little maggie
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Waiting impatiently until I can place an order. But wanting a relaxed post vacation woodworker.
Picking 2 blanks out of 4 was a surprisingly hard decision. I guess that 4 pieces of the same thing can look so completely different is part of the magic.Nice to speak to you today @kellya86 and I'm pleased you're enjoying the new stem.
I'm looking forward to trying out the oak you can get, my chisel sharpening skills may have to get a lot better, oak hardens off like nothing else as it ages.
It's all well and good turning a 40-50 year old tree that has seasoned for a couple of years but a piece of 40-50 year old oak that has seasoned for hundreds of years. Good job I like a challenge.
@StormyPinkness has some fotos of the blanks of their chosen wood, I'm really going to enjoy this one. Will keep it under wraps until I get some turning down.
@Squiby another 'rolling stem' video PM'd today. I hope you like what you see @little maggie
Here's my lacewood MP from my SS daily VC fitted to a new lacewood body which again I've squared off.
@Ruta gave the blackwood one a good testing this weekend, I'm sure he is more than happy being a Phattguineapiggie.
Picking 2 blanks out of 4 was a surprisingly hard decision.
PhatPiggie also kindly included some of his own wood salve made from hemp oil and beeswax, which I havnt even had a chance to look at yet, but I'm looking forward to rubbing some in!
I can't stop stroking my wood .
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE that barley twist! Beautiful! When you test it would you comment on how the twist affects the twirling motion when heating the VC?
TMI...
Amazing work man still use my olive stem you sent me , and my boy still uses his....It all went a bit Harry Pothead today.
Just some of that old Phattpiggie magic! BEAUTIFUL!!!
Damn it, this is turning into the dynavap thread where I want everything he posts a pic of.