A Unique Woodturning Project:
Turning Wooden Lampshades
Seven years ago I started woodworking. I made many pieces of furniture, and then one spring, my wife
wanted a new wood floor in the house. As compensation, I got my first lathe.
The minute I started turning, I knew it was a fun and productive use of my time. I stumbled upon a
couple of walnut logs and made bowls for Christmas presents, then started making ornaments. Each
year I tried to "outdo" the year before. Well, this year I made lamps and lamp shades.
Woodturning Tool Review: Easy Wood Tools
By George T. (Terry) Chapman
I am a wood turning snob. I admit it. I resent it when someone
calls their woodturning tools "easy". It is not supposed to be easy – if it were easy, than
everybody could do it.
With all that in mind, you can imagine my thoughts when I came across the Easy Wood Tool turning
tools at the High a few weeks ago. These are new turning tools sold as easy to learn and easy to
use. Yeah, right!! Snobbery kicked in.
CLICK HERE for Terry's reaction after using the Easy Wood Tools!
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Easy Wood Tools NOW AVAILABLE at Highland!
Easy Wood Tools offer an innovative solution to the
challenge of learning to turn wood. Using a series of replaceable carbide cutters, these tools
address fatigue, safety and efficiency like no other turning tools.
Are you learning to turn? Make it a little EASIER on yourself!
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Massive Rikon 20" x 37" Lathe is an Unbeatable Value
Rikon's new massive electronic variable speed lathe is
a whole lot of lathe for the money! Weighing 461 lbs., its tremendous 20" swing over the bed
increases even more with purchase and installation of the optional bowl turning attachment (shown in
image). Powered by a 1.5 HP 220 volt motor.
CLICK HERE for Details:
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For this monthly column, we invite you to
SEND US PHOTOS
of your favorite woodturning projects along with captions and a brief history and description
of your woodturning. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if we show
your stuff in a future issue.
For this monthly column, we invite you to
SEND US PHOTOS
of your woodturning shop along with captions and a brief history and description
of your woodturning. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if we show
your shop in a future issue.
Power Sanding: Lighten Up
I got a call the other day from a customer saying his 2" and 3" sanding disk holders were falling
apart after using them a very short time sanding turnings on his lathe.
His comments took me back to a time when I was having the same problem.
What did Phil do to
solve his problem?
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