give the old man an assist. All kidding aside, a guy...

Another option, you will need 2 part epoxy in bottles, not the syringe, black ink and alcohol

To make about 2 tablespoons of filler, add a few drops of black ink (stamp pad refill ink from your...

Doug,
+1 of what John says on adjustable height, very important. I often hollow with the base raised higher than the tool tip (so it's angled downward, but still slightly above center). I think...

Baxter, I've had a similar problem with stretchwrap, plus my bowls molded under the plastic. I'm still trying to find the right method for drying in my climate. It must be a fine line between...

Oh boy I'm first. Sanding gives me the most trouble and it is the only part of turning that I hate. I welcome your solutions.

Doug, I would say you should drill for the largest size boring bar that you think you might use, then you can use sleeves or bushings when you use small diameter bars. Another possibility is to...

Thank you very much for the input guys. Wally, I was not sure about the sizing, good to know that before I place an order and end up with the wrong tool.

Wondering if anyone uses Hamlet woodturning tools, specifically M2 spindle roughing gouge and bowl gouge. If so what are your thoughts and opinions on them. Thanks in advance.

The carbide cutters are fine for giving you a nice finish cut, but you don't want to do much hollowing with them because it will be a very slow process. You can do a lot with just straight bars with...

Tim, That form is SWEEEEET !! Everything about it is fantastic. To me you added just enough of the stone & copper embellishment to make it pop. The figure in this burl is great but the shape and...

Very nice lidded box. The spalting on top of the lid is fantastic.

Hi Again Bernie, Thanks for sharing your sanding tips. Like Dan, I'm copying them down and will try them out today (hopefully). I hope that the lathe speed isn't a critical factor because mine...

Nice looking bowl Bernie. It's sort of a shame to cover up the figure inside by filling it with fruit, but the outside figure makes up for it. I'd love for you to fill us in about your new sanding...

Tim,
Looks like you've been a turning machine with all the posts today. Great work, all of them, but if I was to choose a favorite, it would be the cherry burl HF. Pm sent about the tool.

Great looking bowl there Bill. Don't fill it with raisin bran though...you'll be asking for trouble. :eek:

I recently picked up this little gem from HF and have been pleased with it so far. Easier to handle than a close quarter drill inside a bowl IMO and I like the way it fits my hands. Price was...

James
We (AF mechanic types) always called it an offset screwdriver, not completely sure if that's the proper name for it though. Nice Tool ! I think I might just have to borrow your idea. ...

I'm not going to say that you shouldn't have got a set of instructions with the calipers as I didn't buy a set so I don't know, but here is a video which shows you how to use them for making a sphere...

I agree with Darryl stay away from Remington. Last week my $20 Craigslist Remington 16" electric saw finally bit the dust. I have had to fix about anything I could imagine in the 2 years I've owned...

Not just you Bernie, I can't see them either, too bad.

I found a picture of the tool he made, the bar sticking out of the handle and into the wood is an actual boring bar from grizzly, but could just as well be any scraping bit. The tool shank is...