Not that long ago my wife and I were on one of our road trips. One of the stops was to spend a few days with family celebrating an anniversary milestone for my Aunt and Uncle. While we were there I inquired about taking a few pieces of firewood back home with us. For better […]
I found a cool bottle opener the other day that was the shape of a guitar and initially thought I’d send it to a friend that was a huge guitar nut. Then I thought, where do you put the bottle caps when you’re outside? Problem solved. I made a thick-walled bowl from some spalted hackberry […]
One thing I was warned about by the salespeople at Rockler when I bought the lathe (and reinforced through numerous videos on YouTube) was when your item on the lathe “explodes”. I thought it was an odd term, but as I’ve found out, it’s an accurate term. It’s one thing if you do not have […]
I’ve never been one to start slowly, so why should learning the lathe be any different? I had the tools, the will, and some basic know-how. I also had the safety equipment and have been around power tools and sharp objects long enough to know how to not injure myself. At least not too much… […]