Our website is just for our woodworker family. It requires login to get personal contact information. You might wonder why the guild needs to pay for security software. The fact is the most people try to keep their online life … Continue reading →
This is an example of the striking force of a chisel held above the rest while cutting on the lathe. Even if your tool rest has a broader rounder top that this rather sharp bearing edge, one can easily imagine … Continue reading →
As this photo clearly shows, the lateral stress applied to the shank of the tool can exceed the strength at the weak spot where the gouge is ground and shaped to form the handle tang. It doesn’t take much … Continue reading →
The Monthly Meeting will be Saturday, 6 August 2016 at Bain Center as usual. The demonstrator this month will be Ed Fischer – Shop Safety. President and Vice President elections are due in September. The nomination committee is formed and announcements … Continue reading →
Thanks George Adams for finding this on Fine Woodworking Magazine. Here’s the YouTube video direct: … Continue reading →
After hours of labor and a mighty nice looking bowl ready for 220 grit on my new used Powermatic 3520A courtesy of Tim Jackson, I learned a hard lesson about the explosive power exerted by centrifigul force, and the lathe’s … Continue reading →
