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Pens

For his birthday, Chip’s Ma got him the accessories necessary for turning pens on the lathe, something we’ve both been wanting to try.  Chip’s first attempt was incredible … neither of us will probably ever make a pen this pretty again (it’s the one in the center):

Only trouble is, the wood wasn’t labeled so we [...]

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I Made a Bowl, Part II

Should I be writing my research paper right now?  Yes.  Am I looking for any possible excuse not to do so?  Double yes.
I can’t take all the credit for this one (really, I couldn’t take all the credit for the first one, since I was in a class) because Chip did about half of the [...]

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Another Foray into the Wonderful World of Woodturning (not to be confused with the World of Warcraft)

Chip decided yesterday to bravely tackle what’s called green wood turning.  We have all of these wonderful trees in our yard, and when we had them trimmed the guys were kind enough to leave stacks of beautiful birch logs in the back yard (along with some ash and maybe oak, I’m not sure).
When you turn [...]

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I Made a Bowl

I made a bowl.  I’m so proud of it, I have to share.  I’m so proud of it, I had to ask Chip for his camera at dinner tonight because I knew he had a photo of it, and I missed my bowl.  It’s a really pretty bowl.
I took a bowl turning class at Woodcraft [...]

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