We had some snow here, about 4", but it came in spurts- just enough each time that it needed shoveling. 4 driveways X 3 times. 

 

@Gerald posted a question about how quickly his turned bowls dried. He wondered if it was related to his shop environment. Take a look at his post and offer any suggestions you might have-

 

 

@Smallpatch (Jess) posted some chess pieces he made, a week or so ago. He followed up with a description of what he used to finish the pieces so they would look identical to the originals.

 

Read his explanation and additional comments-

 

 

@Steve Krumanaker turned a gorgeous maple bowl and then added to its' beauty by decorating the bottom with one of his fantastic  woodburnings.

 

 

Steve also answered questions about the woodburning design he used.

 

 

 

If you have turned a bowl, you have probably experienced grain tearout of at some point on the turning. The change in direction of the grain can be really difficult to cut cleanly. Here is a video from John Lucas on shear scraping. He is demonstrating how to help reduce the tearout. 

 

 

 

 

A while back, @Ron Altier was experimenting with a chatter tool. Mike Peace put up this video on turning tops and decorating them using the chatter tool.

 

 

 

 

 

I typically use a clear finish on my turnings- oil, poly, wax or whatever. I like to see the work of nature in the grain patterns and colors. There are some turners who prefer to decorate with other media. I saw this and thought it was neat. It's from John Clothier-

 

 

 

Not much turning for me. I finished the "sure my husband can fix that" project. I actually got to use the lathe for part of it. The broken leg was reattached with dowels but I had to replace some of the wood to eliminate the voids left by the previous repair job. I ended up turning an odd sized dowel for the repair.

 

 

 

I was working on a Manzanita root and as I turned into it I found the voids were deeper and more extensive that I realized. I'm going to try and save the turning by adding some Alumilite into the voids. To keep the liquid from running out, I've sealed up the blank with modeling clay. Hope it works!

 

 

Safe Turning

Great videos this one. Good luck on your projects

Lew, thanks for your diligent search for the content of these posts.  Good stuff here.

Good job Lew. I love that pot and in fact just a couple days subscribed to his channel. He does some really nice work. Going to have to try some of his techniques for sure.

 

Steve

@Gerald Thanks! Waiting until the Mrs leaves the house so I can warm up the Alumilite in the microwave- without getting caught!

 

@HandyDan  Thank you!

 

@Steve Krumanaker Thanks! I did some copper leaf on a small turning a long time ago. It is actually quite easy to do.