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Well apparently Punxsutawney Phil got it right, at least for PA. Snow and sleet tonight, rinse and repeat for Saturday! Our Patriot Turners- @calabrese55 added a beautiful mixed media, mixed construction vase to our "What's Off" topic and our turners showed their appreciation for his work- Please head over to Mike's post and check out more images and the great comments- @RustyFN taught another bowl turning class at his local Woodcraft store. Please see his, and our turner's, comments at- What’s Coming Up- Click on the image for the link to more information and registration If you missed it, last Friday, Cindy Drozda uploaded her Tool Talk presentation- For The Newbies- This video is a live demonstration showing some of the things to do for lathe maintenance. Filming isn't theater quality Pen turning is a nice way to ease into turning and the pens make awesome gifts. This video, from Craft Supplies USA, takes us through the steps. Although there lots of specialized jigs that can be purchase to do pen turning, many can be shop made for practically no cost. Expand Your Horizons- It is the beginning of the month and the "4 Ways Collaboration" group has uploaded their versions of a long stemmed goblet- New Turning Items- Everything Else- Popular Woodworking provided links to several turning articles. Beginners as well as more advanced turners should be able to find something useful. Jimmy Clewes turns a natural edge bowl- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/turn-a-live-edge-bowl/ Judy Ditmer discusses turning multiple copies of an item- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/making-multiples/ Alan Lancer turns handles for turning tools- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/handles-for-turning-tools/ And, Yoav Liberman provides his insights into using carbide tools for the beginner. Although I disagree with his observation that carbide tools are "crude but effective." https://www.popularwoodworking.com/tools/carbide-tools-unlocking-woodturning-potential/ Safe turning
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I hope everyone can enjoy a peaceful Easter accordance with your customs. Our Patriot Turners- @Smallpatch was hitting the yard sale circuit when he spied an old lathe. Not one to pass up a bargain, he took it home a refurbished it. Check out his post for more images and the back story- New member @User74 posted a question about carbide tools. We had a very informative discussion about the quality of tools and cutters. Check out the post and see if you can add to it- @Steve Krumanaker created a beautiful Beads of Courage box. Steve used a special technique to create the staves for his turning project. Head on over to his post for more images and our members' comments Another great week for our What's ON/OFF your lathe discussions. From ON the lathe, @Gerald and @User74 gave us a look at their current turnings New information starts here- And, from OFF the lathe- @RustyFN and @User74 completed some really nice turnings- New posts for this week starts here- What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to more information and registration- Last week, we posted a link to the Mid-Atlantic Woodturning Symposium. One of the presenters is Alan Lancer. Here's a short video of what you can expect to see from him- For The Newbies- A tip, from Lyle Jamieson, for holding small turnings without a chuck- Easy Wood Tools shared a new video on how their products are made. Easy Wood Tools are made, in America, entirely in house- even their carbide cutters! @Jordan Martindale Expand Your Horizons- Tim Yoder shows us how he makes his French rolling pin. Tim is always fun to watch! Richard Raffan is bucking the trend of large turnings. In these two videos, he creates lovely small turnings. His commentary, while turning, gives an insight into his turning techniques- The Woodworker's Journal has published the Woodturning Monthly newsletter. Nice article on how to add butterfly patches to a turning. The newsletter can be found at- https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/woodturning-monthly/?utm_medium=email New Turning Items- Got a heads-up from @Grandpadave52 about a great price on a Longworth chuck sale. Everything Else- Safe turning
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