- Making Danish Oil with Matt Harber
Making 2 variations of Danish Oil. Whichever formula you choose, use equal parts of the 3 part formula selected: Option 1 Clear Spar Varnish Pure Tung Oil Mineral Spirits (or one of the following paint thinner, turpentine, naptha) or Option 2 Clear Spar Varnish Boiled Linseed Oil Mineral Spirits (or one of the following paint thinner, turpentine, naptha) Matt Harber proposes using ... - Designing Segmented Turning Projects with Bob GrinsteadTo design for a segmented turning: Draw the form for your turning on graph paper Decide on the number of layers of rings to be used. Determine the width of the segment by the drawing Determine the thickness of the segment by your drawing Decide on the number of segments per ring. Use the formulas below to determine the shape of ...
- Turning Finials with Matt HarberIf you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Steps: Between centers, turn the tenon and base. This end will be gripped with the jawed chuck, so make sure the tenon and the underside of the base are square. Put the tenon created in step 1. into the jawed chuck. Bring up the tailstock ...
- Microwave Drying Green Wood with Matt HarberIf you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here This is my drying process for turned wood pieces using a microwave oven. It contains information and processes learned from several different woodturners, along with my own experiences. Note #1: Should small cracks begin to develop, I use superglue (CA glue, cyanoacrylic glue), Starbond ...
- How to Drill the End of a Steel Rod by Bob ClarkIf you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Bob Clark put together a great explanation on how to drill a whole in a solid rod, permitting turners to create a endmill gouge that has been discussed multiple times in our meetings. During each discussions, members that have made the gouge have ...
- Calculations for Bob Grinstead’s Spiraling RouterSpiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #1 Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #2 ...
- What Volume Urn Do I NeedThe tool below is intended to help you determine what volume a shaped urn will hold. The volume of the urn is estimated by the weight of the person (or pet). If you want to find the volume urn needed to hold a body by weight, check the page https://www.worldwidewoodturners.org/what-volume-urn-do-i-need/ To use this tool: Select the units ...
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