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Winter is coming - turn grips from firewood
Posted by: Ladd Flock (128.36.9.---)
Date: September 21, 2015 12:55PM

Went to a turning demonstration the other day. The demo was how they turned during the late 1700's using a pole lathe. Using maple firewood, chair legs were turned that were not too dissimilar from grips/reel seats. Took about 10 minutes per leg. Here are the pics:
[www.rodbuilding.org]

Old school.

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Re: Winter is coming - turn grips from firewood
Posted by: Bill Sidney (---.gci.net)
Date: September 21, 2015 01:12PM

2 things # 1 you do great work the old way, #2 you should do have a good source of fire starter when you finish a handle, great job

William Sidney
AK

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Re: Winter is coming - turn grips from firewood
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.nwrknj.fios.verizon.net)
Date: September 21, 2015 01:41PM

COOL
Looks like a nice saltwater grip LOL Who needs technology

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Winter is coming - turn grips from firewood
Posted by: Jay Dubay (---.try.wideopenwest.com)
Date: September 21, 2015 06:07PM

I supplement my heating with a woodstove, I'll tell ya I get some real nice maple burl and some other hardwoods with some Crazy growth patterns mixed in my loads. None are very big pcs but I always set them aside for lathe projects. I need to rig a vacuum chamber up to my pump so I can stabilize them. Jaa

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Re: Winter is coming - turn grips from firewood
Posted by: Jon Meyers (---.sta.embarqhsd.net)
Date: September 22, 2015 01:32PM

really cool!

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