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Only a couple weeks remaining in our annual Christmas project. We need to make this the best Christmas yet for our military family. Please consider donating. You will be entered into the raffle for some awesome prizes. Our Patriot Turners- @Steve Krumanaker created another Dragon Fly turning. This one is a special gift. Steve tells us about the story behind the present. @Gerald shared an image of some of the "4-in-1" screwdrivers he makes from Harbor Freight parts. They look really comfortable to use. @Rusty S Shared pictures of his Christmas ornaments. You know I love these!!! I'm fascinated as to how Rusty added the contrasting species within the knot itself! What's Coming Up- This Friday, December 19, Cindy Drozda will have her live addition of "Tool Talk" Here's the link for registration and more information-https://streamyard.com/watch/a7JJ8NcsaqXJ For The Newbies- This week, Stuart Batty released a bunch of new instructional videos. Normally we embed them here but with so many it seems prudent to provide the link to his main YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@StuartBattyTools/videos Craft Supplies USA published a very comprehensive video on skew chisels. This is one of the better presentation on the skew. Tim Yoder shares a lathe sanding tip- Mike Peace turns and decorates some snowman ornaments Thinking about getting a lathe? Richard Raffan just upgraded and leads us through the process of setting one up- Expand Your Horizons- Tomislav explains how to get the best finish, on the inside of a bowl, using a standard scraper. You've made pepper grinders and salt shakers but have you tried to put them together? Sam Angelo makes a fancy holder to display that special ornament- Alan Stratton turns some small square "bottles" and decorates them with laser embellished medallions. Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools- The Easy Wood Tools demonstrators are taking a well deserved rest over Christmas but they will be fired up and ready to go after the first of the year!! A couple of videos by McCollim Woodworking demonstrating the ease at which various materials can be turned. Burl- 3ab8c37b-1951-4f42-b4fa-6d51fa1e0b35.mp4 Deer Antler- Project 3.mp4 New Turning Items- We previously mentioned the Stuart Batty instructional videos. Included were sharpening videos for their new replaceable blade negative rake scrapers. https://stuartbattytools.com/buy-woodturning-tools/ols/categories/negative-rake-scrapers-nrs The sharpening videos are at the same YouTube channel as mentioned above- https://www.youtube.com/@StuartBattyTools/videos. You'll need to scroll down a little to find them. Axminster previews their new smaller lathe Perform PD205WL woodturning Lathe in this video short- Everything Else- Getting back to the vessel of illusion project for attempt number 3. This is first attempt. There was a collar at the top with a small opening. Unfortunately the idiot doing the turning did one more cut and the collar separated. Now it's a vase. The second attempt in somewhere at the bottom of the trash can- The third one is on the lathe awaiting the finish. I have no artistic talent. The opening is very plain. I hope at least to be able to finish the vessel with the inner filler. Safe turning
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Our Christmas project is underway! Please consider making this a special time for a deserving military family! Our Patriot Turners- I think all our turners are out shopping for presents this week! I was gifted some spalted, maple (I think) and was turning a small bowl as a thank you gift. Normally I turn bowls using a mortice to attach to the chuck but went with a tenon this time. Shaped, sanded and discovered the tiger stripes with beautiful chatoyance Then reverse chucked to finish off the bottom using the chuck jaws in expansion mode, making sure to protect the inside from marring and not applying too much outward pressure. Switched the lathe back on and spun it up... BAM!! Never heard a crack or any indication that the blank was stressed when opening thee jaws. No visible cracks. It simply came apart along a spalted line. I think this would have occurred earlier in the turning process if I had been using a mortice. The chuck jaws were probably holding the piece together. What's Coming Up- Click the images for links- Cindy Drozda has a two part IRD coming up- For The Newbies- Sam Angelo demonstrate methods of sharpening a spindle gouge- Sam also shows us how to make lathe tool handles to save some money on those new tools- Mike Peace turns a globe Christmas ornament without hollowing- Expand Your Horizons- Another take on how to make your Christmas ornaments emit real smoke, from Carl Jacobson- Using the John Jordan shear scraper- Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools- If you do social media, Easy Wood Tools currently has an accessory pack give-a-way - The social media links are- https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BvFJy1aXL/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DSAZNssjtiY/ Upcoming EWT Demonstrations- https://schoolofwoodwork.com/ https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/indianapolis @Jordan Martindale New Turning Items- From our very generous sponsor, Woodcraft, a demonstration of the new xTool F1 Laser Engraver- Ashley Harwood has posted information on some of her signature tools- From Axminster- From Wood Magazine a review of a new Harbor Freight Dust Extractor. @Grandpadave52- Go HF Everything Else- Safe turning
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Our Christmas Project is underway. Help us to make a military family's Christmas one to remember! Check out all the awesome prizes and details here- https://thepatriotwoodworker.com/forums/topic/42294-adopt-a-warrior-family-for-christmas-2025/ Our Patriot Turners- Many thanks to @Fred W. Hargis Jr who gave us a heads up on some good news from Woodturners Wonders. Many of us purchase supplies from them! What's Coming Up- Last Friday's Tool Talk, from Cindy Drozda, is available on Steam Yard- https://streamyard.com/watch/nFhunNEiiBP6 Ashley Harwood's 2026 Winter class schedule is filling up fast! Click on the image for link to more information and registration For The Newbies- Craft Supplies USA has posted a couple of videos on making cute little Christmas ornaments. These videos also have great instructions on how to improve your skew chisel skills! In keeping with the ornament theme, Tim Yoder does an icicle snowman. Great spindle work practice. If your turning workshop isn't heated all of the time, Tim Yoder has a suggestion for a "Go Bag" for some of your supplies- Tomislav compares spindle gouges- Expand Your Horizons- Sam Angelo demonstrates embellishing a bowl using colors. Our member @Gerald often used colors for embellishing his work. Carl Jacobson makes a Hoppy Christmas frog. Some turning and some woodworking- Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools- EASY WOOD TOOLS gives back to the community in so many ways. Please consider participating one or more of these awesome events! And, consider 100% made in AMERICA products from EWT for your next purchase! Here's some of the places you can find Easy Wood Tools products on sale- Come watch the EWT Demonstrators in action. Learn about the tools and their other fantastic products. Get your questions answered about the facts and myths of carbide turning. @Jordan Martindale New Turning Items- @Fred W. Hargis Jr told us about the changes at Woodturners Wonders. I received this in an email about free shipping and sale items. Click the image for link to their site Mike Peace reviews a mandrel setup from Record Power Details from Record Power- https://turningtools.recordpower.com/small-projects-mandrel-saver-set/ Available in the US from Turners Warehouse- https://www.turnerswarehouse.com/ Tim Yoder has a new line of "wooden" measuring tools. These short videos introduce them- Axminster Tools has a new smaller Perform Chuck- https://www.axminstertools.com/us/perform-woodturning-chuck-t04m-113639 Everything Else- Safe turning
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Our Patriot Turners- Member @Steve Krumanaker showed us a neat setup he concocted for easily transporting a lathe for demonstrations! In his post, Steve explains his setup and some of the design features- I was watching @Handfoolery's guitar build on YouTube. He has posted some of his journey on the Patriot woodworking forum. What caught my eye was the equipment he was using to apply finish to the guitar. Finishing is not my strong suit and the spray set up he used looked like it would work well for turned items. https://preval.com/diy-pro-products/preval-sprayer/ The video showing him finishing his guitar- New member @Tay-da-Tay asked us for information oh harvesting a tree with burls. I've never been fortunate enough to have been able to have this experience. Hoping our members/readers can offer some advice. What's Coming Up- If you missed Cindy's Tool Talk, last Friday, she has it posted on line- For The Newbies- Sam Angelo has a video comparing/contrasting the bowl gouge and the spindle gouge. Tomislav Tomasic discusses bowl gouge sharpening- A cool Halloween turning project from Craft Supplies USA- Expand Your Horizons- More skew practice! Richard Raffan turns some spatulas!! Alan Stratton is back posting! In this video he combines segments, Celtic rings and glass hardware. First of the month and the "4-Ways" collaborators are at it again. This month we are missing Tomislav Tomasic. He is recovering from some surgery. The project is a carvers mallet. Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools- Easy Wood Tools demonstrators are in full swing! https://www.mcfeelys.com/ https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/tampa https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/charlotte https://www.facebook.com/CBWTurners/ https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/tulsa https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/colorado-springs Turners everywhere are discovering the benefits of Easy Wood Tools products. Tim Yoder- Download.mp4 Carl Jacobson- @Jordan Martindale New Turning Items- Woodturners Wonders has a sale on Axminster products. Click on the image- Robert Sorby has a buffing addition to the sharpening machine- https://robert-sorby.co.uk/product/proedge-buffing-kit/ Everything Else- Safe turning
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Congrats to all of the Summer Fund Raiser raffle winners! Thanks to all who participated. Our Patriot Turners- @Headhunter posted some of his gorgeous bowls in our Ringmaster Subforum. Check out his post for more images and the comments from the group- @BuckeyeHomestead added his latest project to our "What's Off" posts! What an amazing transformation took place with this turning! This is what he started with- Check out his post to see the finished piece!!! @RustyFN showed us a neat segmented bowl he turned as part of his club's challenge. Rusty always comes up with amazing items for these contests! In his post, he tells us a little more about this item- We all thought Rusty's basket weave illusion vase was incredible. Well, so did the folks at the art center where it was displayed!! Read what Rusty told us- What’s Coming Up- If you missed last weeks Tool Talk, from Cindy Drozda, she has it posted for viewing- For The Newbies- Our generous sponsor, Woodcraft, posted a great blog on getting started in woodturning. Read the entire blog here- https://www.woodcraft.com/blogs/woodturning/getting-started-in-turning?utm_source=Meta&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=July25&utm_id=SocialOrgainc&utm_content=MiM Mike Peace reminds us of the importance of protecting our lungs. In this video, Mike reviews an affordable dust mask. I used an earlier version of this mask which had "ear loops". I found that particular model a bit cumbersome because of my glasses and BTE hearing aids. The filtration properties, however, were excellent. Expand Your Horizons- The flavor of the week is hollowing- Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools- Next week's Easy Wood Tools demonstrations around the country. If you are near one of these demonstration, stop by and chat with the demonstrator! They are ready and willing to answer your questions and show you how to get the most from the Easy Wood Tools products. @Jordan Martindale New Turning Items- Thinking of a new chuck? The Axminster Discovery GK88 Chuck might be something for your stable. Everything Else- Somehow I missed posting this notice from @Gerald about the passing of renown artist/turner David Ellsworth. Kent Weakley also posted a tribute to Mr. Ellsworth- Safe turning
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Beautiful couple of days here in south central PA, especially for mid March! Our Patriot Turners- I think our turners are taking advantage of the nice weather and are catching up on their yard work! What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to more information and registration- For The Newbies- One question often asked by new turners is- "What chuck should I buy?" Here are some compare/contrast videos to help answer that question. Also, Check out the video in our new Easy Wood Tools section below. Expand Your Horizons- Last week's posts by the "4 Ways" collaborators discussed cutting threads in a project. Three of the turners used hand chased threads. This week we are adding some additional information on thread cutting for those who might want to dive in a little deeper. Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools- Welcome to the latest addition to our weekly post for woodturners. As many of you know, Easy Wood Tools has been a sponsor of our site for a very long time. As a small family owned business, I felt we should provide a little more exposure for them. They have always been kind enough to support our fundraising efforts. What you will see, in this sub-heading, are turning ideas, tips, projects, and tool reviews focused on Easy Wood Tools products. Let's start this journey with the Easy Chuck, reviewed by Craft Supplies USA- Easy Wood Tools current sale- New Turning Items- New product from Niles Bottle Stoppers. An Ice Breaker Available at- https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/product/ice-pick/ Everything Else- What is your opinion on the addition of then new EWT section.
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Has anyone here know/had experience with this company for their chucks and jaw sets? https://www.axminstertools.com/us/axminster-clubman-sk100-woodturning-chuck-3-4-x-16-tpi-106880
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