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  1. Rip Littig

    Checking/cracking while twice turning bowls

    I've been having a significant problem with checking and cracking while twice turning bowls of late. I dry rough turned bowls in my furnace room which now in the Northeast is warm and very dry. I've been placing the wet bowls in paper bags (thanks Leo) and drying them on wire shelves. This seems...
  2. Ted Prinz

    Segmenting Question

    Hi. First real post. Be nice. I've been turning a while (years) but never did any segmenting. One of my quarantine objectives was to learn it. So I built a wedgie sled and got started. Now I'm hooked on another thing! Couple examples: Anyhow - I've not been satisfied with a solid base so I...
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