Where is everyone? I cannot believe that everybody is too busy, not made a mistake or discovered a new idea. I have to emphasize that this group was started...
Hi Jim, Unfortunately I have been away from my lathe for the past year. I've decided it's time for a career change so I'm earning my teaching credential. I...
G'day Chris, what do aim to teach. It can be a very rewarding profession, but like all professions you will have testing moments. I taught apprentice...
Jim, Typing slowly here- used to have a skill saw, but now I have an (expletive deleted) STUPID saw. Cut all four fingers on the left hand pretty bad, and ...
Dave, I'd say here's yer sign, but you definitly already have it. Get better soon. C ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
Hi everyone, I'm sorry but I have been having one of my bad health times, but back to the lathe I hope now. I have some 30cm logs that have been cut too thin...
... Do I understand correctly that you have circular slices of log where the "height" (the dimension that would be vertical in a standing tree) of the slice is...
G'day Dave, Sorry to hear about the saw incident. I had survived nearly 50 years of professional circular use until I cut 5mm off the top of the middle...
Good to hear again from you Colin. End grain turning can be fun, but losses due to splitting can be high. Bowls can be successful but are prone to shattering...
Apologies for not being on line; not too well again, but disappointed there are no questions, and therefore, answers, that people like me can benefit from....
Sorry to hear you have been crook Colin. I tried to answer your question last night but the site was for some reason, "temporarily unavailable". The oval...
Thanks for the skew info Jim. I'll stick with what I've got, and round off the edges as you suggested. I did find sticking some heavy duty cloth tape on the...
Colin, where do I start? I have made many bowls with the centre of the tree to the bottom and also with the centre of the tree to the top. In the first case,...
Been active in the shed lately and been getting right into the laminating. My wife found a new book in the library and it did the trick. Posted some new...
Thanks for the photo's, I have been trying to get the art of turning pens. I had one blow out and a few split. But i think I am starting to learn how to go...
I have thought about using some inlace of some sort. I know there are kits to buy but I would imagine they're a bit pricey. I read an article a long time ago...
Kerrie, how about a photo or two? Jim ... turning pens. I had one blow out and a few split. But i think I am starting to learn how to go about it. ... the ... ...
Jim, Inlace, as shown in the magazine I'm reading, is where you turn a narrow, shallow groove in whatever you're turning. and fill it with some sort of ...
Had a beautiful piece of Acacia cut from my garden a couple of years ago. Was making a bowl; grain beautiful. Came across a white mark, that turned out to be...
Hi All, I haven't visited your site for quite a while. This is to let you know that I've just had a fun week entertaining Carol Rix of Nambour (near Brisbane),...
G'day Dennis, nice to hear from you again. Remember please, it is not 'your' site, but OUR site. I met Carol at a woodturning weekend, and must agree she is...
Hi Jim, Point taken - OUR site!! Unfortunately we didn't take many pics, just one or two sessions with quite a few repeats. Gigi, my wife, will be taking Carol...
Hi Guys, I've put a couple of pics of the finished product on my blog here. http://dennislaidler.blogspot.com/2006/07/ukhamba.html Kind regards, Dennis ... ...
Gigi has just e-mailed the latest 'Turnaround' to AWSA members. 'Turnaround' is the newsletter of the Association of Woodturners of South Africa. You can...
Hi Martyn In what I have read the "rule of thumb" suggests 25mm (1") per year to air dry green timber, so if it is a large log, once the ends are sealed and ...
G'day Martyn, Short answer... no. As a rule of thumb, allow one year per 1" thickness. Now the "but's". Dense timbers dry more slowly that lighter timber...
