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Absolutely beautiful.
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Gord,
I turned some osage orange a couple years ago. Wow, that stuff is tough! I had a 2x2x12 block, so I decided to make my daughters napkin rings. You may know the trick, but after I turned the block round, I made my decorative cuts for each ring, then made parting cuts for every ring down just deeper than my planned inner diameter for the rings. I ran a large Forster bit into the end, and every time it passed the parting cut, a ring popped off, and just stacked onto the shaft of the bit.
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Actually I did that same trick but in basswood for the rings on mine and Gus's Pad Abort's escape towers. You learn so many neat tricks when using a lathe. A lathe also makes sanding and finishing a nose cone a breeze. Try priming, painting and polishing a nose cone on the lathe.
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After I posted, I realized this trick is a great way to make centering rings! I’m anxious to try. The wood lathe is a great tool to own. If I ever had to downsize my shop, I would still figure out a way to have room for a lathe.
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Agreed in addition, I would insist on including my dust collector.
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