http://www.turnedoutright.com A place to share and learn about woodturning. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:46:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you can see from above I also had a great fathers day :) Now I can cut some more fingers! Thanks kids..... As you can see Dads files are already in use. Don’t forget to visit the store where you will find some interesting books on wood turning! http://www.turnedoutright.com/2008/07/03/my-fathers-day/ The CA finish is one of the most beautiful finishes that a pen turner can employ. CA finishes create a deep and durable finish that will delight the recipient of your writing instrument. I spent months practicing, developing techniques and choosing materials to perfect this process. I noticed that there wasn't ... http://www.turnedoutright.com/2008/07/01/mastering-the-ca-finish/ While listening to the AAW forum I found out that some turners have been using HF's close quarter drill so I bought one at the $30 sales price. I have been using a $9 HF variable speed drill for 2 years, now the bearings are shot. This drill pulls air from ... http://www.turnedoutright.com/2008/06/30/economy-sander/ I created a group for turnedoutright registered users and those who have bought books. We are getting large enough that I needed a better way to share stuff, get updates to books and get suggestions from you as a community. The link will be kept on the Blogroll on the ... http://www.turnedoutright.com/2008/06/26/new-turnedoutright-group/ I often have to bore using a Jacobs chuck in the tail stock. One day while marking my drill bit to the right depth it dawned on me that there must be a way to use the quill as a depth gauge. After inspecting my Jet I noticed that there are graduations ... http://www.turnedoutright.com/2008/06/24/free-depth-gauge-plans/ As a free service to our subscribers turnedoutright will provide a short review of videos on relevant woodturning subjects. I am doing this in affiliation with SmartFlix. I will review a new video about every three months. SmartFlix rents HOW-TO videos at a fraction of the price of buying them. Leave ... http://www.turnedoutright.com/2008/06/21/how-to-video-reviews/ Happy Fathers Day Dad! What do you give the man that taught you how to use: - your hands -------------- your tools ------------------------- and your brain? Hand made tools thats what! Thanks Dad These handles were made from a 2x2 piece of Quina I found @ Woodcraft. I never turned this kind of wood. It is ... http://www.turnedoutright.com/2008/06/15/fathers-day/ Been some time since I last posted to turnedoutright. Thats because since that time I have been to Alaska (cruise) and the 2008 Utah Symposium. I have so many great pictures of Alaska I could fill up a web site. Since this is a woodturning site I will stay on task ... http://www.turnedoutright.com/2008/06/10/im-back-from-my-travels/ You probably know by now that I am enamored with modeling woodturning in 3D! I decided to challenge myself and my turning skills by defining a tough project for a good cause .... my mother :) Design summary This project required a great deal of design and planning. Not only did it need ... http://www.turnedoutright.com/2008/05/03/music-box-for-mom/ In wood turning we often need to take photo of our end products. I found this photo lighting video on Utube very useful. Prophotolife.com -zARqGgHjNc Donnie http://www.turnedoutright.com/2008/04/16/photo-lighting/