Alcohol soaking

Posted on November 22, 2008 - Filed Under Drying wood, Models | Leave a Comment

A very useful site if you are interested in alcohol soaking methods.
http://alcoholsoaking.blogspot.com/
Also check out the new 3D model for “inside out” turnings that I have been working on.

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!

Posted on November 7, 2008 - Filed Under Instruments | Leave a Comment

Sometimes its fun to make something unique for a special purpose.
In my team (www.goeveryWare.net) we needed an award to give for exceptional customer satisfaction.
We dreamed up the “!” award. Then it was just a matter of having fun turning it ……..
Donnie

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Tools for solid surface

Posted on November 3, 2008 - Filed Under Tools | 2 Comments

I recently got a request to share my tool designs for turning solid surface.
I used this style tool on the “Mortar Project & Video” .
I found that when turning plastics, acrylics and solid surfaces conventional gouges tend to grab. As a result you don’t get the smoothest cut. I reasoned that the flute and fine [...]

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