A little turning this week. I finally got a chance to finish a pen that was started in the spring. It is an older Woodcraft roller ball kit. The wood is Cocobolo and about 10 applications of BLO and CA. I didn't like the shiny finish so I added an application of Johnson's paste wax.

 

 

This kit is very similar to the fountain pen kit. Which, someone liberated mine.

 

As turners, we really seek the beauty found in spalted wood. The seemingly infinite patterns create turnings that begged to be touched. Well, now, with a little patience, you can make your own spalted wood.

 

Unfortunately, the newsletter containing this information cannot be linked. It is from Popular Woodworking and was written by Alan Lacer, to whom I give full credit. You can sign up for the newsletter on their web site- http://www.popularwoodworking.com/. Here is a screenshot of the article.

 

 

Tim Yoder has another video up. Make a garden "dibble". Looks like it will be a great gift for any gardener! Here is a link to the video-

 

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodturning

 

Safe Turning!

An here I was thinking you found a use for gorilla glue the world's worst glue.

Hey: Do you have a link to that steady rest you made?

 

 

I was part of the screen shot. I was running late and didn't bother to erase it.

Here's the link to what I posted here at the Patriot-

 

http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/forum/topics/finished-my-lathe-steady-rest?commentId=5228218%3AComment%3A354439

 

I combined a bunch of ideas from an Internet search so there really isn't a specific plan. The one thing I did wrong was to make the base (that sets on the ways) a little to wide- head stock to tail stock. I couldn't get the banjo/tool rest positioned for some of my turnings. Later, I shortened it and it works better.

 

Thanks for the inquiry!
 

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Cliff said:

An here I was thinking you found a use for gorilla glue the world's worst glue.

Hey: Do you have a link to that steady rest you made?