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  0 Thread: Is there any woodworking you can make money at?
Post: RE: Is there any woodworking you can make money at...

i did craft shows for several years, and made out pretty decent.  it was more because i wanted to make stuff, but, what was i gonna do with all of it??  :laugh: at least doing this, i pretty much j...
arthropod98 Woodworking 34 1,930 02-16-2024, 11:54 AM
  0 Thread: negative rake scrapers
Post: RE: negative rake scrapers

grwold Wrote: (02-13-2024, 06:17 PM) -- I picked one up from another woodturner's estate sale (local turning group connection).  Still working on getting the sharpening down, esp. between the grinder...
arthropod98 Woodturning 6 283 02-16-2024, 08:37 AM
  0 Thread: negative rake scrapers
Post: RE: negative rake scrapers

KC Wrote: (02-14-2024, 07:28 AM) -- I'm a 'hack' turner.  I can make a nice bowl, and can turn spindles with a reasonable repeatability.  But I'm self taught, and videos of 'real' turners pretty well...
arthropod98 Woodturning 6 283 02-16-2024, 08:35 AM
  0 Thread: negative rake scrapers
Post: negative rake scrapers

so, just playing around with a little tri-tipped bowl, and wanted to touch up the inside a bit.  have several scrapers and am aware of the techniques to use them on the inside of a bowl.  but, i was h...
arthropod98 Woodturning 6 283 02-13-2024, 11:34 AM
  0 Thread: Under deck waterproofing options
Post: RE: Under deck waterproofing options

Willyou Wrote: (02-01-2024, 04:24 PM) -- I don't know what the company recommends, but I wouldn't install it with less than 1/4" per foot (2%) continuous slope (no humps or dips). I would be curious ...
arthropod98 Home Improvement 17 981 02-02-2024, 07:27 AM
  0 Thread: Under deck waterproofing options
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TheCabinetmaker Wrote: (01-31-2024, 04:10 PM) -- I enjoy watching this channel. This may be what you are looking for: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMpTcKIQXfs In this video they are replacing wood...
arthropod98 Home Improvement 17 981 02-01-2024, 08:16 AM
  0 Thread: First Bowl
Post: RE: First Bowl

nice!!!  :cool: the "slippery slope" just got slipperyer.  :laugh:
arthropod98 Woodturning 6 342 01-30-2024, 09:37 AM
  0 Thread: Grizzly recalling >21,000 wood lathes
Post: RE: Grizzly recalling >21,000 wood lathes

that definitely crossed my mind too . . . i need video evidence.  :laugh:
arthropod98 Woodturning 9 774 11-15-2023, 11:42 AM
  0 Thread: Grizzly recalling >21,000 wood lathes
Post: RE: Grizzly recalling >21,000 wood lathes

crokett™ Wrote: (11-15-2023, 10:14 AM) -- What does a new faceplate and tool rest have to do with the cutting tool?  and which cutting tool? my non-grizzly bowl gouge?  my shop made carbide tool?  my...
arthropod98 Woodturning 9 774 11-15-2023, 11:03 AM
  0 Thread: Grizzly recalling >21,000 wood lathes
Post: RE: Grizzly recalling >21,000 wood lathes

saw this and was a bit confused myself.  :crazy:
arthropod98 Woodworking 6 1,188 11-15-2023, 10:59 AM
  0 Thread: "King Nammu's Decanter"
Post: RE: "King Nammu's Decanter"

Splinterz25 Wrote: (10-21-2023, 11:51 AM) -- After making two haves the same about 1/2" -5/8" thick I routed the center out with a U shape router bit, only where it was wide enough. The rest was grou...
arthropod98 Woodturning 10 1,571 10-25-2023, 08:35 AM
  0 Thread: "Edge of the Meadow"
Post: RE: "Edge of the Meadow"

tru oil is definitely one of my favorites.  :yes:
arthropod98 Woodturning 15 1,699 10-25-2023, 08:34 AM
  0 Thread: "Edge of the Meadow"
Post: RE: "Edge of the Meadow"

that's awesome!  :yes: super extra credit for the patience to get the detail like that . . . really nice!
arthropod98 Woodturning 15 1,699 10-11-2023, 07:27 AM
  0 Thread: A hackberry vase
Post: RE: A hackberry vase

Bill Holt Wrote: (09-12-2023, 08:07 AM) -- My first three "Beads Of Courage Boxes" were segmented, and every ring went together perfectly.  At a demonstration, I realized you can create half rings, s...
arthropod98 Woodturning 10 1,208 09-13-2023, 07:30 AM
  0 Thread: A hackberry vase
Post: RE: A hackberry vase

nice!!  never worked with hackberry before, but i like the looks of it.  :yes:
arthropod98 Woodturning 10 1,208 09-11-2023, 01:30 PM
  0 Thread: gettin' bigger!
Post: RE: gettin' bigger!

Arlin Eastman Wrote: (08-08-2023, 09:06 PM) -- It looks great.  The base seems a little wide but I still love it -- thanks!  yeah, kept it a little wider since the top is so wide.  :yes:
arthropod98 Woodturning 18 2,487 08-09-2023, 04:30 AM
  0 Thread: gettin' bigger!
Post: RE: gettin' bigger!

EightFingers Wrote: (08-03-2023, 01:59 PM) -- Wait till you hear us! -- :laugh: thanks, fellas!  :yes: new project is underway . . . not quite as big.
arthropod98 Woodturning 18 2,487 08-04-2023, 05:40 AM
  0 Thread: gettin' bigger!
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thanks all!  oh, and hey, greg!  :D the center of the top and also the dome handle are from a funky chunk of red oak i had. only done a few segmented pieces so far, but this was definitely the b...
arthropod98 Woodturning 18 2,487 08-01-2023, 12:46 PM
  0 Thread: gettin' bigger!
Post: RE: gettin' bigger!

aaaaand . . . we're done!  :D overall, pretty happy with it, but there's definitely at least one thing i'd do differently.  the top layer of the base is too chunky for me, and i would thin that dow...
arthropod98 Woodturning 18 2,487 07-31-2023, 08:19 AM
  0 Thread: Those who own or have used PM 2014 any negatives or positives
Post: RE: Those who own or have used PM 2014 any negativ...

not sure if can get in the US, but this one looks pretty sweet too: Midi Pro Woodturning Lathe | Midi pro woodturning lathe | Stratos / Twister / Midi Lathes | Lathes | HOPE woodturning (https://ho...
arthropod98 Woodturning 10 2,012 07-21-2023, 06:43 AM

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