August 6, 201510 yr It was a beautiful summer day here in South Central Pennsylvania. Grass mowed, string trimmer run, flowers watered and Quigley and I made a trip to Lowe's. Just a heads up for the Veterans here; Lowe's offers a 10% discount on every purchase with proof that you are a Vet. I use my VA ID card but they may take other ID's. We've had a new member join our site- Ray Robertson. His turnings are fantastic. Please cruise on over to http://www.ozarkwoodworker.com/ and check out his work. I snatched a picture of one of his duck call, just to whet your appetite 1117 pieces!!!!!!!! Ray is also very active with the Boy Scouts of America and creates claws for the tribe of Mic-O-Say. http://www.ozarkwoodworker.com/BSA-claws.html Several other items for your consideration, this week. First, Popular Woodworking posted another one of Tim Yoder's videos. This one covers a variety of topics. Tim discusses drying wood before and after turning. Sharpening your tools and his take on why sharpening jigs are important. He also talks a little about cleaning the air in your shop. You can watch the video here- The Woodturning On Line newsletter came this week, also. This months issue has several informative projects, including turning an Ancient Greek wine pourer. I probably won't be making one but if you would like to, you can find the tutorial at- http://www.flutemasters.com/Websites/FluteMaster/images/Flute_Master_Demo.pdf Two other project, in the newsletter, share a common theme in that they discuss turning projects with mixed media materials. One of the projects uses wood and clear resin- The other project uses stone inlay. You can read the tutorial here- http://stephenhatcher.com/files/techniques/Basic_Stone_Inlay_(v1.0).pdf The entire newsletter is available at- http://www.woodturningonline.com/index.php As for me, I actually did spend a few minutes at the lathe. I needed 4 short, 1/4" diameter walnut dowels to correct an almost fatal miscalculation on another project on which I'm working. Safe Turning!
August 6, 201510 yr Awesome Lew, insane stuff. Great info, that duck call is completely out of this world, I did not know segments could be that small. That is a work of art for sure. I wonder of Ray has ever come in contact with Duck Dynasty in way or another?
August 6, 201510 yr Awesome duck call. man the work and man hours in that are unbelievable.By the way, nice walnut dowel!
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