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Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. Please don't forget that we have started our annual Christmas project to help a veteran and their family- Our Patriot Turners- @RustyFN posted an inquiry about a lathe stand for handicapped turners. If you have any plans, or know where plans can be obtained, please let Rusty know- @Gordon asked our members a question concerning bowl finishes appropriate for specific uses. He received some input from our members. Hop over to Gordon's post and let him know what your favorite bowl finishes are! @DAB turned some cute little ornaments. He posted it here- @Fred W. Hargis Jr had turned a Christmas tree finial. This is where he used it- Pretty cool project. Fred explains more, here- Fred's project prompted @JimM to show us his version. Notice the "finial" on his tree- Jim's post is just a few entries down from Fred's. What’s Coming Up- Signup at- https://community.woodturner.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=421c6cad-b842-4f3e-8278-01934ad538d5&Home=%2fevents%2fird-demonstrations&_zs=ceDib&_zl=eLHJ4 For The Newbies- Just starting out and looing for a simple but useful project? How about a Garden Dibbler (Dibble). Watch how Mike Waldt creates his- Expand Your Horizons- A cool project from Glenn Lucas that will test your sphere turning skills! Carl Jacobson does a live demo on turning a lidded box using the bronze threaded inserts. If you are planning to do something like this, there are some good tips- Some more Christmas ornament ideas from Alan Stratton- @Steve Krumanaker does a lot of "Bee Specific" turned items. I saw this in a news letter from Niles Bottle Stoppers and thought I'd share it- Steve also turns birdhouse ornaments. For his work, he also turns the little birds that live in them. This Craft Supplies USA video demonstrates turning birdhouses along with a source for tiny premade birds. Visit- https://woodturnerscatalog.com/collections/new-products/products/mini-mushroom-birds-4-pack?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=product_shelf for the birds. New Turning Items- Nothing new but I did notice there are lots of "Black Friday" sales running at most of the woodturning sources Everything Else- Safe turning