February 4, 2023 — Matt Monaco, a professional bowlturner from the Ozarks of SW Missouri (photo, at left), will demonstrate tool use and tool grinding techniques. Mark will be coming to us straight from a week-long class he’s giving at the Folk School, covering the same topics and more. (All meetings, unless otherwise specified, are… Continue reading What’s up next?
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Treating punky wood to get a clean final cut
The spalted wood I like to turn for its colorful grain often comes with a down side: soft, punky wood which shows a lot of ‘tear-out’ on end-grain cutting. Because the wood is soft, the cutting tool doesn’t get the benefit of having hard wood ahead of the wood being cut, so the fibers tend… Continue reading Treating punky wood to get a clean final cut
Trying out a new shape
I had a piece of Sabicu (an exotic from the Caribbean islands), that Talmadge Murphey brought to our April meeting. Roughly 10″ square, about 3″ thick. I decided to try a ‘square’ bowl, something new for me. I trued the square on my table saw, found the center, and mounted it on a 6″ faceplate.… Continue reading Trying out a new shape