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<description><![CDATA[Darrell Feltmate pastors a small church in Porters Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada. He has been married for over thirty years and has three children and one grandchild. His interests include woodturning, music, gardening and shotokan karate.]]></description>
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<title>Small Woodturning - Five Ways To Satisfaction in the Art and Craft</title>
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<description><![CDATA[While a lot of the direction in woodturning tends to be in the way of larger and larger pieces, there are advantages to turning small items. Here are five ways to develop satisfaction in the art and craft of woodturning by going small.]]></description>
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<title>Five Tips for Sharpening Your Wood Turning Tools</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:54:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the first things that woodturners realize, especially if they come to woodturning from other types of woodworking, is turning tools need to be sharpened early and often. In most cases they need to be sharpened a lot more often than other cutting tools and the skills needed are different than those to sharpen most other tools. Here are four tips to help get sharp tools quickly and easily for the wood lathe.]]></description>
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<title>Planting Peas - Five Tips to Plant Peas in Your Garden</title>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the great pleasures of the summer vegetable garden is picking fresh peas and eating them sweet from the pod. Here are five tips for planting peas in your garden.]]></description>
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<title>Making Wood Turning Tools - It Is Easier Than Most People Think</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wood turners like to own lots of tools. While most professional turners have three or four tools that they use all the time, there tends to be lots of different tools hanging all around the shop. What surprises many turners is the ease in making many of their own tools. ]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Tools - Make the Tool to Fit Your Hand</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Every woodturner is of course different but woodturning tools are made in a one size fits all category. Most of the time this is fine but many woodturners like to tailor a tool to fit their own hands. This is easier than most people think.]]></description>
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<title>Safety Measures to Take When Working With Wood</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Working with wood involves sharp tools trying to cut a hard material into small pieces and then putting them back together in specified patterns. By its very nature, be it cabinet making, instrument building, wood turning or other woodworking it is inherently dangerous. Four areas of safety need to be kept in mind at all times.]]></description>
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<title>How to Make Money With Your Wood Turning Skills</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:26:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As woodturning continues from beginner to more advanced levels for the enthusiast the question sometimes arises as to how to make money with these wood turning skills. For many hobbyists the dream is to make the enjoyment a money maker, perhaps to the point of it becoming a full time occupation. Here are few things to keep in mind.]]></description>
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<title>How to Turn a Piece of Firewood on a Lathe - Bowls And Other Faceplate Work</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Woodturners wanting to make bowls or other faceplate work have a difficulty in accessing wood suitable for the turning. Most of it at any suppliers will be too small, too expensive or split in the drying process. Firewood suppliers are an excellent source and it is relatively easy to prepare it for the wood lathe.]]></description>
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<title>Planning a Garden From Scratch - Tips to Plan Your First Vegetable Garden</title>
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<description><![CDATA[These days there is more and more encouragement to get out and plant a garden. As soon as the thought of garden ripe tomatoes and cucumbers starts to dance in our heads the encouragement can easily become a desire that simply has to be met. Here are four tips for planning your first vegetable garden.]]></description>
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<title>Why You Need to Maintain Your Soil</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:38:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gardeners spend a lot of time getting a new plot ready for a great garden. However, it will not keep itself going year after year without some ongoing maintenance. It is necessary but not difficult to maintain your garden soil for impressive crops.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Pleasures - Do Not Forget The Giving</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:25:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the joys and discomforts of woodturning is that it is a solitary endeavor generally consisting of one person at a wood lathe with tools in hand and intense concentration on a spinning piece of wood. The solitude may be eased in a variety of ways, especially when the turning itself is over, and one of them is the act of giving.]]></description>
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<title>Woodworking And The Wood Lathe: The Challenge In Finding Wood For The Woodturner</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:23:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As woodworkers move from flat woodworking such as jewelry boxes, desks and wall cabinets to woodturning round objects such as candlesticks and bowls, there arises a new challenge in finding the wood with which one works. The old familiar places may not fit the new requirements and the results may be pleasantly less expensive.]]></description>
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<title>Basic Equipment You Will Need to Start Woodturning Projects</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:23:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While it is easily understood that a wood lathe is needed to begin woodturning projects, there are a few other necessities before starting. Many of these are already found in the typical woodworking shop while others will need to be purchased.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Tools - Five Reasons To Make Your Own</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:12:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most woodturners start out with a basic lathe and a beginner's set of woodturning tools. Soon the vast array of tools in the catalogues begin to look enticing and the idea of acquiring a greater variety grows on most turners. Even with the depth of choice available in the woodworking catalogues there are still reasons to make your own.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Safety - Basic Equipment You Should Have and Use</title>
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<description><![CDATA[While woodturning is one of the safest activities in the home workshop, it still uses power tools and sharp implements. Safety precautions should be taken to make a safe activity even safer. There are a few pieces of safety equipment that woodturners should own and use.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Safety - What To Look For In A Sawbuck</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:49:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Woodturning is a very safe part of the woodworking family of arts and crafts, however it uses power tools and sharp edges and carries a certain amount of risk. One of the areas of woodturning which has its own dangers is rough wood preparation, particularly in the area of faceplate work. A few simple rules and especially the use of an appropriate sawbuck will make the work much safer.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Skills - Strengthen Them With Repetition</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:46:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The craft of woodturning is a succession of skills that incorporate various cuts in various circumstances in various woods. It is the accumulation of these cuts that results in a work of art and craft. Such skills are best acquired over time with lots of practice. While such practice can be boring if undertaken as just a series of cuts, it can be far more enjoyable if gotten through a series of repetitive projects.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning In The Community - Giving Is A Benefit For Everyone</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:41:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most if not all woodturners stand and work at the wood lathe because it is fun to do so, however there is an avenue of enjoyment that is sometimes missed. The pleasure of giving works both ways when it comes to the wood turning world.]]></description>
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<title>How to Turn a Piece of Firewood on a Lathe - Spindles</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:43:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the cost of hardwood these days, it can be prohibitive to turn anything on a lathe let alone practice. Many beginning turners and even the experienced move to the firewood pile for turning wood. While the practised turners will have little trouble mounting the wood, beginners need a couple of hints to get started.]]></description>
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<title>Seven Tips for Selecting the Right Wood for Your Woodturning Project</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:42:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While wood turning projects are of course made from wood, that is like saying bread is made of flour without knowing if it is wheat, rye or multigrain. Wood varies tremendously and what is good for one project may not be good for another. Her are seven things to look for when choosing wood for your project at the wood lathe.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Delights - Beginner Projects And The Gift Box</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:42:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the things which surprises many woodturners is the expression of wonder on the faces of those who see the objects that even a novice turner can make. This, coupled with the need for the beginner to develop new skills allows for a secondary but wonderful joy in woodturning, the building of the woodturner's gift box.]]></description>
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<title>The Importance of Good Soil</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:18:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the most important things for a gardener to remember is plants grow in soil. For good healthy plants with great tasting vegetables and vibrant blooms you need a healthy soil with vibrant life. It is not hard to get nor to maintain.]]></description>
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<title>Use The Rule Of Three To Make Homemade Compost Bins</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:08:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While composting is the art of aiding natural processes to allow organic material to rot, there can be some confusion over the making of homemade compost bins. It is useful to keep in mind the rule of three when planning or building the bins. The rule of three calls for three bins each three feet cubed and open three ways to hold three elements of life.]]></description>
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<title>Design A Vegetable Garden For Great Results</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:03:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to ensure success is to plan for it. Garden design is a great way to plan for next year's successful garden and winter is a great time to do it although it continues throughout the year. Most garden activity slows to a crawl or disappears altogether during the months of snow and ice but some simple planning can keep the excitement alive.]]></description>
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<title>Five Reasons for a Homemade Compost Bin</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:55:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While compost can easily by made just by piling material and letting it rot, many gardeners like to use a compost bin setup. There are many options on the market and most of them work well but it is easy to make a homemade compost bin. Here are five reasons why it is desirable to make your own compost bin or bins.]]></description>
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<title>Making A Homemade Compost Bin Allows You To Refine Your System</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:51:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are a great many compost bins on the market and they meet a variety of needs, however building your own allows you to refine your composting system to meet your lawn and garden needs. Just as every garden and gardener is unique, so are the needs of each situation.]]></description>
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<title>Tending Your Soil - Four Steps To Healthy Soil</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:37:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While many gardeners tend their plants well, few think to tend their soil. Once you begin to think of your soil as a living thing similar to the plants you grow, it is easy to think of tending the soil and wanting it healthy. After all, healthy soil grows healthy plants.]]></description>
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<title>Preparing a Piece of Wood for Turning - Faceplate Work</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wood is mounted on a lathe for either spindle or faceplate work. In the case of faceplate turning the orientation of the grain is usually at ninety degrees to the ways of the lathe, or in other words parallel to the wall, not the floor. It generally is held only at the headstock instead of between centers and thus needs to be held securely at one end. This requires some simple preparation.]]></description>
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<title>Five Reasons For Repeating Woodturning Projects</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While every piece of woodturning work is a project, the term is more generally used to describe a planned piece of wood turning that has been produced and described by others. It is now to be turned in a different shop by a different person and of course the outcome will be slightly different as well. Here are five reasons for the woodturner to seek out and to turn various projects.]]></description>
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<title>Sharpening Woodturning Tools - How Sharp Is Sharp Enough?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:38:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many beginning woodturners and even some experienced ones are confused over the question of sharpening their tools, in particular wondering how sharp a tool needs to be. This tends to be further confused by the tendency for woodworkers to not restrict themselves to only one kind of woodworking. In other words a woodturner may find themselves at the wood lathe one hour and using a hand plane or a wood chisel the next. Now the question becomes whether the lathe tool needs to be as sharp as the hand tool. The answer may lie in considering the type of wood and work each will do.]]></description>
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<title>Sharpening Woodturning Tools - Should You Hone Your Edges?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:34:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the great questions in woodturning is getting the tools sharp enough to work well. Sharpening a woodturning tool is different from the sharpening of most other tools in the workshop, but sharp edges are of course a must. While many of the edges in the woodworker's arsenal are best sharpened to a razor edge and honed to ultimate cutting, wood turning tools seldom need this degree of sharpness.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturners And The Chainsaw: Getting Wood For Turning</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:32:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the great questions in wood turning is where to get the wood to mount on the lathe in the first place. It is quickly realized that buying prepared wood is both expensive and inefficient. Sooner or later, many woodturners move to the chainsaw to obtain their own wood blanks for turning.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturners Make The Same Things Over And Over - Having Fun With The Familiar</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:26:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There has begun a lot of interest in the woodturning world over the last few decades in making one of a kind items. While the thrill of turning a unique piece every time has a lot of appeal, there is also the satisfaction that comes of making familiar things time and again. In fact, many of the one of a kind are really the same old thing revisited.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturners And The Grinder: What Sort of Wheels Are Necessary?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:42:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Woodturners use grinders as sharpening stations. This involves changing over the usually supplied wheels for grinding wheels designed for the high speed steel of which woodturning tools are usually made. Because of this, many suppliers have created a confusing range of grinder wheels for the woodturning community. However, a little common sense goes a long way in working through the confusion.]]></description>
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<title>Preparing a Piece of Wood For Turning - Spindles</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:41:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are two main types of woodturning, spindle and faceplate. Each requires a different approach to wood preparation for mounting on a lathe. Spindles may fall into two different categories but the approaches are similar.]]></description>
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<title>Ready the Band Saw for Wood Turning</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:39:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After the wood lathe itself, one of the most used tools in the wood turning workshop is the band saw. For many wood turners, after the lathe and the grinder have been bought and set up, the band saw is the next purchase for large machinery. A few simple steps make it a better tool for wood turners and other woodworkers.]]></description>
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<title>The Band Saw - Four Things a Woodturner Should Look For When Purchasing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In essence, the band saw is a very basic machine. The blade, a toothed band of steel with teeth, moves around two wheels and material to be cut is pushed into the blade. However, there are many machines and variations on the market. There are four things a woodturner should look for when buying a band saw.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturners And The Grinder: What Is This Wheel Dressing All About?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:36:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the things that woodturners are told to do with their grinders is to keep the wheels dressed to produce good edges on the tools. However, there seems to be a lot of confusion over a simple process.]]></description>
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<title>Five Glues For Woodturners - Answering At Least Five Different Needs</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:31:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The hardware and speciality stores abound with adhesives of all sorts these days. Confusion can easily beset the woodturner buyer unless the needs are known for the glues. Thankfully five different and readily accessible glues are all that is needed for ninety-nine percent of woodturning requirements.]]></description>
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<title>Gardeners Start Early By Growing Their Own Plants</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:50:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By the tine the February comes along in the north, gardeners are tired of winter and looking for the chance to move the soil and get things growing. Just the thought of seeing green is enough to get them dreaming of great things to come. Starting your own plants is a way to beat the winter and see some green in the present as well as the future.]]></description>
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<title>Gardening With Transplants, Five Reasons To Start Your Own</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:45:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the spring the garden centers will fill with all sorts of transplants, some of them in luxurious and tempting bloom. The thrill of planting will come upon us and many of us will leave with arm loads of great planting fun. However, there are lots of reasons for starting your own from seed. Here are five reasons to get you started.]]></description>
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<title>Before Spring Gardening - Getting Started in Winter</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:44:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It may seem hard to get thought of gardening started in the middle of winter when the snow is deep on the ground, but it is great time to plan and dream. Seed companies will be sending their catalogues out with all those fantastic pictures of delicious vegetables, giant blooms and dripping fruit. Now is the time to plan on having all of those from your garden.]]></description>
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<title>Composting Through the Winter Months</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:41:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While many people think of the winter as the time to rest from the garden or at least to plan and dream of next summer, some things are still to be done. Seeds can be bought, seedlings started and composting still goes on. In fact, winter is a time for some of the oddest of home made composting bins to be made and used.]]></description>
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<title>Gardening With Transplants: Growing Your Own Is Cheap and Easy</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:39:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are no secrets to growing transplants. Gardeners have done it for a long time before commercial nurseries took over all the fun. The materials and easy to find and hobby just adds to the pleasure of gardening.]]></description>
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<title>Gardeners Can Start Their Own Transplants, Just Relax and Do It</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:39:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is a common sight in the spring to see the gardeners converge on the local plant nursery and take home trays of transplants for the garden. However, this means that many gardeners miss out on one of the joys of gardening, starting their own transplants from seed. Many have simply never tried because they feel it is too difficult but in reality all that is needed is to relax and give it a try.]]></description>
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<title>Gardeners Go Green By Starting Their Own Transplants</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:36:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today's emphasis on going green is made to order for the home gardener. With little expense it is possible to be right in the middle of the movement to reduce, reuse and recycle while having a great garden. One of the best places to get started is by growing your own transplants.]]></description>
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<title>Green Living With Black Gold: Sustainable Agriculture in the Home Garden</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:30:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many of our gardens have lots of vegetables and great blooms, but are they sustainable? What happens when chemical fertilizers are too expensive to buy and the pesticides no longer work or are just too dangerous for unlicensed users? A simple answer is to go green and move away from them now so that the problem will not affect our gardens and they will be better and healthier for it.]]></description>
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<title>Sustainable Gardening: Are Changes Needed In Your Backyard Garden?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:29:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the changes that has begun in green businesses reaching into the agricultural sector, is the process of going green to have sustainable results with either no or positive effects on the environment. While we applaud the business that do so, there are some simple changes that can make our backyards and gardens into sustainable environments as well.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturners And The Band Saw: Getting A Good Start On Round</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:33:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Woodturning is the art and craft of taking wood and making it round in decorative and utilitarian ways. In order to do this it is necessary to mount the wood onto the wood lathe. Preparation for doing so, particularly in faceplate work, can be greatly aided by the band saw.]]></description>
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<title>The Other Woodturning Tools: More Than The Wood Lathe</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:11:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When woodworkers begin tho think about taking up woodturning the first thing they consider is buying a lathe. This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to woodturning tools. Of course the cutting tools themselves, gouges, chisels, parting tools and so on need to be gotten but so are a few other tools which can be considered necessary for the craft. ]]></description>
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<title>Metalworking Lathes In The Wood Shop: Woodturners Can Have It Both Ways</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:53:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the growing interest in metal working there has been an increase in the availability of both new and used metal lathes on the market. While the techniques of turning metal and wood are different, the machines are similar enough to open a new world of turning for the woodturner as well as give new directions for turners of metal as well.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturners And The Grinder: Set It Up For Sharpening</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:20:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the first things a woodturner needs to learn is how to sharpen woodturning tools. This is different than the sharpening of most other tools in the workshop but it is neither difficult nor expensive to setup and learn.]]></description>
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<title>Woodworking And The Wood Lathe: Moving With Wood Turning Projects Into The Craft</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:49:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Seasoned woodworkers who have gotten a wood lathe are often confused at what to do with it after they get it. After all, most woodworking confines itself to flat work with the occasional decorative curve. The wood lathe operates somewhat like a potter's wheel on it side, demanding thought in circles and spheres. The transition can be a freeing moment and a dramatic turn in the enjoyment of working with wood.]]></description>
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<title>Small Woodturning: Tools For The Little Things In Life</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:47:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While a lot of the trends in woodturning move toward larger items, many woodturners are making smaller items. The satisfaction of making good, clean cuts in smaller spaces can be helped with appropriate tools. Of course the lathe concerned is the first item to be looked at.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturners Think Globally And Go Locally</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:11:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Think global and go local is a phrase that is often used by people considering the food they buy but it also one that can and often does work of woodturners as well. What we put on a wood lathe can travel a short distance from home or come literally from around the world. In addition it may be from endangered areas or from sustainable forests.]]></description>
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<title>Woodworking And The Wood Lathe: Finding Wood Turning Projects That Suit You</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:10:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While the nature of the wood lathe forces roundness into virtually all woodturning projects, as with most other types of woodworking, it is easy to fall into the rut of making the same thing over and over with little variation. New projects are needed to break the cycle and generate new interest in the craft. Fortunately, these are extremely varied and easy to find.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning: Bowl Blanks and the Chainsaw</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:07:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One thing that bowl turners quickly learn is the high cost of bowl blanks and the limits on available sizes. While the answer is also quickly learned, namely cutting one's own blanks, the question remains as to how to do so. That answer is generally found int he use of a chainsaw and in making a couple of cuts, one of which is seldom done except by woodturners.]]></description>
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<title>How to Mount Wood for Woodturning</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:54:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Beginning woodturners are often confused as to how to mount wood on the wood lathe for safe turning. The process is different from that of most woodworking events in the shop where wood is advanced into the cutting blade as on a band saw, table saw or planer. At the wood lathe, the material is held by the machine and the cutting tools are advanced by hand. To achieve safety in holding the wood, mounting systems have been developed over the ages.]]></description>
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<title>Use Garden Compost for Great Blooms</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:53:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gardeners want great soil to grow great flowers and for this they need compost. Making garden compost is easy to do and the results are beautiful flowers on sturdy, healthy plants.]]></description>
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<title>Pine Needles in the Garden - How to Use Them For a Great Mulch</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:49:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have mature pine trees you have pine needles. Pines drop their needles continuously as older ones mature and new ones form. They look like great material for a mulch and compost but some gardeners avoid them. How should you make use of this resource in your garden?]]></description>
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<title>Compost Bins - The Composter's Secret to Success</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:42:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is nothing hard to composting. If you pile it, meaning organic matter, it will rot. That is how bacteria keep the world clean and working. However, if you want a lot of compost for your garden, compost bins hold the secret to success.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning: Mounting The Wood To The Lathe - Center Work</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:56:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wood lathes come generally with centers and face plates to hold wood to be turned. Beginners are faced with the challenge of mounting the wood and getting it safely cut. There are a few simple things to get one started on the adventure and we will begin, as do most woodturners with spindle turning.]]></description>
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<title>Small Wood Turning: Simple Gifts In A Complex World</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:49:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Increasingly, we are becoming a more and more complicated world. Maps have moved to GPS systems and we carry whole computers in our pockets and call them phones. Gift catalogues are filled with technological wonders. Yet there is a lot to be said for the simple things in life and small wood turnings give a great opportunity to have on hand meaningful gifts made with simple materials along with craftsmanship and care.]]></description>
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<title>Chainsaw Use For The Woodturner</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:04:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Very quickly, woodturners learn that one of the difficulties of woodturning is the acquiring of wood large enough for faceplate turning. It is both difficult and expensive. However, there is often a good supply of local wood in log form if the means to deal with it are available. A chainsaw makes the handling of logs and their processing into turning blanks readily accessible.]]></description>
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<title>Simple Chainsaw Bar and Chain Maintenance for the Woodturner</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:04:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While the chainsaw is a valuable tool for the woodturner it is usually used intermittently. Maintenance is necessary as it is for all tools and can be easily accomplished.]]></description>
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<title>Sharpening the Chainsaw for the Woodturner: Two Little Jigs Are a Great Help</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:57:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many woodturners move to the chainsaw to aid in cutting wood blanks for the lathe. However, just as woodturning tools offer a sharpening challenge for the uninitiated, so does the cutting chain of the chainsaw. A couple of simple jigs from the chainsaw supplier or after market store make things easy to learn.]]></description>
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<title>Power Drills In The Woodturning Workshop: From Holes To Sanding</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:47:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over the years, the hand held electric drill has become a mainstay of the general woodworking shop. Recent developments have made it into a drill, screwdriver, not driver, and sander. Such a versatile tool well deserves to be in the woodturner's arsenal.]]></description>
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<title>Choosing A Wood Lathe: There Is A Lot Of Advice Available, Some Of It Is Good</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:44:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There has been an upsurge in the popularity of woodturning in recent decades and along with it the woodworking tool manufacturers have accommodated the new market with a wide selection of wood lathes in all price ranges. For the beginner woodturner there is thus a confusing array of choices in purchasing a lathe. While there is a lot of advice available in the choice of a beginner's wood lathe, the advice has to be sifted with reason.]]></description>
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<title>Woodworking And The Wood Lathe: Woodworkers Use The Tools They Have</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:25:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When moving from flat style woodworking like cabinet work and jewelry boxes to round work like bowls and pens, it appears that all that is needed will be a wood lathe and a few cutting tools. While there are many wood turning tools that could be gotten over the years, there are many other tools that are needed in order to explore the world of wood turning. Thankfully, many of these tools are already owned by the typical woodworker as are the skills to use them.]]></description>
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<title>Choosing A Wood Lathe: Remember The Budget</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:44:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Buying a wood lathe sounds like a simple proposition. Check the budget, look at the lathes in the budget category, choose the one that seems good and away we go. However, like most things in life, it is not that simple. One of the more difficult things for the beginner or first time buyer, is knowing how to gauge the budget in the first place.]]></description>
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<title>Choosing A Wood Lathe: What To Look For When Sturdy Counts</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:35:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While it is obvious that wood lathes spin wood around, it is not always obvious to the first time buyer that spinning wood, if out of balance, vibrates tremendously. In addition, wood lathes may be asked to spin very heavy sections of wood and need to be able to withstand considerable force. There are a couple of simple things to look for to ensure that a lathe is sturdy enough for the work at hand.]]></description>
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<title>Wood Lathe Safety: Getting the Woodturner Ready To Turn</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:43:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Woodworking is a reasonably dangerous hobby or occupation. By that, I mean that a bit of reason does a lot to remove many dangers. Wood lathes are among the safest of woodworking stationary tools because, unlike table and band saws, instead of wood heading into a moving blade, a hand held blade is directed into the moving wood. However, it is still necessary to do some basic preparation in order to ensure safety at the wood lathe.]]></description>
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<title>Wood Lathe Safety: Keep Your Lathe In Good Condition</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:42:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Power tools such as table saws and wood lathes are inherently dangerous although the wood lathe is likely one the safest of the larger power tools in the woodworking shop. Yet there are some considerations in the maintenance of a wood lathe that keep safety standards high.]]></description>
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<title>Choosing A Wood Lathe: Make Sure The Tool Fits The Shop</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:52:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wood lathes are generally substantial tools that are going to be part of a general woodworking shop. As such, some consideration needs to be given to ensure that they fit the shop well. At least three areas need to be looked at, namely the type of the shop, the size of the workshop and the woodturner concerned.]]></description>
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<title>Setting Up Your Wood Lathe: Standing Firm With A Good Stand</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:21:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most wood lathes come without a stand although they are designed either as bench models needing a stand or portable models that can be placed on any available surface. When designing a stand for a lathe it is necessary to decide what type of turning you will be doing and then plan around it.]]></description>
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<title>Setting Up Your Wood Lathe: Where Will It Fit In The Shop?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:01:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have a little, portable wood lathe, setting it in the woodworking shop is not a huge question, it can always be moved. However, most are large machines and will remain in one place for a long time. There are a few considerations when selecting a spot for it to live.]]></description>
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<title>Choosing A Wood Lathe: Accessories Can Make All The Difference</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:55:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Buying a wood lathe is different than purchasing almost any other stationary power tool. Most come ready to use right out of the box or with only a bit of assembly such as mounting the enclosed blade. Wood lathes generally come without cutting tools of any kind. All that come with the lathe are a faceplate and a couple of centers for mounting wood. However, tools and accessories are readily available and are either needed for turning or will add tremendously to the enjoyment. Still, it is necessary to make sure the desired accessories fit your lathe as it is definitely not a one size fits all proposition.]]></description>
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<title>Wood Lathe Safety: Five Things To Consider For Woodturning Workshops</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:54:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Of all the power tools in the work shop, the wood lathe is one of the safest. This is still a powerful tool used with sharp tools and care is needed. Ultimately, safety is in the hands of the user. Here are a few safety tips to consider when turning wood.]]></description>
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<title>Wood Lathe Safety: Be In Shape For Woodturning</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:46:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Woodturning, like other aspects of woodworking tends to be a very physical activity, yet many woodturners take far better care of their wood working equipment than they do of themselves. Some considerations are in order for continued enjoyment of our craft.]]></description>
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<title>Wood Lathe Safety: Fit The Style Of Turning To The Wood</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:44:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the changes in woodturning over the past few decades has been the increase in artistic turning, particularly in faceplate turning such as bowls and vases. This has occasioned the use of woods such as burls, spalted wood and cracked or otherwise injured wood. Many of these require extra caution on the lathe.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Tools: What To Look For In A Handle</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:41:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When people think of woodturning tools, they tend to thing of the cutting end first and ignore the handle, unless they are making their own. Yet when turning, it is the handle we grip and the more comfortable and usable it is the better, especially when employed for long periods of time. There are a few simple things to look for when selecting or making a tool handle.]]></description>
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<title>Setting Up The Wood Lathe: Six Considerations To Follow</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:41:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Once a wood lathe has come into the woodworking shop there are a few things to consider as far as setting it up for work. It will likely be in use a fair amount of the time and the enjoyment of the tool will depend on the setup and installation. Here are six things to work on to make the craft more efficient and enjoyable.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Tools: Which Ones To Begin With</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:41:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the things that would be woodturners first realize is the lathe they buy comes without tools. Woodturning lathes are sold with a means to hold wood to the wood lathe and then to revolve the wood. Unlike a table saw or band saw that come with would be sold habitually with at least one blade, no cutting tools are supplied. Thankfully there are quick options to find ones way through the myriad of offerings in the woodworking catalogs.]]></description>
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<title>Setting Up Your Wood Lathe: Lighting Makes A Big Difference</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:22:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When the wood lathe moves into the woodworking shop or when a new shop is set up around the lathe itself, lighting is a big consideration. Like most stationary tools, wood lathes are heavy, powerful and dangerous. This is only aggravated by poor lighting. With the alternatives offered to day, adequate lighting is inexpensive and easy to acquire.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning: How To Mount Wood On A Lathe Using a Faceplate</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:31:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Woodturning is generally divided into two categories, spindle turning and faceplate turning. Spindles are held on the lathe between centers and faceplate work is held on a faceplate. Using a faceplate is a simple matter, easily understood.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Tools: Making Sense of Metal</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:29:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Woodturning catalogues have grown over the years and present a confusing myriad of selections. These range not only through a mix of shapes and sizes but also through a variety of metals. One of the persistent questions among wood turners is which metal to consider when buying tools.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Tools: What's In A Grinder?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:28:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While grinders seldom come to mind when thinking of woodturning tools, dull tools are dangerous, unwieldy and discouraging. A good grinder makes all the difference in turning out quality work with great enjoyment and satisfaction. Setting one up to sit beside the wood lathe need not be difficult nor expensive.]]></description>
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<title>Setting Up The Wood Lathe: Clearing the Shavings</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:37:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the great problems of turning wood as well as other types of woodworking is the difficulty of disposing of large amounts of dust and shavings. This is of course aggravated if the workshop is in the basement of another area of the house, as are many workshops of amateur woodturners. Some thought is given here to the reduction of the shavings while dust will be considered in future articles. ]]></description>
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<title>Setting Up The Wood Lathe: Getting The Height Right</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:36:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While many wood lathes these days are sold as portable models, most are considered to be stationary machines. As such they are mounted on benches and stands and left for in the same spot for long periods of time. In order for work to be performed well, comfortably, and without injury, the lathe needs to be at a proper height for long term usage.]]></description>
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<title>Mounting Wood On The Wood Lathe: Do Not Forget The Jacob's Chuck</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:53:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the best and worst things to happen to modern woodturning is the invention of the four jaw chuck for holding wood. While it is a great addition to the woodturner's arsenal, it is also an expensive tool and many beginners find that it costs more than their wood lathe. Also, like many tools a cheaper version is aggravating and in some cases simply dangerous to use. One thing to remember is woodturning has been around for thousands of years and there are many ways to mount the wood without the newest fashions. The Jacob's chuck is a great tool for all turners.]]></description>
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<title>Mounting Wood On The Wood Lathe: Using A Glue Block</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:23:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While one of the great advances in woodturning in recent years has been the development of the four jaw chuck to mount wood for turning, the price tag on a good chuck is a shock to many turners. In fact the price for a decent four jaw chuck often accedes the price of many starter lathes. One of the things that a wood turner needs to remember when going into faceplate turning is the use of the old fashioned glue block for holding wood.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Tools: Getting A Handle On Handles</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:22:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A common practice among woodturners is to turn the handles for one's tools. Many companies will give a discount for tools supplied without handles and leave to the wood turner to make their own. After all, a handle is a wood lathe turned piece of wood and who better to make it than the woodturner themselves?]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning For Beginners: What Kind Of Wood Should You Use?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:22:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Woodturning has been around as craft and art for a long time and virtually every kind of wood in the world has likely been on a lathe at one time or another. The variety of woods available can be staggering when one looks at a catalogue or supplier display and confusion may reign in the mind of a beginner over what wood to use. Here are a few thoughts that may help.]]></description>
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<title>Mounting Wood On A Lathe: Getting A Square Ready</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:20:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the more common ways for people to come to a wood lathe is a woodworker expanding their skill set by wishing to turn legs for a table. This involves mounting a square length of wood to the lathe. Such a common skill requires only a few tips for success.]]></description>
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<title>Making Wooden Bowls: Thickness Considerations For The Woodturner</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:19:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When making wooden bowls the woodturner enters a world of creation that is thousand of years old. People have been using bowls for a long time and making them just as long. The same design questions that face the potter also face the woodturner. One of these is just how thin or how thick to make the vessel walls. Some questions need to be answered to give some guidelines.]]></description>
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<title>Wood Turning Tools: Beginners Sets or Individual Selections?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:13:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The beginning woodturner typically realizes that the wood lathe needs lathe tools. It comes to many as a surprise that wood lathes do not come with all the cutting tools required in the same manner that a table saw tends to come with at least a starter blade. Faced with the morass of bewildering selections in the tool catalogues, the question of what to get can be overwhelming. Thankfully the solution can be quickly found and the difficulty resolved.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Tools: About Aluminium Oxide Grinding Wheels</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:08:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most woodturning tools today are made from high speed steel. These call for grinding wheels made from aluminium oxide for easy, high quality sharpening. Confusion over the wheels is easily fixed.]]></description>
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<title>Woodturning Tools: A Beginning Set For Bowl Turners</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:46:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are certain skills that are generally needed for woodturning of any kind. Most suppliers seem to feel that the traditional approach to beginning turning is that of spindle turning as evidenced by the plethora of beginning woodturning tool sets of spindle tools. However, many woodturners are wooed to the craft with the idea of making bowls and bowl turning or faceplate tools are seldom included in the beginner sets. Since bowl turning can be accomplished with only a few tools, compiling a set is not difficult.]]></description>
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<title>Sharpening Woodturning Tools: Making Sense Of Grinder Wheels For Sharp Wood Lathe Tools</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:39:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting a good edge on a wood lathe tool is one of the great difficulties for a beginning woodturner and an ongoing concern for intermediates and experts. While the grinder is the tool of choice for woodworkers sharpening tools for wood lathes, getting it set up with the correct wheels can be a confusing challenge. It need not be with a couple of simple steps.]]></description>
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<title>Woodworking And The Wood Lathe: Five Reasons That Woodworkers Can Easily Move Into Woodturning</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:41:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Woodworkers can get into ruts but they also like to look for new challenges and opportunities to explore their personal relationship with wood. Getting a wood lathe and learning to use it open up a new dimension in woodworking. While many of the talents learnt in flat woodworking carry over to the round world of woodturning, new talents in the craft need to be developed, leading to new excitement in an old field.]]></description>
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