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Turning Finials with Matt Harber
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Steps: Between centers, turn the tenon and base. This end will be gripped with the jawed chuck, so make sure the tenon and the underside of the base are square. Put the tenon created in step 1. into the jawed chuck. Bring up the tailstock ...
Microwave Drying Green Wood with Matt Harber
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here This is my drying process for turned wood pieces using a microwave oven. It contains information and processes learned from several different woodturners, along with my own experiences. Note #1: Should small cracks begin to develop, I use superglue (CA glue, cyanoacrylic glue), Starbond ...
How to Drill the End of a Steel Rod by Bob Clark
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Bob Clark put together a great explanation on how to drill a whole in a solid rod, permitting turners to create a endmill gouge that has been discussed multiple times in our meetings. During each discussions, members that have made the gouge have ...
Calculations for Bob Grinstead’s Spiraling Router
Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #1 Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #2 ...
What Volume Urn Do I Need
The tool below is intended to help you determine what volume a shaped urn will hold. The volume of the urn is estimated by the weight of the person (or pet). If you want to find the volume urn needed to hold a body by weight, check the page https://worldwidewoodturners.org/what-volume-urn-do-i-need/ To use this tool: Select the units ...
One More Pass … Really?
Here’s the situation, you’re in the shop turning a bud vase using some FOG (Found On Ground) Wood. Turning is going great, you are just about ready to make that final pass and it’s time to ask yourself one question; “Is this tool sharp enough to make “one more pass?” This is probably ...
What’s My Volume
If you’re looking to find what volume urn you will need, check this link. If you know what volume urn you need, stay right here and find out if the urn you plan to turn will have that volume. This article was created for folks that want to estimate the volume that can be contained ...

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