A Great Read
As a woodturner I like to learn skills and techniques from others, whether it be in-person demonstrations, videos, books or articles. Always looking for a good woodturning magazine I found
Category: finishing
March Demonstrator – Donald Derry
Donald Derry was born in 1956 in Othello, Washington and educated at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. His works are in many collections throughout the USA. He has exhibited extensively and has won numerous awards. Don is a member of the AAW and demonstrated at the AAW National Symposiums …
What’s Happening at Other Chapters
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are meeting on February 6th. Jim Hall will be demonstrating carving. The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on February 6th. The program for the evening has not yet been announced. The Southwest Idaho Woodturners are meeting on February 11th. The meeting …
Doctor’s Woodshop Finish
In the SPSW store we carry many of the commonly used items for woodturners. One of those products is Doctor’s Woodshop Walnut Oil and Wax woodturning finish. This is a patented product that is food-safe. Mike Meridith, the Doctor of Doctor’s woodshop, has a video explaining the finish and how …
Practical Finishes By Jeff Conti
practical-finishes-22-july-07-jeff-conti By Jeff Conti 22 July 2007 Topics: Shellac, Behlen’s Woodturner Finish, Wax (Renaissance and Liberon), Penetrating oils (Danish oil, Boiled Linseed oil and Teak oil) Butcher Block OIL, Walnut Oil, Hard Cellulose Nitrate Lacquer (Deft) Shellac comes from the excretions of the lac insect Kerria lacca, found in the …