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Project Idea: Turning Leather
By Curtis Turner
Round Rock, TX
My project this month involves turning a new medium, leather. You may be familiar with fixed blade knives that have a stacked leather handle. This type of handle has enough texture to offer a secure grip. It is very durable and looks better with age. I have turned many mallets but this is the first time I'm making a mallet with a stacked leather handle. The name should give you a clue as to the process. The concept is simple. A series of leather disks are stacked on a metal core glued and shaped to the desired form.
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Turning Cherry Bed Posts - Part 1
By Temple Blackwood
Castine, ME
At the request of my friend, Geoffrey Warner, who is best known for his owl stools, I accepted the commission to make the turnings for a four-post, cherry bed he designed. We broke the project into 3 parts, and in this article I discuss Part 1 - Turning and Preparing the Base Pommels.
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Show Us Your Woodturning
This month we are sharing the woodturning projects of Kent Townsend who has been turning for 30 years and believes in the motto "if you don't try new things then you'll never grow."
Take a look at Kent's turning projects
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Phil's Turning Tip
This month Phil has a tip on the difference between dyes and stains and how to use them to finish your woodturning projects.
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