Recent content by PirateTurner

NAPA sold Blackhawk back when I had natural colored hair, IIRC

Two please depending on shipping. One for an overgrown pony-tail palm I move in and out of the garage in the winter and one for the dust collector collection drum.

Stubby S750 Robust American Beauty. If you want to build one, the simplest, IMHO, is a VB36 style. And FWIW, I stay blessed with free wood. I'm still processing logs from Augusta's Hurricane Irene. And, some wood species age well when down. Some need to be processed immediately...

It is apple. 9" ht X 7" od. C&C welcome. Thanks for looking.

Grains of Cherry. From bark to burl. From sap to heart. From straight to bent. All here in this one. ~5X10 with 3-1/4 core. Mahoney Oil finish. Finial is gloss lacquer. Close up photo by Richard Moore at the 2026 AAW Symposium (thank you). C&C welcomed. Thanks for looking.

Adopting? Not at this time. But, thanks. Looking at the price of lathes at the AAW sure makes me glad I bought the Robust 10 years ago. All other manufacturers' price were considerable less. Still, didn't have any desire to trade. FWIW, Watched two people turning two platters yesterday and...

You have asked the equivalent of "show us your pliers and screwdrivers", lol. Robust lathe. Stubby Lathe Too many grinders, gouges, skews, scrapes, chucks, drive/live centers, chainsaws and (dull) axes to to list or photograph. But I used to have a '66 LeMans fitted with GTO grilles and hood...

Oak crotch 1. I keep seeing a bird flying across the bottom of this one (inside). 12ish X 3ish White Oak (still cracking) crotch bowl 2. Flame hidden inside. Have to see it in person to appreciate it. 12ish X 4ish C&C welcomed. Thanks for looking.

Two smaller simple turnings from apple would. #1 #2 Great color and character IMHO. Easy to turn and cleans up easily. C&C welcome. Thanks for looking.

Maple, ~11X4, hard wax finish Sometimes maple can be plain. This piece I found to have color and character with a bit of chatoyance. C&C welcome. Thank you for looking.

Post Oak Burl, about 7X7 Donated by a friend. I think he was testing me. How did I do? C&C welcome. Thanks for looking. P.S. Started turning green maple and green river birch so not to much to show of those for a few months. Still, I'm behind posting some finished turnings.

Shiney Simple Turning Maple and (satin) Laquer exterior; Tung oil interior, 10X4 C&C welcomed. Thanks for looking.

Cherry burl...urn(?), 5 X 5-1/2, Mahoney Oil finish coat 3 of 5 maybe. Maple bowl, 12.5 X 4 Tung oil finish, coat 4 of 6-7 C&C welcomed. Thanks for looking

just warm. I'll have to take a look. They all have little trip buttons so I suspect they are afci's. I'm a newbie to those. thanks everyone.

They're on lighting and receptacles. But nothing is turned on.