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Our Patriot Turners- Things have been a little slow around the lathes this past week. We did have lots of comments on Ron Brown's newsletter discussing the use of sharpening jigs. The comments start here- On our ""What's On" post, a few bowls in various stages of development. More information can be read here- What's Coming Up- If you missed Cindy Drozda's Tool Talk last Friday, She made it available on YouTube- Click on the image for the link to more information and registration- For The Newbies- Tim Yoder shows us how to adjust the banjo locking mechanism- A nice video from Craft Supplies USA on bowl gouges If you've already ventured into bowl turning, Richard Raffan demonstrates how to shape the outside of a bowl using a "pull cut" Expand Your Horizons- Tomislav turns an "emerging bowl". a round bowl with square wings. Looks challenging! Carl Jacobson turns a resin urn. Check out those Easy Wood Tools with negative rake cutters! Mike Peace discusses the use of friction polish and how to get the best finish on a turning. Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools- In Mike's video, the Yorkshire Grit abrasive paste is used to further refine the surface. Both the Original and Microfine products are available from Easy Wood Tools. https://www.easywoodtools.com/copy-of-shop-apparel JP Woodwork uses Easy Wood Tools to turn a natural edge winged bowl An Easy Wood Tools demo for those in and around the Oklahoma City, Woodcraft, next week https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/oklahoma-city @Jordan Martindale New Turning Items- Not new but back in stock at Woodturners Wonders- https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/8-inch-wheels?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8.15.25 Free Ship%2C CBN Wheels&_kx=gV5SF2As_3IwtBi5TrpHVQM0F3UvGVbQKzhWGippDlk.VJvU8R Everything Else- Apologies if I missed any turning post this week. Between computer changes and other "emergencies", it has been a challenging week. Safe turning