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Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug. It was one of the most popular wood finishes in the 19th century, but still has uses toda...
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It's pretty simple to carve a spoon, right? It can be but it is actually a little complicated. The first decision is what are you going to s...
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I have heard woodworkers and woodturners say corny things like "I know there's a so-and-so inside this log- all I have to do is bring it out...
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Sometime only a year or so after we got the Walker Turner Lathe, my father told me that he got a deal on a different lathe. A better one, w...
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After I got married, my wife and I moved into a little 900 square foot house in Dearborn Heights. The good news was, it had a 1000 square fo...
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Around 1978 I got my first job as a wood turner. A local potter made honey pots and was unimpressed with the junky dippers that were availa...
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As this photo shows, the Walker Turner Lathe was not my first. When I was in Kindergarten I received a wonderful Christmas present. A brand...
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We Traveled to PA for a weekend symposium. There were famous turners there including the likes of Dale Nish. We learned a lot. We bought wo...
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My father also taught me the basics of wood carving. I was particularly good at stabbing myself in the left hand with chisels, which on one ...
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Welcome to my blog. I was introduced to woodcarving by my father. He was a Physicist, trained in Medical Physics. He was very bright and...
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