Has anyone checked out this website? It has a lot of informative information and tons of projects using the lathe and lathe tools. I also liked the information on the bowl and pen.
www.woodturningonline.com
I have a cedar chest that belonged to my grandmother. During a recent fire it suffered substantial smoke damage. What is the best way to clean and, possibly, refinish cedar? Are there any special tips anyone has? The finish has been blacked from smoke but the piece suffered no actual fire...
When I was a child I had a spindle rocker that had been made by my great-grandfather for my mother and was passed down to me. I had held on to it, refinished it a couple times and wanted to pass it down the family line. Unfortunately, there was a fire and the chair was destroyed. Does anyone...
I found this project online for building your own wood lathe. I thought it might be helpful for those of us who would like to have a lathe but are unsure about the expense.
http://www.mimf.com/articles/lathe/index.htm
A lot of advertising dollars have gone into trying to convince consumers that Craftsman leads the market as far as the quality of their power tools. Do you find this to be true or do you prefer another manufacturer?