The Perils of Pete

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• Shop (Garage) Redo #3: Tools, Thank you Craig's List - 106 days ago | 2 comments

  Thought I’d try this tool gloat as a blog entry. i’ve had the Powermatic 3520b for...

• Design #1: Using Google Sketchup. - 110 days ago | 1 comment

  I have used Google SketchUp (free version) for the last few years and have found it to be excelle...

• Safety (or the lack thereof) #2: Fixing what I broke...finishing the exploded bowl. - 119 days ago | 1 comment

  In the first post in this series I showed the small bowl that came off the lathe at 1300 RPM.The ...

• Safety (or the lack thereof) #1: Rule #3, if your lathe has a safety shield and you can use it....DO!!! - 125 days ago | 8 comments

  My wife, who loves me more than I deserve, let me get a new lathe a few months ago. A Powermatic ...

• Turning Ice Cream Scoop handles. - 129 days ago | 5 comments

  I did a couple of Ice cream scoop handles this afternoon.The second one took 30 minutes from grab...

• The Masters of Woodturning. - 136 days ago | 1 comment

  I somehow stumbled across this interesting article.Woodturnings By The Masters For Sake Of Compar...

• Beyond Punky #2: Finishing the rotten wood - 351 days ago | 1 comment

  So I finished turning the bud vase, actually I made two, and began to consider how to finish them...

• Beyond Punky #1: Background - 375 days ago | 1 comment

  I have always been interested in punky wood, the discoloration and lines caused by the decomposit...

• Death of a Dado Set - 379 days ago | 13 comments

  Well, at least it wasn’t me that bought it this time.I made a gavel and striker on commissi...

• Transition, another word for RETIREMENT #1: Where is all the free time - 852 days ago | 25 comments

  Well, I pulled the plug after 28 years, 3 months, and 19 days…Effective at midnight of 31st...

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