CHAPTER 195
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Technique
This section features Tips and Techniques supplied
by our members who are invited to share their ideas with fellow
members. Accompanying photographs or sketches are desirable but not
essential and should not inhibit anyone from contributing.
Tips and
Techniques should be original and not from another source unless
giving full credit to the originator.
Please send your ideas to the Webmaster.
From Bill Neddow -
Here is a list compiled by Neal Addy of all the lathes sold in North America and their specifications. This could be invaluable to anyone looking to purchase a lathe.
PhD on spalted wood
From Bill Neddow - There was a bit of information on WoodCentral
this morning about a lady who is doing a PhD on spalted wood. She has
identified some of the fungus involved and is now getting to the point
where she can direct the spalting she wants.
PhD on spalted wood
Not sure about grit classifications for sandpaper? Why does some 400 grit paper feel like 800 grit of another brand? Here are a few links that might help. Provided by Bill Neddow.advantage_online_archives
Klingspor abrasive backings
Klingspor abrasive grains
Klingspor dictionary
Preliminary cuts for turning spheres by Myron Curtis
in PDF format.
Document provided by Bart Poulter.
See how Garry Bowes produces his signature wooden potpourri lids here
Garry Bowes shows how to make and use a
"SLOPE SANDER" to produce the chain effect on some of his pieces.
At our club meeting of June 12, 2007, Gunilla Matteau delivered a very comprehensive and
well-prepared presentation on the use of colour. She has graciously made the presentation
available here It is in pdf format and will require that Adobe Reader be installed on your system
Stephen Russell is the guy who
discovered that boiling bowls helps them dry faster and helps stop cracking.
He has some interesting material in the
free educational library on his site.
There are also numerous articles in the library, covering beginner to advanced topics.
He also has a great woodturning tips library located there.
A comprehensive list of using glue to bond different materials can be found here
A nine page .pdf file on sharpening by Joe Fleming can be found here. Another good reference provided by Bill Neddow is this link to the Wood Central site. There a lots of diagrams and angles to guide you along the way on both sites.
Need to turn a pedestal? Check out this page on Neal Addy΄s website - Contributed by Bill Neddow.
Safety Tips
Woodshop Safety from woodworker Howard Ruttan
Chainsaw
Safety Compiled by the Labour Department of New Zealand, together with the makers
of Stihl Chain saws
Toxic Woods Chart provided by the Minnesota Woodturners
Association
Health
Hazards & Wood Some of the potential health
hazards associated with timber use prepared by U-Beaut Enterprises
Highgate Hill, QLD Australia
Wood Lexicon in English to French or French to English
Photography Tips
A really good photography tutorial can be found at Neal Addy΄s web site. Look through the Turners Corner.
Finishes
Bill Neddow has found an excellent article on oil finishes, their history and use.
