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Offline le0n

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from the firewood stack...
« on: June 28, 2016, 12:36:43 am »
... into a new tool.

i got a "new to me" toy and turned my first piece of wood:




a pressure flaker with a beefy handle.
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Re: from the firewood stack...
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2016, 03:57:22 am »
Nice job, Nice flaker. I love my lathe , don't use it as much as I once did but always enjoy it when I do. :)
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: from the firewood stack...
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2016, 06:31:12 am »
Nice le0n. One of my buddies has a wood lathe and he really make some beautiful stuff. Bowls, Chalices, vases. Always looks like interesting hobby. I believe he spends a lot of time getting his wood properly dried so it doesn't split on him later.
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: from the firewood stack...
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2016, 09:58:09 am »
I want one bad. I'm sure I would get right on it and use it a lot for the first little while, and then it would sit. But I still want one bad. That, and a drill press. I can't drill straight to save my hide.
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Offline DC

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Re: from the firewood stack...
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2016, 11:42:07 am »
When my dad passed away in 1990 he left me a few bucks so I bought a metal lathe. I was building a car at the time and had lots of use for it. Since then it has become an extremely handy tool to have. I wouldn't have thought that I would have much use for it in archery but for arrow work it's great. I don't think a week goes by that I don't use it for something.
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Offline Knotty

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Re: from the firewood stack...
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2016, 12:30:28 pm »
Le0n that's nice!
By the way, got myself some pieces of Guava wood to fit your copper tips in it 😉👍
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Offline le0n

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Re: from the firewood stack...
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2016, 01:36:31 pm »
thanks, guys.

it was gifted to me. honestly, i can't say that i would ever have bought one. never even dreamed of needing one. but now that it's here, i think i'll find some use for it.

Quote from: JoJoDapyro on June 28, 2016, 09:58:09 am
That, and a drill press. I can't drill straight to save my hide.

same here. the flaker handle was made and afterward it even had a pilot hole from being mounted on the lathe. i still managed to offset and angle the hole for the copper tip  >:(, hah hah

that's ok, because ferr-l-tite works wonders for the negative space after making the hole a little big while 'straighten' things out.

although, i did see on youtube a drill bit chuck of some sort that you can put on the lathe to properly drill in to the ends of things.

Quote from: Knotty on June 28, 2016, 12:30:28 pm
By the way, got myself some pieces of Guava wood to fit your copper tips in it 😉👍

neat ;)
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