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Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners November 11, 2026

lew
lew
in Wood Turners

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Today we honor all our Veterans. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

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Our Patriot Turners-

Looks like all our turners are busy in the shop making Christmas ornaments. We are all looking forward to seeing what you've finished up!! In the meantime here's a look at a past Christmas ornament idea-

EDIT: I missed @RustyFN's post today- Sorry about that!!

What's Coming Up-

This past week both Cindy Drozda and the Vendor's Showcase had live video demonstrations. The replays are available here-

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2026-11-11 12_00_30-Making a Wood Collet Chuck - Message (HTML).pngTod Raines live demo on Friday.

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For The Newbies-

If you are just starting out, you probably are using a parting to part off your work. Standard parting tools typically create about a 1/8" wide cut. Sam Angelo shows us how to make your own "thin kerf" parting tool. Really great for those more fragile pieces and decorating.

Expand Your Horizons-

Design and chucking thoughts from Richard Raffan

Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools-

Easy Wood Tools in action-

Easy Wood tools on sale-

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2026-11-11 12_26_50-_D__LDK_Patriot Wednesday_Wednesday.txt - Notepad++.pngUpcoming EWT demonstration

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New Turning Items-

From the Woodturning Tool Store, new and improved

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From Ron Brown, laser cut ornament kits-

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Everything Else-

More ornament ideas

Safe turning

Edited by lew
Added RustyFN's maple bowl

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    I've been wanting a narrow parting tool, I'll have to watch what Sam did to make one.

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