To be able to quit my day job and have woodturning support my family. I would love to be able to make a living at my two only passions in life: Photography and Woodturning. Would be nice to have a...
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To be able to quit my day job and have woodturning support my family. I would love to be able to make a living at my two only passions in life: Photography and Woodturning. Would be nice to have a...
lol... I just realized my Samsung Galaxy decided it knew what I wanted to type better than me and changed Grizzly G0733 to "Good" and took the "x" out of 10x12 metal building. Silly phone...
Sorry, I should have been clearer. When you bring the scraper up on its long edge for a shear scrape, that sharp long edge will dig into the tool rest as it become very sharp from sharpening. Its the...
I also have the BB inside bowl scraper set and had tons of issues with chatter and catches until I re-did my sharpening setup and started using the 180 CBN wheel. I think my issues were due to the...
It was my Grizzly Good 18x47. I have a small turn crafter lathe but my dad has it at his shop. My shop is a 10 12 metal building so not enough room for all the toys I want. When we sell the house and...
Wow! That's a stunning piece! The photos are really well done too.
Thanks for all the nice comments! I try to encourage him as much as possible but he is way more interested in "Call of Duty" on the Xbox right now. I think he will take more interest as he gets a...
Great first turning! My first turning was a candlestick out of cedar that looked, well ..., strange. Eastern Red Cedar, once dry, is a great wood to turn. You do want to use a good dust mask as it...
Congrats on your first bowl! That's a nice shape and some good looking wood.
That's a nice bowl! Wow, there are a lot of rough outs in that photo!
I like it. A very clean pleasing shape. Thanks for sharing.
Call me a proud dad! My 12 year old son turned this little bowl tonight out of Black Walnut. It is about 4.5" in diameter. I had him use a round carbide tool on the outside for safety and a regular...
I will post some pictures of my setup a little later. I would like to add that I learned a tremendous amount from Dave's videos on the D-Way Tools website. I saw Dave use a dowel cut to a specific...
I was using a cheap Harbor Freight 6" grinder with stock wheel and I "thought" my tools were sharp enough. I was not able to grow as a turner failing to get the clean cuts that I desired and unable...
The Bradford Pears are blooming here and these trees were not. These trees were a lot taller than the Bradford Pears around here. My dad came by and said they were either Oak or Maple. I'm pretty...
I found these two pieces on the curb but have no idea what they might be. Any ideas? The trees I think they came from were very tall and the wood is very heavy even for being wet. I am in North...
For me it has changed my turning drastically. Part of my issue was getting a consistent grind and the other issue was getting my tools sharp enough. You don't need a CBN wheel probably to get a...
I finally saved up enough cash for a new sharpening system and just in time as my crappy old Harbor Freight slow speed grinder's bearings are going out. I went with the Rikon 8" slow speed grinder...
Hey Bill, is there any left? I've been in Florida the past week but will be back in town Sunday. I'm over in Salisbury. Wish I had my truck and saw down here. Lots of Palm and a few Banyan trees cut...
Very beautiful Kathy! I love the spirals! No critiques here. Looks perfect!
I discovered by accident that Marvel's Mystery oil works really well for me. It can be found at the auto parts store and I don't remember it being too expensive. There is little to no smell with it.
That is really cool! You did a nice job showcasing the wood. I love how the color just streaks and blends out over the rim.
Wow! I love both of these! I really like the subtle patterns in the burned area.
It's beautiful Kathy! I love your work.
Nice work! I love the flow of the grain lines and the color is really beautiful as well.