Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners March 10, 2021

[lew]

Walked down to the garden this morning and I see the garlic is starting to poke through the leaf mulch. I guess spring can't be too far away. Don't forget to turn your clocks forward this Saturday night or you will be late to Sunday School!

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@Gerald took some time to rearrange his turning area. No easy feat and he will probably looking for where he put stuff for some time to come!

 

Our members all sympathized with the amount of work required to do this. You can see their comments in Gerald's post-

 

 

@Masonsailor Took a break from his media room redo and played on the lathe. Paul decided to turn a Top and it's a beauty. 

 

Our turners had lots of questions and comments about how the hardware and his processes. Check out Paul's post, here-

 

 

A couple of weeks ago @Bob Hodge was asking about wet sanding techniques and products. Well, Bob made the leap and he tells us about his results. We appreciate Bob's follow-up and giving us his findings-

 

 

@RustyFN Tried his hand at segmented turning. He said it was his first time at this but judging from the results, I have to wonder .

 

As you might expect, the kudos were flying for this beauty! Rusty also gave us an insight into some of his processes for cutting the segments-

 

In one of our other forums, Rusty shared his lumber score. You know some guys can fall in "it" and come out smelling like a rose. That's our Rusty!! Just look at what he picked up!

 

He already has it broken down into turning blanks!

 

A little more on his good luck here-

 

@AndrewB is working on another pepper grinder. He is turning this one from Bhilwara. It is a beautiful wood and should look awesome on the table! In his post, Andrew also describes a new parting tool he purchased-

 

More about the turning and the new tool here-

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

 

Click on the above image for the link to more information and registration

 

 

Click on the above image for the link to registration and other demonstrators.

 

 

For The Newbies-

Several videos on sharpening and using bowl gouges and skew chisels-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Rusty showed us his segmented bowl. Here's a recent video, posted by Woodworker's Journal, on some of the process that can be used to get you started. 

 

 

Resin casting and turning still remains popular. Our sponsor, Woodcraft, posted a tutorial covering products, procedures and safety.

Here's the link to the web post-

https://www.woodcraft.com/blog_entries/cast-resin-turning?trk_msg=TIMUEHUKAFJ4HB9QSEB8OHLPNG&trk_contact=GSF9RJJ1I54ES16EDIULIN24MG&trk_sid=SJ2JKIDH3D265LJPCLOE09EL80&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=WCMAG+Cast+Resin+Turning+-+Free+Article&utm_campaign=Catalog

 

Here is the PDF file-

76_ft_Resin-Turning_FINAL.pdf

 

 

New Turning Items-

It's been difficult to find any new and unique turning products. I guess everyone has scaled back due to the restrictions. The folks at Woodturners Wonders are having a Saint Patrick's Day sale. If you need sandpaper, might be wort looking into-

https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/sales

 

 

 

Everything Else-

Rick Turns YouTube woodturning videos from last week-

 

 

Well, my Psychedelic Psteady Rest is finished. I used LED in-line skate wheels and the material seems like it won't mar the turnings and yet is firm enough to keep the turning in place. Right now I am finishing up the Sketchup drawings that I used as plans. Probably not necessary but I need the Sketchup practice. 

 

 

A short video of the first test run. Not quite finished here but you get the idea-

 

 

Safe turning and stay well

 

Edited March 11, 2021 by lew

[Gerald]

Thanks for the mention Lew. Looks like your drawing skills are definitely up to par or better. Really like that video. Wonder if the wheels give off enough light to turn.

[Gunny]

Love that jig, and not just for the lights.  Though they are cool.  My neighbors would see the lights and really wonder what I was up to.  

[HandyDan]

Thanks for coming through with some more new stuff for us.

[FlGatorwood]

Thanks, Lew.  It's like taking classes.  You always find the neatest stuff to learn.  

[John Morris]

Lew, I greatly appreciate the Wed topics you create for us, research and time are put into these and it shows. This topic has become an anchor of our community. Thanks so much sir!

[AndrewB]

another nice post @lew lots of stuff to go through but it will have to wait until after I get back from the court house today.  

[Gerald]

14 hours ago, AndrewB said:

another nice post @lew lots of stuff to go through but it will have to wait until after I get back from the court house today.  

Soo they finally caught up with you

[AndrewB]

Nah Auditor and Accesors office stuff LOL @Gerald

 

[lew]

@Gerald Thank You! Not quit enough light to turn by but they are surprisingly bright. I was wondering if we were going to have to have another raffle to raise bail money for Andrew!

 

@Gunny Thanks! My neighbors are always wondering about me!

 

@HandyDan Thank You!

 

@FlGatorwood Thanks! My hope is that it is helpful.

 

@John Morris Thank you for the very kind words.

 

@AndrewB Thanks! Glad to hear they let you go without handcuffs 

[AndrewB]

LOL Nope @lew I was getting my house put in my name LOL. and picking up passport stuff.

Edited March 12, 2021 by AndrewB

[DuckSoup]

22 hours ago, AndrewB said:

LOL Nope @lew I was getting my house put in my name LOL. and picking up passport stuff.

 It's your story, you can tell it how ever you want