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I just soak them in BLO Boiled Linseed oil and let them cure. Nice real wood finish and easy. I have a few new videos of making these on my youtube Channel TurningRound if you want to see how I...

They are Birch for sure then. I know they are not London Plane, and not Cotton woods. Thanks for the help, I will go see if I can load the truck, wish me luck.

Ian

Around the corner from where I live here in Bluffdale, which is a suburb of SLC Utah, I have seen a number of big and very old, meaning large trunks of 36+ inches in diameter trees that I need help...

Not really an answer to the original question, what I turn I consider to be some form of art, but not necessarily gallery level "Artsy"

What makes Art or Artsy pieces Art? Even the most...

I have a couple of couple of comments on the cheap tool set. Having a cheap tool set will give you many different tools for many different cuts and learning. Granted they are not all production...

John,

I will say it again that pen is fantastic, and now you have given away the secret to making it. Too elegant, using a router to notch it. I was thinking it was pieces like a staved vessel...

200884200885What is a big ash gloat it is 11 pieces of a big Ash tree. The biggest is about 15 inches in diameter and the smaller ones are about 12. I even got a nice crotch piece.

So here is...

I went with the two part rust-o epoxy professional stuff. I had a new floor and the concrete was 3 months old or so. I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned and prepped. The stuff went do great and...

Plus 1 on the Stainless Steel Toppers. I have made a ton of the regular PSI ones and they will get a white corrosion on them especially with Red Wine. I really like Ruth's stainless toppers the are...

Thanks for the suggestion. I knew the pith was still in the top of the bowl I was planning to remove it once the bowl is dry. I guess this is a flawed idea, as it may crack and the cracks may go...

I do think I learned (thought about after the fact) a number of things about how and why this happened. I think the first tenon I had as too close to the bark. Part of it was made from the softer...

Now I have your attention, I will say that this caught my attention last night. I was learning how to rough out a bowl from a big green box elder tree log we (me and Joshua) got and processed a week...

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Google this and you will find the (Big wood turning) store that has this and the 1 1/4 x 8 tpi.

Ian

I can feel your pain. I have an old lathe with what I thought was 1 3/16 8 tpi. I was going to have an adapter built so I can use modern chucks and plates and things. I even bought a MT2 tapered...

Aluminum wire Vs. Copper? Under Ground or through the Wall? Conduit may or may not be needed. These are questions to consider, I am by no means and Electrician nor do I play one on the Internet so...

I am not sure what the Saltbox style roof is, so I will just tell you what I did. Around here in Utah they call a room above a garage a "Bonus Room" this is what I got. My garage is 38 feet wide...

Here is a simple tip for using a chain saw and cutting a log in half. I learned this the hard way. It seemed so natural to me to take the big round log flat section and set it on the ground. ...

Many of the vendors(CUSA, and PSI) have new styles in Stainless Steel. I have used the cheap coating stopper in the past and I regret every single one of them. I made 20 of the cheap one and All of...

I did 8 gallons for my 2000 sq floor, the epoxy I used was not water based. The kits had 2 complete gallons to cover between 400-500 feet. For Each 2 gallon kit mix it, let it sit for 30 minutes...

I kinda hate to get back to the original question, but..<Wink>. I had the electric work for my new shop quoated. Each 30 amp 220 line was about $250.00 and each 50 amp 220 line was about $300.00....

Look at that a turning tool you don't have, be sure to get two!

(<Smile>)
Ian

The slab was poured in june, so it is past the 30 days to cure. My thoughts on another coat of Epoxy, are the pretty flakes I added over the top. If I coat it with gray again the flakes will turn...

I called the company this morning, the information I received was that the porous nature of the concrete is to blame. The areas where the coating can soak in more are the areas that are dull. This...

Thanks for the input.
I did keep the floor temps above 50 by just a little bit, the room temp was above 70. I turned on the big heater. I was not planing on more than one coat. I was hoping the...

Ok, So here is my story. Over the past two months I have been trying to get my garage floor epoxy coating done. I researched it on here and went with the Rustoleam Professional 2 part epoxy coat in...