Check out the YOUR NEWS section of today's Asheville Citizen Times for a big photo of Joe R. teaching at Asheville Woodworking School! A terrific photo &...
Building Cabinet Doors March 20-21 9am-5pm $350 Max. enrollment: 8. What to bring: Layout tools (pencil; small ruler; square; pointed knife; marking gauge);...
We've gotten in the following woods and blanks: Exotics Zebrawood Bloodwood Bubinga Canarywood Jatoba Purpleheart Coccobolo Leopardwood Yellowheart Sapele ...
One of the preachers at my church has a son (and daughter) to whom I have given one lesson on woodturning. The boy is pretty well hooked, age 13. I'm quietly...
Asheville Woodworking School plans to offer a Fundamentals of Woodworking class each month. The next one is: Mon-Fri April 13-17 9am-5pm $495 +$95 materials...
The correct cost of this class at Asheville Woodworking School is $395 plus $95 materials fee. Students will leave with a side table. We have scheduled more...
Hello wood turners I have a question do you make your own end sealer for green wood or do you use premade I have a lot of wood I am trying to keep from...
... While I have not tried it, I have been told that OIL based paint will do a good. Check with your local Habitat For Humanity thrift store, they usually have...
I use Anchor Seal. I have used paint in the past with poor results. I just applied one coat of latex paint. If you use paint you should use 2 to 4 coats. Most...
I purchase the sealer from Packard in Tryon, NC. You are right, it isn't cheap, but I have found that a little goes a long way even though I apply it...
I was talking to an old wood work about sealer he was telling me about how he made his own sealer from paraffin and denatured alcohol but I never got a recipe...
I saw at Asheville Hardware they have 2 larg pieces of wormy chestnut burl, and some small pieces. I have never seen a chestnut burl, wow nice looking stuf...
I'm working on a project where I've used some of the Pigma Micron pens to mark lines onto a turning. What kind of clear finish can I apply OVER these pen marks...
Mike, That's a good question. I don't know the answer because I don't have one of those pens. I just took a piece of cherry and drew a line on it with a dozen...
Now available Domestic and exotic hardwoods and burls * Very rare wormy chestnut burl * Two large elm burls * Osage orange * Osage orange natural edge blanks *...
Mike, Gary's suggestion is one I would make also. However, I have had success in the past with similar issue by using lacquer. I begin with a couple light...
UPDATE: I followed everyone's advice and made another piece for testing. I tried Polycrylic (water based), wax, lacquer (spray and wipe on), and tung oil. ALL...
Hello everyone... My name is Chris and I live in Hickory NC and been turning for about 2-3 years. I also have a lot of land and help people with finding woods...
Come to Asheville Hardware this Saturday, April 11, to see a free demo of the Clear-Vue Dust Collection system, from noon-2pm. We're at 91 Biltmore Ave. in the...
Asheville Hardware is hiring a salesperson. $10/hour. Hours: 8:45am-6pm Mon.-Fri. Must be available most Saturdays. Saturday hours are 9:45am-5pm. Part-time...
Saturday May 30 Noon-3pm Asheville Hardware 91 Biltmore Ave. in downtown Asheville with off-street parking Free demo -- the rep will show the new CNC machine...
Come on down to Asheville Hardware this Saturday. The Fein Multimaster is an amazing tool. The demo is from 10am-5pm at Asheville Hardware, 91 Biltmore Ave. in...
Would like 5 to 6 feet of Nichrome wire 18 gauge and 20 gauge for my homemade woodburning equipment. Not having much success online. And the last I bought...