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the reason i said Padauk is the pores sure do look like those on Padauk. plus Padauk browns over time and i am not sure if there was a stain used.

horologist wrote:
Any idea of what kind of wood this is?
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is that Padauk?

i have a that screwdriver kit also, it was like half off recently so bought it and its been sitting around waiting to get made..... I do have a bunch of extra cocobolo atm.... maybe this weekend

nice work on yours, did you use epoxy in the middle?

flyslinger wrote:boozecules, does the magnetic tool holder magnetize the lathe tool, so when you sharpen it little parts of metal stick to lathe tool?

yeah it does, is this a bad thing? i normally just wipe them off after i sharpen

i like my http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/97800-97899/97847.gif

from Harbor freight http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=97847

they are cheap and amazingly strong, i have on one strip a 2lb hammer, a ball peen, a hacksaw, and my miter gauge. The one with my ...

also i should start having byob parties and you all can "Bring your own blanks"



i used to take wood carving classes and one day in class i asked my teacher what the diffrence between carving and whittling was and he said "This is Carving" as he pointed around the class. i asked him "so what is ...

[quote="charlese"]Not having made any of these, myself]


imo the steel ones get more praise when people see them out of the bottle but the basic silicone ones look better on the bottle. just personal pref. although the metal ones are about 3.50+ each and the regular ones are only about 60 cents ...

and then some ones i was messing around on

thats a great link, thanks for sharing!


i bought some laquer today and made a bottle stopper using that and wow it looks good! is dry time the only reason more people dont use that for turning?

nice looking piece, good job!