Not much for me this week. Trying to recover from a few days at the shore.

Mr. David Reed Smith released a more in-depth article on creating specialized chuck jaws for a Nova/Teknatool style lathe chuck. His articles are always well written and easy to follow. This particular update shows us how to create a drilling jig for hole alignment on your chuck- which is the most difficult part of creating specialized jaws.

The article can be viewed at- http://www.davidreedsmith.com/Articles/WoodPVCJaws/WoodPVCJaws.htm

In addition to the jig, Mr. Smith included a wide array of jaw types for many different applications. In my opinion, this is a must read for any turner.

Also, this week Craft Supplies USA posted a video on Power Sanding on the lathe. Their procedure used an air power sander but applies equally well to electric sanders. The 3 minute video can be viewed on You Tube at- 

Craft Supplies USA has uploaded a large number of videos and you can find them all here- http://www.youtube.com/user/CraftSuppliesUSA. Subscribing to their channel can alert you when they upload new material.

Safe Turning!

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Thanks Lew for taking the time to post this, all great stuff !

I'll say it again, I need to start turning!!!!!!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops and Wounded Warriors Project

Lew, 

Thanks for the article! Knowledge is power and this seriously gives me more to work with when I get back to the lathe! Keep sharing please! We are eating it up!

Nate