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This wood can explode on the lathe

Some woods behave. Yew doesn’t always. Its wild grain and internal stress make it both attractive and potentially dangerous ...
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Why does this wood look like bananas? - Laburnum surprise on the lathe

Laburnum might not get the spotlight, but it should. In this project, we break down a log that delivers incredible color ...
Among my favorite lathe projects is a lamp. They’re not difficult, but I recommend proficiency in using a skew chisel. Turning a lamp is basically turning a spindle. I may incur the wrath of bowl ...
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Shay Maher was diagnosed with Lyme disease seven years ago, which forced his retirement from a 20 year career as a ...
The Manhattan Solar Kiwanis Club met at noon on Feb. 17 at the Blue Hills Room. There were 13 members present. President Ron Jackson led the meeting and Warren Prawl led the song, Char Henton led the ...
Get Laid Beds pulled £500,000 in sales across a single Black Friday weekend, with 28th November alone marking the biggest trading day in the Leicestershire manufacturer’s 14-year history.
Wodjenski’s bowls have been on display at Rob Schouten Gallery in Langley and Woodpalooza at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts. He was on the map for the Whidbey Working Artists Studio Tour last ...
The crown jewel of the collection is Pere Marquette 1225, a Lima-built steam locomotive that’s achieved a kind of celebrity status among railroad enthusiasts. This isn’t some static display that just ...
The 2010s witnessed a flourishing of the collective artisan ethos in Georgia, with makerspaces hanging out shingles around the state. Modeled after late '90s hackerspaces, envisioned as nonprofit ...