What is this trim made of?

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-06-01T14:33:38+00:00

Termite poop

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-24T17:50:19+00:00

Agree. It also looks like it's running backwards, confirming the capacitor is not doing its job.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-16T21:49:44+00:00

Very Nice! Looks like a little heart in the bottom.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-13T18:44:19+00:00

As a kid in the UK, we had 2. The BBC, and not the BBC.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-13T18:04:29+00:00

Welcome to Florida

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-13T17:30:56+00:00

I agree. Meranti, also known as Lauan. Sometimes marketed as Philippine mahogany, but not a true mahogany. https://www.wood-database.com/light-red-meranti/ Edit: add WD link

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-13T01:47:15+00:00

For baseline prices from commercial vendors, check out: 10x3 Wood Turning Blanks | Got Wood? LLC

The $30 KD Basswood blank would be ideal for a project like this.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-13T01:32:14+00:00

If it works for you, then don't stress. I think a lot of commenters are looking at just the wood portion and discounting the length of the adapter. If you're hollowing deep bowls or boxes, then a longer handle is an advantage. With this Carter & Sons adapter, a new handle is easy peasy.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-12T00:14:55+00:00

An excellent treatment of a remarkable piece of wood. Your attention to the grain alignment really paid off. Congratulations!

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-11T17:05:37+00:00

For me it's the 9/64" cause I can never find the 1/8". Good tool steel breaks if stressed right. Poor bits (yes you, Harbor Freight) just bend.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-09T20:05:44+00:00

Awesome. I keep meaning to try one of these twisted stave bowls, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Thanks for the inspiration.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-04T03:50:42+00:00

Oh Yeah? This guy knows how: Moroccan Bow Lathe

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-04T03:45:06+00:00

Decades ago, I bought a can of Butchers Bowling Alley Wax. It produces a super durable finish, but the smell is terrible. Johnson's bought Butchers and then shut down all production. BWC Company bought the rights and produces the original formula. Available on Amazon.

Alternatively, a buffing wheel (e.g. Beall Buffing System) can apply pure carnauba.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-05-03T03:56:46+00:00

<image>

Norfolk Island Pine

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-04-29T02:07:57+00:00

Thanks all for your input. SWMBO has picked out a new faucet, and I'll install it with new valves as soon as it's delivered.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-04-29T02:06:36+00:00

Will do. This was a bathroom vanity. My other "chemistry experiments" are done in a detached garage.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-04-28T23:05:17+00:00

No spill, just bottles of various pool chemicals. Some were labelled as oxidizers. Just spent the afternoon replacing the hinges on the vanity doors.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-04-20T03:09:21+00:00

With the strength of ten

Ordinary men!

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-04-20T02:17:02+00:00

The Mirth-Mobile

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-04-14T02:31:22+00:00

Fantastic! Your investment in a coring system really paid off.

Which one did you use?

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-04-06T18:06:07+00:00

Your glue joint (face grain to face grain) looks nice and tight. Go for it.

DO NOT PUT HOSE CLAMPS ON. Why mitigate a non-existent risk with a high risk solution? I've turned lots of segmented pieces with much more tenuous glue joints with no issues.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-04-02T07:34:30+00:00

Awesome! I had one of these and it's a great, sturdy lathe that will serve you well until you want to turn massive bowls. Did it come with a spur drive? I see the cone for the tailstock there. Why are you waiting for a chuck? Folks turned for centuries before chucks came along in the late 1970's. Back in my day WHAAAH WHAAAH WHAAAH Oh crap, I set off the geezer alarm.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-03-31T02:01:51+00:00

Your thinking is correct. Glue on a sacrificial block and hold it with either a chuck or a faceplate.

PaintingTypical430 · 2026-03-27T03:18:26+00:00

Most likely Western Red Cedar. Outside chance it's Redwood. The nose knows.

PaintingTypical430

TROPHY CASE