• Turning
  	Hollow Turning	Spindle turning reference diagram (jpeg)
  	Square Edged Bowls	Newsgroup discussion thread on aggressive turners
  	Turning Miniatures	Round Ball Instructions
  Finishing
  	Lacquer	high speed finishing with Carnuba wax
  	Polyurethane	Power Carving
  	Coloring wood	chart of abrasives and their grading
  	CA glue	The finishing process Second article on Finishing Dan Hogan on Finishing
  Technique
  	Jerry Glaser on Sharpening	Chucking Techniques for Holding Rough Wood
  	Measuring Wall Thickness	Lidded Box Workshop
  	Boiling wood	Home Brew CNC Lathe
  	Geometry for wood turning	Make a basket weave closed form or bowl
  Tools
  	Vacuum Chuck Construction	Vacuum pump overhaul manual (GAST)
  	Simple Sander	Summary briefing about Vacuum Chucks Vacuum Chucks and Pumps (Adobe PDF)
  	Lathe Chucks and Chucking (Adobe PDF file)	Lathe Survey Results (Why did you buy your lathe?)
  	Morse Taper dimensions	Shop-Made Chucking Devices
  	Center Saver	McNaughton Center Saver tutorial
  	Open Segment placement jig
  Misc
  	About trees and wood	Issues regarding handling sales at shows, etc
  	Bowl Design	Making kaleidoscopes
  	Lathe survey form	Native woods of California Characteristics of wood for turners Dust Control (links) http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/w00112.asp  http://www.woodcraft.com/   http://www.leevalley.com  http://www.gregmach.com/equipment_catalogue/dust_extraction/dust_extraction. htm#1  http://billpentz.com/woodworking/cyclone/Index.cfm  http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/w00112.asp  http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com  The one by Bill Pentz is especially informative, very in-depth. It is a shareware site. He asks for donations for an amount equal to the value you place on the information.
  		Flip over top plans shown by Ernie Newman during visit

Last Updated 04/05/2012