A few years ago I made a small bathroom cup on my lathe. I turned it from a glued up block of maple, purple heartwood, and walnut. The cup lasted me about a year and a half and then the glue failed. I had used Titebond to glue the blank together …
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Jan 26 2013
Turning With Carpet Tape
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Oct 11 2012
Offset Turning
A few months ago I rewatched an episode of the Woodwright’s Shop where Roy Underhill made some oval handles using offset turning. At the time I thought this is something I’d to try on my lathe. So when I needed drawer pulls for my table saw cart, I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to give …
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Jul 19 2012
Topping Off The Experiment
Not being one to leave well enough alone, I decided to make a top for the experimental finger bowel. Actually making a top let me try a few different skills where I need improvement: matching woods and turning to a fixed diameter. I chose to make the …
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Jul 17 2012
Turning End Grain
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Jun 18 2012
Turning Some More Glue-Ups
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Jun 12 2012
If At First You Do Suceed, Fail, Fail Again
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Apr 20 2012
Lathe Tool Handle
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Apr 18 2012
Tops, Three Different Ones
I was watching a video by George Vondriska about using CA for turning and saw him turning a top on the lathe. I thought this would be a cool project to try. So the other day when I cut some blanks out of 8/4 ash for some handles, I …
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Apr 02 2012
Toothbrush Holder
We needed a new toothbrush holder. Our old one, a clear plastic tube with duckies floating in a mysterious blue liquid, was leaking. Also with it’s tiny holes, it just couldn’t hold the thicker handle toothbrushes that my children use sometimes use. I thought, “I could actually make a something useful on …
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