Category Archives: Instruments

Pens, wine glasses, calls etc.

New thread chaser

I was watching Woodturning Workshop and Tim was using a very cleverly designed thread chasing tool I had never seen before. I found it at Thread chaser. Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite
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Improved Pen Mandrel

A finely crafted pen needs to have a perfect interface between the blank and the pens gripping parts. This is especially true in areas where the writers fingers can feel the interface between the blank and metal parts of the pen. One of the biggest annoyances when turning pens is getting the bushing-mandrel to run true. I [...]
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God Turned This

What do you give a wood turner who has been turning for 20+ years and has seen it all: Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite
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Universal remote

Irresistible ipod Sometimes its fun to combine high and low technology, like remotes and woodturning. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit trailer I got a new big screen theater just recently and was overwhelmed by the # of remotes, 4 to be exact. I know that you can buy a “universal remote” and get one [...]
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Heathers release 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 …….. Pulse (aka Octane) hd Kevin & Perry Go Large dvdrip Donnie Nighthawks How [...]
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Travel Mug

The winter issue of American Woodturner featured the turning of a travel mug. I bought a mug insert some time ago from WoodCraft and it was sitting on my project bench waiting for motivation. Since I needed a Christmas gift for a friend and I wanted to try turning a staved vessel using [...]
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Completed Wine Glass

Charlie Bartlett divx If you recall I posted on the Hybrid Wine Glass I finished my first one made from Bloodwood in about two hours. I like! Soul Men Soon I’l try it out with a fine wine How its made: I bought a box of 6 glasses from Wall-mart for $1 each. I [...]
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