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Is Your Woodturning Affecting Your Health

The shavings and sawdust produced when turning are small and airborne. Even when turning wet wood there are still fine particles flying about. You may not have an allergic reaction but the fine particles will irritate and inflame your lungs. This is … See more

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A Woodturner: Reflections on the year Turning for Profit

WEBThis has been a great year for me as a woodturner. I have enjoyed getting to know you better. With 50 projects, business ideas, and turning tips that were new this …

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Safety tips for wood turning

WEB3 General Safety Rules. Keith Rowley from England attributes most accidents at the lathe to three things. 1. Ignorance of correct techniques. 2. Taking unnecessary …

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5 Healthy Snacks for Shows and Events Turning for Profit

WEBThese 5 healthy snacks can be tailored to your dietary preferences and will give you energy and nutrition even when away from home. 1. Trail Mix. Made with nuts, …

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How to Build Your Inventory

WEBWhen you are comfortable with your skew chisel, move on to the next set of projects. These projects are between center turning, easy to turn, and a great way to …

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Five Common Turning Woods and Their Health Challenges

WEBSpalted Maple: Another very common turning wood in North America, maple can act as a sensitizer when it is spalted. Spalted wood is wood that has just begun to be consumed …

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Blueprint Online Resources Page

WEBLearn to use 5 different wood turning tools, with confidence, while you turn 7 projects, building your wood turning skills sequentially. Includes tips and ideas for marketing your …

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Finding Birch for Woodturning Projects For the Local Market

WEBBirch is an excellent wood for turning. Birch is a close grained hardwood and finishes well. I like to use local wood in my woodturning and since our ranch is 140 acres of forest, it is …

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A Wood Turning Project: Rolling Pin

WEBA wooden rolling pin is a good beginner turning project. This project will teach you how to use your roughing gouge and your skew chisel. The dimensions are not critical. The …

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Technique Archives Page 2 of 5

WEBRoughing Gouge – Turning Technique. The roughing gouge is used to turn your rough wood down to round. The profile and shape on the gouge are suited to taking wood off …

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Olive Wood for Your Turning Projects

WEBSeveral woodturning supply outlets carry olive wood turning blanks. These range from pen blanks to larger spindles (3 x 3 x 12) to bowl blanks (3 x 6 x 6). You can also find olive …

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Kraut Pounder – A Woodturning Project

WEBThis is about 2 1/2” in diameter and fits larger jars. There is a handle that gives the pounder some height. This gets the pounder into the bottom of the jars without the user smashing …

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Jar Lid: A Woodturning Project

WEBA 2 x 4 piece of wood, that you get in the lumber yard is nominally 1 1/2″ thick by 3 1/2″ wide. The width is large enough to turn a jar lid out of. So if you have some 2 x 4 cutoffs …

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Workshop Archives Turning for Profit Woodturning Lathe

WEBThis is my second woodturning workshop. My first woodturning workshop is described here: Woodturning Workshops I – A great way to learn. I spent three days at Lee Valley Tools …

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Wood Turning How to Use a Captive Ring Tool

WEBMove the tip of the tool so that it scrapes around the ring to give it a circular shape. When you are about half way through stop and do the left side of the ring. The left side is done …

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Book Review "The One Thing" Turning for Profit Woodturning

WEBThe One Thing will help you focus on the long-term success of your life. Practical and insightful. A good read for all entrepreneurs.

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6 Steps to Master the Craft Show Season Turning for Profit

WEBWash dirty laundry such as table cloths, backdrop curtains, and other display items used in the show. Fix any display items that broke or need adjustment. Obviously, …

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Disclosure Turning for Profit Woodturning Lathe

WEBAffiliate disclosure: Canadian law requires similiar affliate disclosures as the US FTC. The FTC requires bloggers to disclose whenever there is a financial interest or bias related to …

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Inspiration Archives Page 2 of 3

WEBHow to Sharpen Your Competitive Edge. When you sharpen your tools for woodturning you shape the tool to cut wood in a specific way. You may have two bowl gouges with …

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