Much needed rain this evening.

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@RustyFN showed us a couple of his latest projects. His lidded box with an acrylic finial is really gorgeous!

 

Check out this post for more information and another turning!

 

 

@nevinc created a couple of lovely plant pots using a variety of species. This one is my favorite-

 

 

See his post for more images-

 

 

Our "What's On Your Lathe" had lots of comments and several new projects-

 

 

 

Catch up here-

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Lots of stuff coming up. Click on the images for links to registration and information-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For The Newbies-

Just starting out, you may not have all the accessories to turn a variety of shapes. If you don't have a chuck, you can often get by with a faceplate. In this video, Mike Peace shows us how to make one from wood. He uses a Beall tap to cut the threads. You might check with a local machine shop to see if they have an old, dull tap to match your lathe threads.

 

 

Mother nature is amazing. Turning blanks, from the same log, can be very different in color and grain patterns as Alan Stratton shows us, in part #1 of a two part video, 

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Carl Jacobson turns a lidded box with a very unusual inlay-

 

 

Richard Raffan does another green wood turning and then dries it in the microwave-

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

Couple of things from Niles Bottle Stoppers-

 

 

The folks from Niles are also offering FREE IRD's on their products-

 

 

 

Everything Else-

 

Safe turning

 

 

 

Thanks Lew.  I see some videos I want to view.

Thanks Lew for the reminder on Cindy's meeting. Might be late as have an appointment at 1.

@HandyDan Thank You!

 

@Gerald  Thank You!