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Duplicate Disregard
June 22, 2022

Hi all,Good to be here. I am new to woodturning and recently purchased a Powermatic 3520C lathe. I bought it to turn large, green logs for my business. For the…
Wedgie sled vs. Miter Set
June 15, 2022

Debating on making a wedgie sled bc everyone says they make cutting segments a breeze. I currently use a Miter Set to get the angle set right and then my…
Glue dry time
May 29, 2022

How long do you typically wait for wood glue in between bowl segments to dry before turning? Bottle says 24hrs before stressing joints but that seems like a long time?
Segmented bowl issue
May 28, 2022

In the process of blending out where the octagons meet, I ended up cutting through. The overlap on each octagon layer was about 1/2”.so how do I fix this next…
Epoxy tear out in segmented bowl
May 19, 2022

Getting a ridiculous amount of tear out in a segmented resin and wood bowl I’m turning. The wood is cutting just fine but the epoxy looks awful. I’m using Ecopoxy…
How was this “decal” done?
May 13, 2022

Anyone know how they do this kind of decal in a turned bowl??
Inexpensive, utilitarian faceplates
May 9, 2022

Hello fellow woodturners,I'm looking for some recommendations for inexpensive, utilitarian faceplates 3", 4" or 6" to be used for a small, medium, and large home-made disk sander for the lathe.At…
Spur center slips
December 10, 2021

I'm turning live edge bowls, 9 to 10 inches, from green aspen. I clean off an area for the spur center down through the bark, but even when I'm taking…
Sharpening bowl gouge
November 30, 2021

Today I was turning a bowl from a piece of very dry cherry using a 5/8 bowl gouge. Although I've been happy with this tool turning green wood, I struggled…
Mobile lathe tool holder
October 20, 2021

I have been looking at lathe tool holders on the web for something that would keep my tools within easy reach while I am turning, I have not seen anything…

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