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Our Patriot Turners- @Steve Krumanaker is the master at turning birdhouse ornaments! He can see these awesome little houses in the most unlikely places. Check his post for more images and what species he used for these. What's Coming Up- An update on the Fall 2025 Vendor Showcase from Tod Raines and Cindy Drozda. The link for registration- https://streamyard.com/watch/UEPASfQYUjg2 This Friday, October 10, 2025, Cindy Drozda's Tool Talk The YouTube link- https://www.youtube.com/live/nBjS2woRNJU?si=RERI2OapWi-VleUQ For The Newbies- If you have tried turning with a tenon and had the tenon break, Mike Peace shows us methods of salvaging the turning- Expand Your Horizons- Tod Raines' presentation from last Friday focused on making wooden jaws for a four jaw chuck. The wooden jaws are less prone to damaging the turning. Some good instructions on making the jaws. Live demonstrations can have their share of "oops" moments. Fast forward to the 1 hour mark and see the "mistake" and Cindy's comment just before the excitement. Richard Raffan turns a bowl to salvage it from splitting. What caught my eye was the way he used a shop made jig to hold the turning to the lathe while he created the bowl feet. Simple but affective. Very near the end of the video, just past the 22 minute mark Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools- Easy Wood Tool Demonstrations for next week- https://charlestownewoodturners.org/ https://www.woodworkingshop.com/woodworking-extravaganza?srsltid=AfmBOortMTJHpUxUpUHBQ-n1P3ZiLX628bhOnkhPrfM6A1VkMsyPRgZg https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/appleton?srsltid=AfmBOorIkkkEMwjeU3Lbt8FM8cpQrFyH4Fo_3TsmDTe1pw77kLx_nVsy https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/lexington https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/oklahoma-city Easy Wood Tools negative rake cutters were developed for turning acrylic and hybrid blanks. Jake Thompson turns this one for a very worthy cause. At the end of this video, EWTs Yorkshire Grits are used to bring out a glass like finish @Jordan Martindale New Turning Items- New from Sorby tools! Looks like a much easier tool to use than the full size texture/spiraling tool Available from our very generous sponsor- https://www.woodcraft.com/products/sorby-micro-spiral-set?srsltid=AfmBOooVjnNIgh5-vGlf4l_MjIRBT1goQ8eIT7tbv33eIthOBSgPr1K7 Not new but on sale from Highland Hardware. The Wood Slicer bandsaw blade. Great for cutting stock for segmented turning. Click on the image for the link to the sale- Another source for modular tool supplies The Woodturning Tool Store Everything Else- Safe turning
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Lots of stuff this week! Our Patriot Turners- @calabrese55 posted a concept for modifying a set of calipers- See his post for what he proposes and additional information. @Gerald posted information concerning Teknatool USA Bankruptcy filings. Lots of folks use their products. Guess we will have to wait to see how this shakes out. @Fred W. Hargis Jr added a comment to the end of last weeks "Wednesday". Fred said that even though he has watched a lot of turning videos, he is still having trouble with tool presentation to the work. I did some searches on the topic and found several videos that might help him, and others having the same difficulties. For bowl gouges, this one has really great closeups- These are from noted turners, however, they are from live demonstrations. There are not a lot of closeup images- This link is to free Stuart Batty videos and other information that may be helpful- https://stuartbattytools.com/free-videos-and-articles What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to more information and registration- For The Newbies- If you are new to carbide tools, Easy Wood Tools has posted a nice videos demonstrating the making of a little LED candle holder. There are lots of opinions about whether the tenon or mortice is the best option when holding work on the lathe. Stuart Batty explains pros and cons in these 2 videos- Expand Your Horizons- It is just after the first of the month and the "4 Ways" collaboration continues. Threads are this month's challenge. Thanks to Tomislav Tomasic, Mike Peace, Richard Raffan and Sam Angelo for posting their turnings. Mimi puts decorations in our front window for every season/holiday. If your Mrs. does the same, she might appreciate this for March 17- New Turning Items- Many of our turners use casting resins for different applications. This information came in an email from Alumilite The email linked 3 turners who pretty much specialize in each one of the 3 types of resin. If you have access to Instagram, you should be able to see example of their work. Click on the images for links to their Instagram accounts Jake Thompson- Clear Slow. Michael W Kusmierz – Amazing Deep Pour Troy Shipley – Alumilite Clear Not new but Woodcraft is having a sale on turning kits. Specials and closeouts! Click the image for the link to the sale age. Everything Else- Picture of the Easy Wood Tools demo in Harrisburg, PA last Saturday- Had a great time! They set us up right inside the front door. Lots of interest! The one for March had to be cancelled due to scheduling conflicts @Jordan Martindale. Safe turning
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