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  1. rick7938

    Starrett Combination Square

    I want to treat myself to a nice Starrett Combination Square, but am confused over which one to buy. They offer steel heads, forged and hardened steel heads, cast iron heas, etc. Which one is the most durable, most stable, most accurate, etc. if, in fact, there is any difference? Thanks for...
  2. farmerbw

    Cutting Logs square?

    Can anyone recommend a way to cross cut logs so that they're "square" (pics below)? I'm looking to cross cut some maple, and eventually other species, logs which are in the 4" to 6.5" diameter range to use for furniture legs. While I have found a company that can provide them with reasonable...
  3. Jim Murphy

    Straight square table legs

    I am being asked to make the understructure for a marble table top. The requestor is adamant that the legs be straight and square. No taper, no bead, no flutes, no detail. IMHO, that's ugly. But then again, if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then taste is in the mouth of the requestor...
  4. Mark Fogleman

    Square a Metal Square

    I saw a write up on this somewhere a while back and gave it a shot on an old 14" square that has taken a few bumps and probably wasn't all that "square" to begin with. Here's how I did it: 1. Prior to begining this I drew a pencil line with the square, then flipped the square over, lined up...
  5. sapwood

    Starrett 20-24 24" hardened steel square

    Great stocking stuffer if accuracy is important. Weighs 5 lbs and is available through Amazon. Linky Price is $1,067.09 plus shipping :oops: Roger
  6. Trog777

    Square drive screws

    Got my order from McFeeley's yesterday. Somebody smack me for using phillips head screws all these years.
  7. rick7938

    Set-up Square/Shop Square

    I am looking for a square that is accurate enough to set up shop equipment, but flexible enough for use as a shop square. I have been looking at the Starrett 6" double square. I have a double square and like it a lot better than a combination square. I don't own any Starrett equipment, but...
  8. rick7938

    Try Square/Combinations Square Storage

    Anyone have a good idea for storing try squares/combination squares/machinist squares? I have about a dozen of them that I have accumulated over the years. I have them hanging on the wall, but they take up a lot of wall space and somtimes vibrate off and hit the floor - not good for accuracy. I...
  9. Dusty Sawyer

    Square Red Oak Plate

    Thought I would try out a non-round project for a chance. It came out good, and I believe that the next one may be bigger. The wood is Red OaK which I milled from a tree myself and dried. The biggest challenge was getting the corners sanded properly while it was spinning on the lathe.
  10. Square Plate

    Square Plate

    This view of the bottom does the best job of showing off the grain. The corner lips actually turn downward a little and I had thought it would be interesting to accentuate that on the next one.
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    • Album: First Turnings
  11. Square Plate

    Square Plate

    I started this out between a spur and live center, flipped it and put it on a chuck to hollow the bowl side. The biggest challenge on this was getting the corners sanded properly through all the grits while it was turning. They really wanted to grab onto the sanding stick and take it.
    • Dusty Sawyer
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    • bowl lathe oak red square turning
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    • Album: First Turnings
  12. Square Plate

    Square Plate

    I had watched someone turn a triangular piece, but figured I should maybe start with four corners before going straight to 3. The wood is a 6" leftover scrap from a batch of Red Oak I harvested, milled and dried myself a few years ago. Pieces of this wood are somewhere between birdseye...
    • Dusty Sawyer
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    • bowl lathe oak red square turning
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    • Album: First Turnings
  13. NZAPP1

    Square edge bowl

    I did manage to get some shop time yesterday and today not much but enough to finish this square edge bowl. One of the first bowls I turned was square edged and my wife has been asking for a matching one for the other table, So here it is. the This is the first one the one I finished today
  14. B

    Square lidded padauk box....

    There was a turning challenge and trade on another forum involving turned boxes. That was an offer I could not refuse. The rules stipulated a box with dimensions of 3" in height and diameter minimum. That is a little larger than I like to turn for a box but I obeyed the rules. A while back I...
  15. bonewood

    Square foot cost of shop??

    Anyone built a freestanding shop lately? Bout how much did it cost per SF, and how much of the work did you do? I can't stand it no more--need me more room:-(
  16. PeteM

    Mortises - Square or rounded corners?

    I generally make mortises on the drill press and then square up the corners with a chisel. It seems easier to round off the tenons rather than chopping out the mortice. Is there any reason the prefer one method over the other? pete
  17. Travis Porter

    Square body clamps

    Ok, what is everyone's thoughts on which square body or K body (don't know what is correct) clamp you like the best. Personally, I have Jorgenson, Gross Stabil, and Bessey. Of the three, at the moment (haven't had the Jorgies that long), I like the Jorgies the best, the Gross Stabil's second...

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