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Our Patriot Turners- @Headhunter posted another fantastic bowl in our Ringmaster sub-forum. Tony is always coming up with spectacular ideas for his work and this one is at the top of the list! Check out his post for more information and images! An entry on our continuing post of "What's On". Seems this happens often when a turner says "just a skosh more" What's Coming Up- Cindy Drozda's Tool Talk from last Friday is available on YouTube- Also, Cindy is hosting a IRD on making a ginger jar. This is from her email. Saturday, October 25th, 1pm Eastern (17:00 UTC). Click on the image for the link to registration For The Newbies- Thinking about buying that first lathe or upgrading to a newer model? Tomislav Tomasic has some thoughts- Halloween Ornaments!!??!! Give these a try from Craft Supplies USA Expand Your Horizons- Are you considering selling your turnings? Craft shows, Etsy or other venues? Carl Jacobson and Ruth Niles have some things to think about https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/marketing-tips/ Alan Stratton creates a sphere, a box and a multi-axis pumpkin! Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools- Easy Wood Tools and Woodcraft are teaming up for some great prices and demos for this weekend! And, here's where you can find the EWT demonstrators next week! https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/tampa https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/tulsa https://www.hartvillehardware.com/middlefield-location https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/orlando https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/orlando https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/raleigh https://www.rockler.com/retail/stores/oh-cincinnati-store?utm_source=local&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=cincinnati https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/cincinnati https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/harrisburg-york https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/sacramento Tim Yoder turns a hybrid blank into a Sorcerer's Wand using Easy Wood Tools! @Jordan Martindale New Turning Items- San Angelo reviews the Peke Safety Powered Air Filtration System Everything Else- Safe turning
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We had a fair July 3rd-5th. Nine of us from our club had things for sale. I had bowling ball bowls but didn’t do as good with them as last year. A woman asked who did the bowling balls and I told her I did. She said her parents were deceased and wanted to know if I could turn their bowling balls into bowls. I accepted and have four bowls to make from two balls. I will get one regular bowl and one yarn bowl from each. This is the first ball.
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We only have about 3 weeks left to get your raffle tickets for the Summer Fund Raiser. This fund raiser will help keep our site alive and allow us to help veterans. Please Donate! Our Patriot Turners- @Turn n Learn posted some more items he scored with his lathe and wondered what some were used for. New comments and items begin here- @Gordon made a cool jam chuck using some neoprene rubber- He posted more images and the source for the rubber in his post- @Fred W. Hargis Jr gave us a heads up for an awesome sale price on new Jet and Powermatic lathes- Check his post for the link to Craft Supplies USA If you aren't sure what to look for in that new lathe, this video from Popular Woodworking may help- From our "What's On" posts, @BuckeyeHomestead posted a picture of his NEW Jet lathe and its first project That's an awesome lathe! @RustyFN had some difficulty with buffing out a finish. He explains the problem in this post- Check out what Rusty said and maybe you have some tips that will help him. What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to more information and registration. For The Newbies- Sam Angelo posted a nice spindle gouge tutorial Tomislav Tomasic created a great video on tips for turning. His videos have excellent closeup of gouge positions. From Popular Woodworking, a written tutorial on lathe tool sharpening- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/sharpening-for-woodturners/ And another on scrapers https://www.popularwoodworking.com/tools/the-woodturning-scraper/ Expand Your Horizons- The theme for this week is embellishing- Mike Peace bleaches and burns turning to add neat effects- From Popular Woodworking- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/square-platter-with-textured-rim/ If you are looking for a nice gift project, Jimmy Clewes' coffee scoop tutorial might just be what you want- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/turned-scoop-with-pewter-finial/ Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools- Over the past several weeks, we have been showcasing the individual Easy Wood Tools. One thing that should be noted is that all Easy Wood products are made right here in the good ol' U. S. of A. Fascinating video of the manufacturing processes- All of the Easy Wood products are available directly from their home base in Lexington, KY and on Amazon. However, some of the best prices can be found by cruising their social media pages for special sales from woodworking retailers i.e. Woodcraft etc. For the month of June, a few - If you are thinking about attending the St. Paul, MN symposium, Easy Wood Tools will be well represented- And another shameless self promotion- @Jordan Martindale New Turning Items- Everything Else- From Ron Brown's Newsletter: Good Enough Perfection is often unattainable, and just as frequently, unnecessary. I hear from turners all the time who proudly sand salad bowls to 4,000 grit. Anything above 320 grit is just a waste of time and effort for most wood projects. However, acrylic and resin projects may well benefit from using abrasives up to 12,000 grit. The caution here is not to get bogged down in the last 2 percent trying to make something perfect when 98 percent of the work is very close to perfection and Good Enough. When I used to build custom furniture from cherry, walnut, oak, and hardwood plywood, I quickly discovered that stopping at 220 grit produced excellent results. Especially when covered by sanding sealer and pre-catalyzed lacquer as finishes. It’s true, sometimes less is more. The secret was to be careful with each finer sanding grit, ensuring that all scratches from the coarser grit were entirely removed. That is where patience really pays off, as I deliberately go over the entire surface, then examine my work with a raking light source before moving up to the next finer grit. Most folks don’t realize that excessive sanding with fine-grit paper creates heat that releases and then hardens the lignin in wood, often resulting in a splotchy finish. The finishing material will not be able to penetrate the surface evenly, and it looks awful. If you’ve ever blown up a bowl, it usually comes from making one last cut to get the finish just right and the walls as thin as possible. You forgot that wood moves and bowls can go out of round as you turn, even if they’ve been drying for months. As wood is removed, the moisture content can change, causing the thin walls to warp, or harmonic vibration to set in. That final cut produces an unexpected catch and bang! Fresh bowl pieces are lying around the shop once again. The problem with patience is that it takes so long. My projects rarely turn out exactly like I see them in my mind. My hope is to bring them close to my idea of perfection and bring them to the “Good Enough” stage of completion. I know some of you think I’m smarter than I actually am. What you see are the results of persistence, patience, and starting over many times before I was able to show you a finished version. You will never see the eight failures that came before. Remember how WD-40 got its name. I would rather have you do something slowly and well than do it quickly and poorly, sometimes referred to as Half-Fast. Many years ago, I got tired of hearing myself say “Oops! I didn’t see that before, and now it’s too late to fix it.” I am deliberate in my inspections before proceeding to the next step. It is always easier to fix it then, rather than several steps later. Safe turning
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Anyone seen any great Black Friday tool deals? I just saw a video on Lowe's and they had some various brand cordless tool sets. I don't really need any of them. Heavy on Craftsman stuff. Pass. Haven't checked out Menards or Home Depot yet. I was in Aldi yesterday buying some milk and they have a "portable workbench", sort of a Workmate type of thing for about $25.
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Canton, Michigan Woodcraft store is still looking for two part time sales help. Job posting was in November, but it's still current. Good luck! Woodcraft of Canton WWW.WOODCRAFT.COM Canton Woodcraft invites you into the store for friendly, knowledgeable advice on...
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Our club is doing a demo and sales event for two evenings . Had wanted a top display and finally got around to getting it done. When the kids take a test run with tops some of the tops end up on the floor so the sides will reduce that happening.
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Guys, does anyone plan on making any Black Friday tool buys? Any great deals to be had? I'm looking for a good palm router, with an led light and great reviews.
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In my searches, I just noticed that the 14-12 Laguna BS is available at Woodcraft for $989.10. Really sounds tempting.
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Well...yard sales today were a bust......Was told by the Boss we could not go to Menard's today, to buy lumber...but..we could try at Lowes here in town....Yeah..Riiight.. Shopping list said I needed 1 x 10s and 1 x 8x...and 1 x 2s.....Showed the Boss the prices Lowes wanted....STICKER SHOCK! Lowes 1 x 2s? I could buy 3 at the price they wanted for ONE, and is was 2' shorter, at that! Got to looking through the racks.....found some glued up Pine panels....looking like they used to be part of a much longer panel...price was a bit better....and I didn't have to do any glue ups of my own.... Two panels for the sides. 3/4" x 12" x 36", and a panel for the top..3/4" x 16" x 48" Picked through, and found four of the best 1 x 2 x 6' boards they had, to build webframes with. Also dug around and found the best 1 x 3 x 6' in the rack.... Will go to Menard's at a later date, and get the parts for the drawers, and a plywood back. Spent $42 at Lowes...for 8 boards...sheesh. Before I can get anything done IN the shop, I need to clear the bench... Hmm....now you see them ( see anything you can ID?) Look quick.... NOW I can do a bit of work, here....need to get the mitersaw dug out, and ready.. And swing it back to 90 degrees...have a bunch of parts to make ( hope I bought enough 1 x 2s..) The plastic case? Somewhere in the shop..there are a few other of these bits....need to round them up and into the case...set of 25. Plan is to build 4 webframes...then sliding dovetails to join the frames to the sides. Then add a back and the face frame. Then see about a trip to Menard's for drawer parts. it is a start...stay tuned.
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Part of the turnings for tomorrow and Friday demo and sales at Ms AGmuseum.
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Went out Barn Sale-ing....two stops were....meh. a panel saw, and not much else at the first stop. Framer's square at the second one.. At least I can READ this $2 square...the saw? Once I got the rust off, a fully readable etch appeared. There is an "8" inside the "D" 10ppi, 20" long crosscut Panel saw....everything looked good.. Except Disston never used this type of medallion. Hmmm...spent $2.50 for the saw. After hammering the plate flat and straight, and the rust removed....had to set things aside...Road Trip to pick up the GrandBRATS... Stopped at that place in Brandt, OH......fellow is getting too pricey to stop in any more...I spent $3 on a saw... 26" long, has 6points per inch. Has a strange etch.. Never really heard of it... small box at the top of the etch looks like a M9? Bolts? Don't get too excited.... Not sure when this style came out.. . Stamped as a "6". need to do some research on this saw Not that great a day, not that bad a day...meh. As for Brandt? Bypass the place. Way overpriced...18" F style clamp ( made in China) $18 each? same with a 24" and a 12" one...same price...and won't come down, either... Maybe tomorrow, I'll have better luck?
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Just ran across this old post from @John Morris while looking for pics of Lew's chopsticks... Maybe you would like to know "some of the rest of the story"... John Morris Master Carpenter Administrator 4,205 13,410 posts Profile Information Posted July 16, 2011 · Report post I was watching the news in the shop just a few minutes ago, and I saw a feature episode about a fellow that is making Chop Sticks and selling them to China! What a cool entrepreneurial spirit this guys has. Imagine, making chop sticks in America and selling them in China! Something just very entertaining about this story, isn't there an old saying that goes something like, "If a man could corner the market on chop sticks and sell them to the Chinese, he'd be a billionaire" or something like that. Apparently as the story goes, Georgia has a huge supply of sourgum and poplar, the most perfect chop stick making lumber in the world, and lumber that China is in short supply of. Way to go to small business man! John Morris The Patriot Woodworker Like this Go to top John Morris Welcome to The Patriot Woodworker! I cannot say for certain, as I did not see this news clip that John refers to. The timing is about correct however. In Americus, Georgia (about 60 miles from me) a "Chinese entrepreneur" proposed opening a chop stick manufacturing facility. I do not know how Americus was selected or where the initial business inquiry originated. There is not a lot of poplar trees in this region; maybe sweet gum is kin to it? Sorghum is a grain crop and a good bit is grown in this area for cattle and hog feed. Now, please keep in mind that in 2011 the country was recovering from a pretty severe economic recession. Places like Atlanta were faring ok, but in rural places like Americus there was very little new business coming to town. Cities and counties were pretty much in an economic war with their neighbors in an attempt to lure in new businesses. For the right business; property tax concessions, cheap building rental, employee training - even state grants (free money) could be had. A manufacturing facility used to be the crown jewel of economic development - you can bet the competition for a business like this would be serious stuff. Does this sound like it could lead to anything going wrong? It sometimes did - and our chop stick dream goes in this category. A suitable building was found, about a 25,000 sq. ft. facility in the Americus-Sumter County industrial park. Machinery & Equipment was ordered, some of it even made it into the building. The "Chinese entrepeneur"? He vanished! Some few months later y friend that owns an auction company was contracted to sell off the contents of the building and recover what could be had. Not a lot of demand for chop stick making M&E. Them's the facts that I know about our chop stick maker in Americus. How much in the way of incentives were offered, or how many suitcases of cash he left town with I do not know. At the time of the auction the whereabouts of the guy was unknown. I do not know if they ever tracked him down. And now you know, some of the rest of the story... Cal
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Not much on the yard sale trail, a little bit of rustiness. $1.30 for this mess...might clean up after a while.. Bought out half of the stack, no room for the other two...price per clamp? So far, I have $3.30 for tools this weekend....not that I'm cheap, or anything....just Frugal....
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Hear ye hear ye hear ye, Woodcraft has released their long awaited May 2017 Sales Flyer! See at this link woodcraft.dcatalog.com/v/Woodcraft-May-2017-Flyer/ Please visit our sponsor Woodcraft and return the favor for their support of our woodworking community. Buy Woodcraft!
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Woodcraft April 2017 Sales Flyer
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On the road, looking for some rusty stuff. First place we stopped at had a bunch of stuff....Just needed a bunch of cash Like this get up. Didn't have a spare $100 bill to buy it with. Model number is a 3000. Oh, just around the corner of that barn, there was a "Parts" saw Label on it says Rockwell. Way too many issues, and no motor. And, no price... There was a bundle of saws sitting out on a flatbed trailer..4 saws for $2? Of the four, that Tool Box saw is JUNK, by Great Neck. There is a Disston National Hardware Special and a D-7 full sized saws. There is that panel saw with a steel plate riveted to the handle. Have the D-7 torn down, bolts cleaned up, and the two parts of the handle glued up in a clamp. Hmmm. Spent a whole $2 so far, On to the next sale site......not open? Ah late afternoon sale, not going to wait around town for five hours. On to the next on the list.. Found a place on Aldrin street. Had a router set up for a shop. Router tables, jigs, and a big box of bits.....$85? Well, already have all of that, pass. In the fron of the garage, a shaper with a cast iron top, and huge tray of cutters and jigs......$260? Pass. Got to looking around on the tables, picked up a box with two planes in it. Yep, two planes! The box was what that blue Great Neck Corsair C-4 smooth plane was sold it. The little blue object with it? A Little Giant Razor Plane, the one that was an oval (egg?) shape? Still has the Wilkinson blade in it! Haven't figured out who made the two chisels ....yet. This box was $6 plus two for the chisels....$8 total. Not too bad a day. Cheap. Other than going to Menards, to buy the wrong sized bandsaw blade ( return for the correct one tomorrow) and lunch. Not too bad a day...
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