Lloyd & John,
I understand perfectly about the retirement status and very soon I will cross the threshold and never come out of my shop!! Well, that is what I'm saying to myself but not quite true!! I can hardly wait for the videos that will show me what I know but just having a hard time putting it into practice. So, I do believe the videos will help me cross the barrier and make every thing make sense. I'm still constructing my drum sander and almost have that completed just need to take it out of my head and cut the lumber and so forth and so on. Lloyd do you still have plans for the band saw bowl jig or is that on the way back burner? One more question when cutting the inside of the open segmented bowl are you using a round carbide cutter or a tear drop scraper from Sorby? I have read where both are being used and that is what I shall probably do. I have just purchased the radius cutter from Capt Eddie and it cuts like a gem. Has anyone else tried his products?? They are sweet cutting tolls at about half the price and he himself has some fantastic videos
Ok, I shall be patient and wait for the video productions to be finished and I know this will be a great help. I constructed my Longworth Chuck, thanks to you and Steve and I think it will work out fine. In fact instead of using a router I laid out my pattern to the desired circumference, trued it up and placed my blown up pattern on my baltic birch and cut it out after drilling each end with a scroll saw. It worked like a charm! I recessed out the bottom ply so my bolt would ride flush and the jig would lie flat on the table.
Thanks gain, Augie, Colorado Springs, Co