Our July poll is over and the most common lathe sized owned by our voters is the midi-lathe, followed by the full size lathe. Thanks for voting and vote in our August poll, “What is Your Least Favorite Tool?” The poll can be found on our home page.
|
||||||
 
 |
If you have had the opportunity to turn on a lathe that has reverse capability you may have discovered how the sanding process can be improved in reverse. Some of you can get a beautiful finish with just your skew (Eric!) but most of us still have to sand. There are a few folks who [...]  Thanks to Turners Cabin for sharing this video on their Facebook page about Virgil Leih and his love of wood and large scale turning.
 Have you noticed at our chapter meetings that a large percentage of our members are, well, mature. Not old, but a good number are eligible for membership in AARP. And how many of you turners didn’t start turning until the kids were already grown and thought to yourself “I wish I’d started turning when I [...] The SPSW recently purchased a new lathe, a Powermatic 3520B. If you have been to recent meetings you will have seen it in action. This lathe is sold in Europe as the Jet 3520B. As it turns out, Woodturning magazine has a recent review of this lathe on their website. If you are not up-to-date [...]
Pen Inlay by Ed Davidson, a.k.a. YoYoSpin Many woodturners look for ways to add embellishments to their work. This can take many forms, such as coloring, segmenting, burning and inlay. Inlays can be created by making a recess in the turning and filling with a contrasting material, such as metal powder or crushed stone. The [...]
Jon Magill Rose Engine Lathe If you have been to a SPSW meeting, you most likely have seen work produced by Bob Sievers using his rose-engine lathe. Bob produces intricate, detailed designs on his turnings. If you would like to try your hand at ornamental turning (OT) with a rose-engine lathe but don’t want [...] |
 |
||||
|
Copyright © 2013 South Puget Sound Woodturners - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
||||||