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Machining Wood in the mini lathe

CalendarDecember 9, 2008

Machining Wood in the mini lathe

I’ve been doing some simple wood turning in the lathe over the last few weeks. I found that the local DIY superstore sold hemlock balustrade blanks, for a couple of pounds. This is a pale wood that is fine grained

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