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A vase for Ian,5 3/4" high and 5 1/4" at the rim. Its about 1/8" and I left some wood at the bottom for balance. thx

Well there has been a few people asking about the WIP for the bent bat. I had some 4" by 6" oak so that is what is used. I drew the design out on the side and roughed it out on the bandsaw and then extended drawn lines through the centers as far as I could. I left about 6" on each end for...

Same tree but about 8 1/2" by 5". Love the color that pops with solvent base lacquer. Water base doesn't as much. Comments welcome.

A natural edge bowl in Manitoba maple, a donation to a silent auction.Its about 11 1/2" by 5" by 1/4". Finished in lacquer. Comments welcome.

Bowl in russian olive, got a bit last year and a ton of it this year. Nice to work with.C and c welcome. 7" by 3 3/4" no finish.

Merry Christmas to all from sunny Alberta. Its actually warmed up,-30 12 hours ago!

Now come on boys,and girls, there has to be someone out there in radio land who can give me some info on these lathes. Like I said in a previous post one has come up, and I would appreciate any info from hands on guys before I do the drive out to have a look at it(1100 kms, which is not a bad...

I have been looking at various lathes for the past while, as stated in previous posts. I had been looking at the Robust American beauty and the Steinert Gamma 300/1100. One is steel built up and the other cast. Now, a Black Line Titan 400 has come up, and it is only 1100 kms away! The price...

I am still looking at a new lathe, and it looks like it will be the Robust American Beauty,but does anyone on the forum have a Steinert, of any size? I have checked out their sight and emailed them for info. I don't even know if they are available over here, but they look to be well built, and...

This past summer the blond and I were up to the Port Hardy on the very north end of Vancouver Island and my brother in law gave me 4--12" by 16" logs of yew and some other stuff, theoretically pear and 4-16" x16"x 4" blocks of grey weathered wood we thought might be birdeye maple or something...

In the market for a new lathe. I have a Wadkin BL150 and would like some more capacity so I am in the market for a new lathe. Over here in western Canada there are Vicmarc, Oneway, General, VB36 and perhaps a Robust . I like the looks of the Robust but it is so damn much money. I think it will...

Silly question, but could I use a Oneway Live Center for a drive center if I put a pin through the hole used to lock the shaft to the bearing body?

Just over from the round side forum. I have a shop with all the fixins and am in the market for a new thickness planer. Being in Canada I am looking at the Powermatic or the General. Both come with a form of a helical multi knife cutter head. The Powermatic uses the Shelix and the General uses...

I recently did some horsetrading and wound up with a Wadkin Bursgreen BL150 lathe in good condition.No faceplates or manual or accessories, but in good condition with the ourboard turning table intact. I would like to acquire a manual and faceplate(s) and any info relative to this lathe. It...