Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners

I just realized this isn't Wednesday!!  Sorry about that!

Well the cradle is finished and awaiting delivery so I spent today cleaning up the shop. Alright , it's not perfect but at least there are now places you can actually see the floor.

The Woodturning OnLine newsletter arrived and there are a couple of neat things:

They continue to post videos showing how to sharpen various lathe tools. A must for all turners!

The featured project is How To Turn Napkin Rings.

These might sell at the craft shows and are an easy way to use up some smaller scraps. The article- a downloadable PDF can be found at-  http://www.woodturner.org/community/youth/projects/Napkin%20Rings_may07.pdf

There are also some neat chucking ideas contained in the article.

A short video of a young man describing the enjoyment he receives from turning-

If you need to turn spheres. There is a link to a manufactured device to assist in the operation. A little expensive for me but then I'm a cheapskate! 

The entire newsletter can be read here-

http://www.woodturningonline.com/index.php

May not be able to post next week so see you in 2.

Safe turning.

Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

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