Got a bunch of cedar donated to me by a local church.

It has been sitting in the Florida sun for about a year but it has a while to go before I can turn it.

The colors really pop! There is some gold streaking through the red that looks like flames.

Anyone with some knowledge of metallurgy got an opinion on them? From some quick reading it sounds like the coating doesn't really do much beyond the surface of the coating. For a skew, parting tool, or negative rake scraper where you're grinding down to the center of the tool it doesn't seem like there is much point in it. I guess the toe of a skew may be more durable when doing v cuts? Maybe for a gouge where you're not grinding the flute it's useful? Same with traditional scrapers where you're not grinding the top... Is it mostly a gimmick?

Starting out with a Rockwell 46-111. Any recommendations on a chuck to use with this machine?

I just turned this natural edge bowl and there is a defect in the bark in one location. I was planning to cut out the bad stuff and CA glue in a piece of bark from another blank. Any thing I need to know before I start?

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Decided to break one out today.

I know a lot of people say that the cbn wheels are the way to go. Looking at rikon grinder, are the white grinding rocks on them sufficient in a "for now" scenario. Got the lathe, chuck is on the way, and need to be thinking about a sharpening system, jig and all.

Any other grinder, wheel, jig setups I should look at that would be more bang for the buck?

Thx

Does anyone choke up on the toll, like in the picture?

I've been doing this on a project that relies on careful control, minimal vibration.

The work pictured is turning a .75" dowel down to about .3". It's not supported by the tailstock.

I'm using a standard C&S 3/8" spindle gouge.

This technique works well, for me, and I'm wondering if anyone else does it.

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I have a client looking for something like this. I've never made anything like it so I don't know where to start 🤣🤦‍♂️

I have someone who wants one, but there are a lot of websites who sell them, and I just want to make sure I get one that isn't cheaply made.

I see grizzly have gotten into the M2 Cryo game. Anyone have experience with their cryo chisels? Does the steel compare well to Crown? Not worried as much about the grind as I can shape my own chisels (though if they're shaped well out of the box so much the better), but I'd like to know if the base quality of the metal is the same.

Hey all, I was given this wood and have no idea what it is. It is the most similar to zebrawood, but it seems a little more yellow and oily for that. Can anyone offer some assistance? Thanks!