Recent content by Ax-Man

Thanks MB I have never seen that one Bob. Oh , I backed up a few pages . Those laminated ,segmented bowls you made are really nice. A bowl similar to what you made took first place at a annual woodworkers expo that is held at the lodge at one of our local state parks. Your in good company...

Hey Sean, I've seen those . Haven't made up mind to try one . It looks like an accident waiting to happen but a few comments on them say they aren't that bad to use and make quick work of wood removal. Maybe I just don't have the right stuff to try one reminds me of a kickback from a saw. I...

Dang,that is one fancy and expensive looking chuck. That is also one good sized lathe to handle a chuck that big. My little outfit pales in comparison. Those odd shapes aren't really not my cup of tea when it comes to turning on a lathe. I did a natural edge bowl once and final time. I didn't...

Hey, I had to do that one the hard way. Planed a hunk of walnut down to a certain thickness with a power planer until it was flat and level on the top and bottom. Using a serving tray as a template to get a rough finish shape for the top and bottom . I then used an angle grinder with one of...

Hello, Been awhile since I have been here. On a whim I just wanted to see how hard it would be to get back in. It wasn't hard at all. Not having much to contribute to any other threads I decided this was a good one to reply to. Just some woodworking I did on my wood lathe for my daughters...

WOW, Super Nice Looking Wood

If you can get $50 to $100 bucks for that log I would take the cash and forget about furniture and bow staves and firewood. I think you'll be ahead in the long run myself .

Nice job on that bench /coffee table. I made one similar to that a few years ago. Seeing that benches are the latest posts on the milling thread I'll post up my latest creation. I milled some Austrian Pine slabs using my chainsaw mill about two years ago. I decided to make a pew style bench...

Cool, glad to see your having fun. I am getting geared up to do some milling myself with my little outfit, if the winter cooperates that is . Just curious, what are you going to do with the slabs your cutting??

In addition to all this good advice ,check the pulse line. These darn things some how come off and can make a saw run squirrely. The line is under the handle where the carb is located , it hooks up to a little nipple in the handle which connects it to the intake manifold pulse hole in the...

Ha, must be some kind of clutch bug going around this time of year. One of my 200's started doing the same thing. What ticks me off was that I just fixed the darn thing so it would turn off using the switch instead of the choke which is major pain in the rear. It is not unusual for a saw in...

Sorry for not keeping up, busy with work, no pics either. Mrs. Ax and I finally were able to take long deserve holiday for the two of us, nice to get away for a brief time. I have played a little more with the Wolverine and getting better results. Stig , my bad on the convex grind . I think...

Stig, I have it set up right with with the 3/4 in. spacer board under the grinder. I don't know if I am using the right words for the convex grind . I am only going by what I have seen or read on the internet. The skew I am talking about was used, came to me with the the first lathe I bought...

Jay , I guess my concern is I don't want to ruin my good tools especially my new tools going through a trial and error process . I am probaly being over paranoid thinking I am going to grind too much away or not getting the proper angles. I was glad to see Stig's comment about grinding away...

Anyone using the One- Way Wolverine sharpening jigs with a slow speed grinder to sharpen your lathe tools. If so , how do you like it?? I recently splurged and bought this system along with a Rikon slow speed grinder and a few pricey long handled tools. I like the system but there is a learning...