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Maple Burl Wood Turning Blanks In Stock Now!

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Maple Burl Turning Bowl Blanks
Highly prized for its swirling, flowery grain patterns and numerous whorls, Maple Burl seems almost to bloom as the wood is shaped on the lathe. Burls are quite soft and these are also from Soft Maple, so they are a pleasure to turn. The finished product has a remarkably satiny texture. Maple Burl Turning Bowl Blanks

NEW – Inlace Acrylester Pen Blanks

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:44:36 +0000

Inlace Acrylester Pen Blanks

Corncob Pen Blanks

Inlace Acrylester #29 Pink Sky Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #32 Pretty Blue Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #8 Violet Pen Blan

Inlace Acrylester #30 Golden Violet Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #35 Dyna Blue Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #2 Bronze Violet Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #40 Crimson & Silver Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester Pen Blank – Iridescent Rose

Money Pen Blank – Inlace Acrylester

Inlace Acrylester Pen Blank – Iridescent Black

Inlace Acrylester Pen Blank – Iridescent Gold

Inlace Acrylester Pen Blank – Iridescent Silver

Peacock Deep Blue/Purple Inlace Acrylester Pen Blank

Cappuccino Inlace Acrylester Pen Blank

Cherry Cheesecake Inlace Acrylester Pen Blank

Spring Mist Inlace Acrylester Pen Blank

Lava Dark Red Inlace Acrylester Pen Blank

Coffee and Cream Inlace Acrylester Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #18 Blue Pearl Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #3 Crushed Yellow Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #28 Black Olive Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #1 Bronze Orange Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #23 Black/Violet Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #49 Green/Gold Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #63 Copper Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #16 Red Pearl Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #33 Holiday Swirl Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #9 Red Russet Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #14 Golden Red Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #50 Blue/Gold Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #85 Shredded Wheat Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #53 Emerald Green Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #60 Black Peacock Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #36 Champions Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #47 Black Gold Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #13 Aqua Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #4 Deep Purple Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #62 Tangerine/Gold Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #5 Crushed Cranberry Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #20 Crushed Silver Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #23 White Pearl Pen Blank

Inlace Acrylester #15 Pink Pen Blank

Black Shredded Wheat® Inlace Acrylester Cereal Pen Blank

Black Grape Nuts® Inlace Acrylester Cereal Pen Blank

Black and White Pen Blank

Molten Metal Pen Blank

Ocean Mist Pen Blank

Red Russet and Gold Pen Blanks

Crushed Mud Pen Blank

Patriotic Swirl Pen Blank

Mini Lathe and Extension Bed

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:58:35 +0000

Excelsior Mini Lathe and Extension Bed

With solid cast-iron construction, a robust 1/2 hp motor and a precision-
machined live center, this little workhorse rivals features found in much larger
lathes. It can turn bowls of almost 10″ in diameter, and spindles up to
17-3/4″ in length, making it perfect for chair legs, small table legs and an
endless array of decorative turnings. A convenient door provides easy access
to the belt, along with 5 different speeds: 760, 1100, 1600, 2200 and 3200
RPM. Cast-iron body provides mass for minimal vibration, stable turning and
maximum durability. To increase your spindle capacity to 38-1/2″, just use
the optional Mini Lathe Bed Extension (32307).

Excelsior Mini Lathe, While Supplies Last!

Turn a One of a Kind Coffee Travel Mug

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:29:45 +0000

Travel Mug Turning Kit

Craft a unique mug that makes a great gift or a one-of-a-kind container for
your favorite beverage. This kit includes a 16oz. stainless steel insert (with
lid), as well as easy-to-follow instructions on how to turn a beautiful mug.
This is a terrific project for mid-level to experienced turners. It involves
spindle turning and basic hollowing. Use stave construction or turn from a
solid blank.

Travel Mug Turning Kit

Turn a One of a Kind Ice Cream Scoop on the Lathe! ON SALE NOW

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:12:51 +0000

Make a one of a kind ice cream scoop… This handmade gift is sure to be treasured for many years to come.

Hardware is available in Brass and Chrome

Brass Ice Cream Scoop Hardware Kit

Make your own deluxe dessert disher. Get creative with a custom-turned wooden handle, then attach this solid-brass scoop and ferrule for the perfect finishing touch. Instructions for turning a handle and assembling the ice cream scoop are included.

Brass Ice Cream Scoop Hardware Kit

Chrome Ice Cream Scoop Hardware Kit

Make your own deluxe dessert disher with this beautiful chrome scoop and ferrule.
Get creative with a custom-turned wooden handle, then attach the hardware for the
perfect finishing touch. Instructions for turning a handle and assembling the ice
cream scoop are included.

Chrome Ice Cream Scoop Hardware Kit

The wood turning blanks needed for this project are available in a variety of different domestic and exotic species. The blanks below are a small sampling of what’s available in stock. To view our complete turning blank inventory CLICK HERE

Olivewood Turning Blanks

Highly prized for it’s exceptional grain, Olivewood has become a favorite of
woodturners. The heartwood is nutty brown, interlaced with fine veins of dark
brown and greenish hues. The sapwood is a base of creamy yellow with
similar striping. Olivewood is hard, heavy and fine textured. It turns and
polishes beautifully. These turning blanks are available in an assortment of
sizes for bowls, platters, carvings, bottle stoppers, chess pieces, tool handles,
table legs, spindles, finials, candlesticks and whatever else your imagination
can conjure up!

Olivewood Turning Blanks

Redheart Turning Blanks

With its warm red tone and fine, uniform grain, Redheart is an ideal candidate
for ornamental turnings. The wood is remarkably easy to work and
exhibits very little tearout. Cut from a small, gnarled shrub, it is difficult to
find in larger pieces. These turning blanks are available in an assortment of
sizes for bowls, platters, carvings, bottle stoppers, chess pieces, tool handles,
table legs, spindles, finials, candlesticks and whatever else your imagination
can conjure up!

Redheart Turning Blanks

East Indian Rosewood Turning Blanks

East Indian Rosewood has graced the curving sides of countless guitars with its rich dark tone and gorgeous striped figure. Its density and stability also make it an excellent candidate for turning, and its high resin content allows you to attain a fine polish. These turning blanks are available in an assortment of sizes for bowls, platters, carvings, bottle stoppers, chess pieces, tool handles, table legs, spindles, finials, candlesticks and whatever else your imagination can conjure up!

East Indian Rosewood Turning Blanks

Great Gift Idea – Make a custom Walking Stick

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:49:32 +0000

Make Your Own Walking Sticks, Book

Learn how to craft an elaborate cane, simple staff, or sleek walking stick with this inspiring walk through the world of walking sticks. The book is packed with valuable advice, information and step-by-step instructions. Learn what woods, hardware and tools to choose and how to perform basic construction, decorative and finishing techniques. See some stunning examples of famous canes by noted artists and wood turners, and choose from the many projects to suit every level and skill. 140 pages.

Make Your Own Walking Sticks, Book

How to Stabilize Small Pieces of Wood

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:17 +0000

The question ‘Do you know how to stabilize spalted maple pen blanks?’ is a common one. So I decided to do some homework on the subject. Here’s what I found…

Minwax Wood Hardener

Available at your local hardware store for about $10.00 a bottle. Minwax high performance wood hardener is made up of extra hard resins that are disolved in a solvent solution. The mixture penetrates the wood pores and as the solvents evaporate they leave behind the resin which hardens or stabilizes the wood.

This product is easy to use and from what I’ve read on different pen turning and knife making forums, the majority of people that have tried it have experienced positive results.

Here’s how it works:

Always work in a well ventilated area when using this product and follow the manufacturers directions.

Your wood must be good and dry before using this product. For better product penetration, you may want to warm the wood blank before applying the wood hardener.

Shake the can well, apply the wood hardener with a disposable bristle brush to completely saturate the piece.

Apply several coats in quick succession until a shiny surface appearance is obtained. You’ll know you’ve applied enough coats when the wood stops absorbing the solution. Make sure you recap the bottle right away between coats to prolong the life of the hardener… you don’t want the stuff to thicken by letting the solvents evaporate.

Allow to dry for at least a couple of days to be sure that it’s dry right through.
Finish and seal like you normally would.

CPES – Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer

This product is used by the marine industry to repair rotten, punky wood on boats. It’s available online for about $36.00 for a 2 pint kit.

CPES is said to work best on rotten wood rather than sound wood.

It’s a clear epoxy sealer that is thin like water made for penetrating, which soaks deep into damaged or rotten wood, unlike an adhesive epoxy which just coats the surface of the wood. The epoxy resin is delivered into the wood pores through a solvent base. The same solvents also evaporate excess moisture from within the wood. All of the wood fibers and spores are then left encapsulated with the remaining epoxy. It glues the remaining fibers back together, and restores useful strength back into the wood, without changing the natural flexibility of the wood.

This product is available for both cold weather and warm weather applications.

RESINOL 90C – from Loctite

Resinol is typically used in the knife and gun industry for stabilizing wood for handles and grips. It cost is $300.00 for 4gallons and is used with a vacuum pressure chamber which can be very expensive (up to $10,000.00 for a professional system). I also found a lot of great information on the knife forums about the Resinol 90C (this one inparticular comes to mind www.bladeforums.com)

Polyurethane Method from the IAP (International Association of Penturners)

This is a pdf file with pictures and instructions! Stabilizing wood with Polyurethane and a vacuum

Resolute by Cue Components

Resolute is a product offered by Cue Components to replace Nelsonite. It is said to produce the same results as Nelsonite with less danger and less odor and best of all less cost! Here’s a link to the Wood Stabilizing page at Cue Components

Polycryl by Preservation Solutions

Polycryl is a wood fortifier that fills and strengthens the cells in soft, punky, or spalted wood. It drys clear and will not yellow. This makes turning spalted wood a little easier. After treating your wood with Polycryl the wood must be sealed and finished as this is a water-soluble product. All types of finishes and glues can be used once Polycryl has dried into the wood.

This product is water-soluble and penetrates best when the wood is wet. It remains water soluble after it has dried into the wood and should not be used for outside projects.

Polycryl is available directly through Preservation Solutions at a cost of about $17.00 for
32 oz Polycryl

Acryloid B-72

Also called paraloid B-72 at times, is a soluble methacrylate copolymer used in the art restoration business. Some knifemakers have used it as a stabilizer for wood, bone, etc. I didn’t have any luck finding information on how to use this product, but did find several references to it in the knife forums saying that it’s a good product for stabilizing knife scales.

Acryloid B-72 is available as a 100% resin in the form of beads.

Professional Stabilizing Service

If you are in need of professional stabilization, check out www.woodstabilizer.com They have a great selection of acrylic stabilized wood pen blanks, knife scales, pistol grips, reel seats and a number of other small project blanks available.

Note: If you’re thinking of trying any of these products, please be sure and follow the directions and safety precautions provided by the manufacturers.

We hope you’ll find this information and the links helpful. If you know of a stabilizing technique that’s not on our list, or have something you’d like to add to any of the above techniques, please leave a comment!

Pen Turning Laser Cut Inlay Kits – Great Christmas Gift Idea!

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:05:20 +0000

Laser Cut Inlay pen kits are perfect for the experienced pen turner who is looking for something a little different. Perfect for Christmas turning…. after all, everyone can use a pen Prices range from $23.99 to $49.99

Fisherman’s Inlay Pen Kit

Piece together this nine-part, laser-cut pen barrel and turn it to size for stunning
results. The kit includes a solid blackwood barrel and eight detailed fish inserts that
get inlaid into position to become a seamless part of the finished pen. Designed for
Sierra pen kits only. Pen components not included. Assembly requires cyanoacrylate
(CA) glue. For best results, use sharp tools.

Fisherman’s Inlay Pen Kit

Bethlehem Olivewood Cross Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit

This two-part kit lets you build your own composite pen blank with an authentic
Bethlehem Olivewood cross inlaid into a walnut barrel. Once turned, the assembled
parts create a seamless wood body for a beautiful finished pen. Pen components not
included. Works with Sierra pen kits only. Assembly requires CA (cyanoacrylate) glue. For best results, use sharp tools.

Bethlehem Olivewood Cross Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit

Kokopelli© Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit
This intricate inlay kit lets you piece together your own composite pen blank with laser cut wood components. Once turned, the assembled blank creates a seamless wood body for a truly stunning finished pen. Includes instructions. Pen components not included. Works with Sierra pen kits only. Kokopelli© Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit

Betsy Ross© Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit
Piece together your own composite pen blank with this intricate American flag inlay kit. Every white stripe and gold star is a separate piece. You glue them up and turn the blank into a seamless wood body for a truly stunning finished pen. Includes instructions. Pen components not included. For Sierra pen kits only. Betsy Ross© Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit

Barbershop Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit
This pre-assembled composite pen barrel comes slightly oversized, allowing you to turn it down for a smooth, seamless barber-pole pen. Works with Sierra pen kits only. Barbershop Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit

Moonscape© Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit
This intricate kit lets you build your own composite pen blank with a beautifully inlaid galaxy scene. Once turned, the assembled blank creates a seamless wood body for stunning results. Includes instructions. Pen components not included. Works with Sierra pen kits only. Moonscape© Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit

Flame© Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit
This intricate kit lets you build your own composite pen blank with a beautifully inlaid laser-cut flame pattern. Once turned, the assembled blank creates a seamless wood body for stunning results. Includes instructions. Pen components not included. Works with Sierra pen kits only. Flame© Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit

Star of David Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit
This intricate kit lets you build your own composite pen blank with a laser-cut Star of David inlaid into a natural curly maple barrel. Once turned, the assembled blank creates a seamless wood body for a truly stunning finished pen. Includes instructions. Pen components not included. Works with Sierra pen kits only. Star of David Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit

Balloon Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit

Piece together this laser-cut pen barrel and turn it to size for stunning results. The kit
includes a solid wood barrel, four balloon inserts and real woven string that gets
inlaid into position to become a seamless part of the finished pen. Designed for
Sierra pen kits only. Pen components not included. Assembly requires cyanoacrylate
(CA) glue. For best results, use sharp tools.

Balloon Laser-Cut Inlay Pen Kit

Wood Turning Projects Perfect for Christmas

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:57:25 +0000

Woodturning Wizardry Book
Take your woodturning to a higher level and create beautiful, intricate designs. Revised edition of the best seller has full-color photographs and 3D illustrations of works in progress. Detailed, easy-to-follow instructions teach you how to make 14 projects. Written by professional turner David Springett. Softcover. 192 pages. Woodturning Wizardry Book

Wood Turning Books and DVD’s

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Turning and Lathe Books, CD’s and DVD’s

Learn from the experts with our selection of woodturning how-to books and DVDs. From classic spindle and bowl turning to more exotic techniques, experienced turners and beginners alike will hone their lathe skills and fill out their bag of turning tricks.

Turning Wood, Fine Woodworking DVD

Turning Boxes, Fine Woodworking DVD

Turning Projects, Fine Woodworking DVD

Turning Pens with Kip & Rex, DVD, Vol. 1 & 2

Pens From the Wood Lathe

Taunton’s Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning

Pen Turning with Barry Gross, DVD

Starting Out Woodturning, DVD

Robert Sorby Woodturning Tools, DVD

Focus on Decorative Techniques with Robert Sorby, DVD

Projects Along the Woodturning Trail DVD

Alan Lacer – Projects Along the Woodworking Trail DVD (Set of 2 DVD’s)