by Kathy Allen | Feb 17, 2022 | Chips & Grits
Today’s topic concerned the different ways members finish their projects. Finish recipes vary from simple to complicated recipes and may be applied using different techniques. Bill Lieske Paul Vietti’s Friction Turning Finish: 1 part white varnish, 1 part linseed oil,...
by Kathy Allen | Jan 26, 2022 | Chips & Grits
Dick Kelly Dick has limited space in his workshop and doesn’t use a lot of tools. He attached a milk crate to a bench grinder pedestal with plastic cable ties. He used cardboard and duct tape along the open edge of the crate to keep the tools from slipping out and...
by Kathy Allen | Nov 15, 2021 | Chips & Grits
Several members of the club have and use vacuum chucks. The topic was introduced with this drawing from the book, Woodturning Methods by Mike Darlow, pg. 33. There are also two chapters on vacuum chucks in the book Fixtures and Chucks for Woodturning by Doc Green....
by Kathy Allen | Oct 21, 2021 | Chips & Grits
Members showed and discussed more woodturning aids and continued the discussion from the September 8, 2021 meeting. Bill McDonald This jig is used for slicing segment rings in half for bracelets. The 6” X 12” backboard is set up parallel to the saw blade. A saw stop...
by Kathy Allen | Sep 8, 2021 | Chips & Grits
Members of the club met on Zoom to discuss pictures of their homemade projects that make their hobby of woodturning easier whether on the lathe or in their shops. The photos were collected by Ken Allen who was hosting the Zoom session. Then, during the meeting, each...
by Kathy Allen | Aug 11, 2021 | Chips & Grits
The meeting began with a photo show of projects that had been made from a mixture of materials. One member mentioned that two things sell in this area: including turquoise in cracks and things that have a shine or are glossy. He’d used different dyes to change colors....
