The main part is cherry burl the branches are actually blueberry Finished with friction polish

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To the woodturners of reddit- I got a lathe last year, and I want to start selling my pieces, ideally online. Are places like etsy a good way to sell higher-end works? And what tends to sell the best? I'm not looking to make a ton of money, just to hopefully fund the hobby, at least.

Just wondering what the next step up will be size wise

Hi all,

I recently joined my local woodturning club and the first meeting I’ll be able to attend happens to be the white elephant gift exchange. I’d like to get something decent to give, but am a beginning turner just learning the ropes myself.

Any recommendations for a less than $100 gift you’d snatch up quickly at a woodturning white elephant? Thanks!

Small decorative candlestick holder recently turned on the lathe out of scrap oak wood.

New to all of this. I joined a woodworkers club, and I've been turning on their lathes. The pen blanks, 1x1's, and 2x2's are no problem-- I can get some locally, the stuff via mail order is pretty affordable. I'm finding the bowl blank prices eye watering, especially for stuff I'm likely to screw up as a noob.

What do you guys do, practice on pine 4x4 chunks until you get it down? Pick up downed logs on the side of the road? I'm just not sure where to get raw materials from.

Hi. I’ve read the faq to get some tips on a good beginner lathe, but it seems that all the products are US specific, or at least not available in my area.

Are there any experienced turners here from Norway (or even Scandinavia (..or even Europe)) that would like to help me find a reasonably priced beginner lathe, and maybe also help me find a suitable used one?

He's been turning for about two months and really enjoys it. He usually goes to a club and uses the tools there. There's also a lathe at his house, but he only has a single gouge and a scraper. He's been turning bowls, tool handles, lightpulls etc.

And- if I *can't* get him good tools at that price range, perhaps I can get him a sharpening system instead- I understand a bench grinder and buffing wheel can go a long way. Any recommendations for this?

Thanks

I recently inherited a Powermatic 3520b and a bunch of other tools. I want to try my hand at it but I’m not sure where to start. Any advice?

How does this happen? The bowl is off-center after cutting the outside profile.

I posted a while back about the new Nova Neptune Max I purchased on Amazon, supplied by Acme. That lathe had a problem with the programming, allowing it to spin up to an unsafe speed so I sent it back. Still waiting for the refund, even though it has been back at the shippers dock for over a week because Acme doesn't seem inclined to pay the shippers, so they won't deliver it to Acme. I will work that out with Amazon tomorrow.

After I sent that lathe back I ordered another one, same kind, from Rockler. This was back around November 8th. They told me it would ship on the 20th, so I waited. On the 21st, after not hearing from Rockler, I called them back and they informed me that the shipping date had slipped from Nov 20th to Dec. 20th. I cancelled the order. To my great surprise, they informed me that I would have to wait for my refund until the mfg. approved it, even though their ship date was 4 weeks out. Rockler did the same thing to me when I ordered a bed extension for the Nova. Their web site did not indicate that it was not in stock. After I ordered it they informed me that it was not stock and I would have to wait for it. I was okay with that at the time because I didn't need it immediately, but when I sent the first lathe back and was unsure that I was going to buy the same lathe, I cancelled that order too and again had to wait a week for the refund. I will not order anything from Rockler or Acme again.

After I cancelled the second Nova lathe, I started looking for something else. The key point for me on the Nova was that it was 1 1/2 hp and ran on 115 volts instead of 220, so I started looking for something else with that spec and ended up deciding on a Jet 1640 EVS. It cost $1000.00 more than the Nova but I was pretty fed up with that company at that point so Jet was the choice, also ordered from Amazon because of free shipping and support if there was a problem. I think I ordered it on Nov. 20th. On the 21st I woke up to learn that the lathe had gone on sale for a little over 400 dollars less, so I called Amazon and asked them to refund me the difference. They said they would but I had to wait until it was delivered before they could process it. With that $400.00 I will save, I bought a low speed grinder, a CBN wheel and a few other items. By the time I got the lathe together tonight, I was too tired to turn anything but I will be at it first thing tomorrow morning.

I sure hope this ordeal is over. I have had about 3 turning days in the last six weeks and it's killing me.

I have to say that although I liked the Nova lathe, this Jet makes it seem like a toy. Everything on the Jet is much much heavier duty.

So this coming Saturday, the maker space I turn at is doing their winter market. I'm stepping out of my comfort zone and I've gotten a table to see if anybody is interested in buying the stuff I've made the last year and a half (I turn for stress relief, not really to make money). Most of my bowls are finished with a few simple coats of danish oil, while a few are finished with tung/citrus, and one or two might have a hard wax oil or a spray lacquer.

My two favorite however, have been 'finished' with yorkshire grit. Got em spinning at a good speed, and let the beeswax in it get all melty and made a nice coating. Kind of like it. So on that note....

Should I take some of my pieces finished with only danish, and rub some yorkshire onto them? Or maybe a mineral oil/beeswax mix? A few look pretty good with just the oil, but there are a few that I think could really benefit from adding a bit of sheen to them because the grain in them is incredibly boring.

Thoughts?

I'm a fairly experienced woodworker, but am new to turning. After seeing a post today about a tool getting caught between a grinder wheel and a v-support and seeing that there seemed to be a consensus that it was unsafe to sharpen that way, I started to wonder what else I didn't know. I've read the most common warnings--no gloves, no loose clothing or hair, use paper towels for applying finish and don't wrap those or sandpaper around your hand. I also have the recommended ppe. But what else should I know? What wisdom can you share?

Still going to add a piece to the bottom of this, but I think it came out pretty good. Once I got it off the drill press only took 20 minutes to turn and sand. Will clean up inside by using long thin sand paper. Way better and cleaner than other method where I was producing vagin-s. Btw this is blue Mahoe.

Someone in my area is selling a Craftsman model # 113.23881 plus tools for $95. I know nothing about lathes but am looking for my husband who is an experienced carpenter but new to turning. He is a practical sort whose prefers getting things that are used, good value, and work just fine (e.g. not a gear head who needs the best possible version of things). What are y'all's expert opinions on whether this is a decent lathe and if that is a good deal? What sort of stuff could you make with this lathe?

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Specifically, a durable finish.

Are GF wood Bowl finish (previously called salad bowl finish), GF Wood turners finish, Tried and True finishes, or Odies Oil safe for wood baby rattles?

I’ve been turning wood for about 5 weeks now and I’d like to find a finish that’s durable AND food safe for bowls, plates, rattles, etc.

I found some last year for about $1.70 usd. But this year it seems to be doubled in price. I need to jam out about 50 of these and don’t really want to spend $150-200.

Mode delete this if it’s not allowed

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I didnt have my guide positioned right sadly and it grabbed my roughing gouge. Smh.

First things I have ever turned, want to make a few for Xmas presents for family. I know these are far from perfect, my plan is turn a ton of them over the next few weeks and hopefully learn from each one I make. Any feedback or tips from you seasoned turners for making stoppers or see anything I did wrong?