Recent content by George Conklin

My chainsaw leaks bar oil when it sits around out of use. Is this normal? I'm not sure where the leak is coming from.

The piece was turned green and dried in a hurry. She warped, twisted, cracked and was a huge challenge. I think the end result was worth the effort. She's about 4-1/2" wide and about 4-1/4" tall. The finish is A/O and three wheel buffed. I used coffee grounds to fill the gapping crack that...

This is a piece of cherry crotch that was turned side grain. When I first got the blank I didn't see much of anything special about the wood, but after I opened her up, this is what I found inside. She measures about 5-1/2 wide by 3-1/2 tall. I finished her with A/O and 3 wheel buffed...

Does the wood need to be dry when making small boxes? Is there a difference when turning into end grain as opposed to side grain as one wood do when turning a bowl with respect to wood movement? In other words, is green end grain going to move like green side grain will? Does this make sense...

The more chisels I acquire, the more homes I need to create for them. Anyway, here's how I store mine. Check out the rack on the left. I made two little pockets to hold those diamond sharpeners. The sharpeners were always taking up space in my little bench. The sharpeners are handy, nearby...

Here are three cherry chisel handles that I finished up recently. They are between 12 and 14 inches (approximately) and are finished with tung oil. Thanks for looking:) .

I didn't want to hijack Julio's thread so I thought I's start a new one. What is the correct process for applying pure Tung oil? My finished pieces look dull:dunno: .

Uhhh, mines under construction. Does that count for something?

I finally figured out the picture posting here. Not that it's any different than smc, just didn't have the right software to resize. Thanks to all that helped. Now be prepared to be inundated with pictures:D . I don't know if y'all have had the opportunity to see any of Jimmy Clews turing...

Like I said earlier, I'm having troubles with my new computer. My old pc was running Windows 2000 and I had Kodak software installed. It made life easy for resizing my pictures and posting pics on forums like this where the max size allowed is 640 x 640. The new pc is running XP and I'm...

Well, it looks like I've ruined the blade on my Jet 14" bandsaw. I was cutting the front off the handle of a chisel and hit the thick copper ferrule:doh: . What type of blade is recommended for cutting bowl blanks to round? How many tpi, how wide? Thanks, George