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Title: Turned Bowls Made Easy By: Bill Grumbine Source: Packard Woodworks Inc. http://www.packardwoodworks.com Item # 182705 Cost: $29.95 The above DVD by Bill Grumbine is excellent! He takes you step by step thru the entire process....from chainsawing a log (the proper way) to the final polishing o...

I wanted to take a moment to express my appreciation for all the positive resources available to all of us from this forum, website, and from the ShopSmith Company. Yesterday afternoon, I went about setting up my ShopSmith to turn some pens and to my dismay, discovered that my quill was very hard, a...

Gary, For all things, there must be a starting point. Lathe turning is no different. You have different turning tools for different types of projects. You have already experienced "Spindle Turning", and I would continue with spindle turning. You must become comfortable with those tools, es...

To answer your original question, I purchased one three months ago, and I am very pleased with it! Before, when my shop vac (Craftsman's) was full, I dreaded the cleaning process, which included having to clean the filter. Needless to say, the Dust Deputy eliminated all this. It was a dirty process!...

Just wanted to take a moment and thank you all for the nice comments! They are very much appreciated!
May you all have a great New Year, and may all your Sawdust Dreams come true!

John
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Just like anything else, I try to have a production line going. Once the sizes for each segment ring are determined, I try to cut everything to size, and then do a production angle cut of the segments, before gluing them together. The actual gluing goes a lot faster than you think.....you start glui...

I had been working off and on on this segmented vessel for a few weeks. With the holiday season and other events happening, I was constantly having to put off finishing the project. This particular jug consists of 161 pieces of wood, counting four pieces of black veneer. It was made out of Red Oak a...

I will toss in my two cents..... Over the years, I joined various Christmas Boutique, paying a flat rate for a booth or table space. I always made money. In fact, I sold out (my inventory) everytime, except for one show, where I had to take two items home. Initially, I was intrigued to see if I coul...

Ed, I must commend you for this sled! The idea is simple, makes me want to hit my head for not thinking of it!!! As mentioned earlier, it would be most usefull for the Segmented Turners in our group. It provides a zero clearance cut, and would work very nicely with the Miter Set angle setting device...

Chuck I saw a very nice turned cremation urn with a threaded lid last year. Just like anything else, there are numerous ways of turning such a vessel, and threaded lids are becoming common in wood turning. Check out the website below. It is meant to be "Food for Thought!" This gentleman gi...