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  1. M

    Starting a Deer Trophy Mount Project

    I have a co-worker who has asked me to make a mount base for a deer head he wants to display on his wall. I figured there's a chance that there are one or two hunters out there who might be able to help me. This guy brought me a paper pattern (to size) of the mount-base he wants. It is a...
  2. jtdums

    Woodturning in Davidson starting again

    Just passing this info along for any would be turners. This is how I got started many years ago. (I have no affiliation with CAP except that they use our school's shop in the evenings and weekends dof their classes.):widea: We are about to start a new Fall Session of Adult classes for...
  3. rcflyer23

    Starting new Hand Plane for Oct 22nd Hand Plane Seminar

    Since I am bringing two small planes to the seminar I thought I might just make a bigger one for it as well. I'm dong this one a little differently. Basically the bed angle is staying the same but the front angle will be 50 degrees and I'm going to put a radius on that angle as well. A few...
  4. Leviblue

    Local Chapter of IAP (International Association of Pen Turners) Starting Up Locally

    Local IAP chapter forming in NC. Would you be interested? What is an IAP Chapter? An IAP Chapter is a formalized, local structure whose purpose is to extend the guiding principles of the IAP to face-to-face meetings. For those of you who have not met other pen makers, it is a marvelous way...
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    • association chapter iap international local locally pen starting turners
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    • Forum: General Woodworking
  5. PeteM

    Starting out in Relief Carving Info

    I've been asked how I got stared carving so I decided to do a little write-up listing some of the resources I found helpful. It's available in the download library here: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=329 Take a look and if you have any questions, comments...
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    • carving info relief starting
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    • Forum: Woodcarving
  6. D

    Starting out!

    I don't even have a lathe yet, looking for a used one very reasonable! I want to make hand spinning tools. Mainly Russian and Support spindles and spinning wheel bobbins. Hubby would like to make some bowls, ect. Very interesting reading all the info you have here. Any suggestions on equipment...
  7. Mike Davis

    March 12 Sharpening Workshop

    Anybody that missed the first two, here's your chance. This may be the last one for a while or it may cost a fee after this one. Dan Bowman Thanks for being there, hope you got something out of it. *Dan Bowman from Raleigh, NC LeftyTom Sharpest chisels around...
  8. D

    Just Starting to ScrollSaw...Advice Appreciated

    The LOML has asked about taking up scroll sawing. As I have an OLD Dremel SS 1671 which works ok I guess with the original style blades (Pin Type). So where is a good place to start her learning to use the saw. I did show her the basics as to mounting the pattern to wood just not real sure as...
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    • appreciated apprediated scrollsawadvice starting
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Scrollsaw Work
  9. Trent Mason

    Shop hiatus, starting to worry

    My hiatus from the shop is entering month number two now and it's got me worried. :sad11: I don't know if it's the new job or the heat, or working in the heat at the new job, :rotflm: but I just haven't been that motivated to get down there in a while. :gar-Cr Either way, I'm pretty sure that...
  10. WoodWrangler

    Starting Again

    Just an update for my many NCWW friends who know what's going on ... My family and I are now in Florida living full time. I started a new job this past Monday, and my wife starts a new job in two weeks. Two days before my headed down, we also landed a contract on our house in Charlotte and if...
  11. Gotcha6

    Starting to turn......

    This is starting to get personal: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f29/interesting-article-about-sawstop-30805-post305142/#post305142
  12. The WoodButcher

    Starting on a big'un

    :o We bit off a mouth full with this one. I can't imagine how some of you folks with manual mills do this with out the help of heavy equipment. I wouldn't even attempt this if I did'nt have the overhead hoist. I love the big logs as long as they don't expect them to be done in 15 or 20 minutes...
  13. jarrett

    Starting out with Hand Saws

    I started asking about this in my "Who We Are" thread, but came up with more questions, and thought this would be a better area to ask the more experienced Neanderthals among us all. :wink_smil Right now I'm using a cruddy hand miter saw that's as useful as a steak knife, and an XActo Razor Saw...
  14. johnpipe108

    Starting Forester's "Cannon"

    As I've made a model of the big gun from The Pride And The Passion, and had a pair of spare felloe-rings (wheel rims) left over, I had decided to make a model of Forester's "cannon", from the description in his novel The Gun. The scale is about 1:17, which was dictated by the 3-1/2 inch...
  15. CarvedTones

    Finally starting to do something!

    Enough futzing around with the carving bench/vise and sharpening tools. It's time to get out the pencil: a mallet and a couple of small gouges and start actually removing wood: more later as work continues (hopefully)...
  16. LeftyTom

    Starting a Quilt Rack

    Well, LOML wants me to build her friend a wall-mounted quilt rack. I am working towards something I saw on the interwebz at http://www.steveweb.net/ (search quilt rack) My dovetail skills are less than stellar (using Craftsman bench chisels), so I will hold it all together with dowels. I...
  17. SteveColes

    For purposes of starting discussion

    I've upload a bunch of documents to our download library, for purpose of understanding where we are now as a corporation and where we will be going.
  18. The WoodButcher

    Starting the kiln

    Hi everybody, I'm fixing to start on my kiln real soon. Cutting some of the lumber today. The one I am building is a copy of this one: Construction Photos | Virginia Tech Solar Kiln | Dept. of Wood Science and Forest Products at Virginia Tech I'm going to build it for 2000BF. I hope to have it...
  19. O

    CHECKING starting new thread

    Hi, Anybody in Robeson Co. area intrested in door and drawermaking .This my first post .I won't even go into why. I have my shop geared is this geneal direction. Cold weather got me slowed. Coming off injury couple yers ago, been doing wood for 30 years. have never realy posted .well i...
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    • checking starting thread
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    • Forum: Who We Are
  20. woodguy1975

    One Spot open for Maloof Rocker Class starting (Jun 3-4)

    Due to one of the students rescheduling I have one spot open in this class and actually have 2 spots open in the class starting on June 17-18. Anyone intrested in making a rocker. The classes run all day Saturday and Sunday for 3 weekends. I'd like to fill these spots. It works well if you have...

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