592 days ago
by live4ever |
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My shop is in our musty 2-car garage, and while the space itself is quite a bit larger than your average 2 car garage, it is awkward due to the fact we park 2 cars in it (with a single garage door), the presence of some structural posts, an ancient and ginormous furnace, water heater, and laundry. Sometimes I drool at the space a new furnace and tankless water heater would afford me, but that’s another discussion for another day…
It has taken me 2 years to determine the optimu...
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634 days ago
by groy87 |
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Hello everyone,
I have benefited from the wealth of knowledge and incite the everyone is more than happy to share on this site for some time but with my limited experience I haven’t been able to give back to the other members of the forum until now. :)
I have found a source of high quality exotic burls that I would like to share with everyone else.
Recently, I have come across a supplier of extremely high quality burls and wood pieces, with a large number of species available...
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1453 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
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I picked up another box of 20 exotic wood turning blanks from Rockler. It’s been on a big sale for a long while now, and I had free shipping going, too. I have an idea for possibly turning it into some saleable items, and running the numbers, it was a very good deal.
One of the woods it includes, of which I have now 4 1.5”×1.5”×12” pieces is African Blackwood. The tree, – Dalbergia melanoxylon, found primarily in Tanzania and Mozambique, though native to, and ...
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1890 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
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April 15, 2008
In March of this year I attended a wood show in Toronto and had the privilege of not only speaking with Rob Cosman but creating a ribbon of wood.
Today I had the honour of interviewing Rob and learning about his woodworking history and plans for the future.
The History
Rob was born and raised into the woodworking world. His father, a shop teacher at the time of Rob’s birth, became a contractor when Rob was about two years of age. Rob’s earliest memory ...
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