Wood Turning Forums

[bruce119]

This is the best place on the net for pens with a fortune of wealth & knowledge. I just got a bigger lathe and getting into other turnings. What are a few of the top forums out there for wood turning. After spending a few years here you tend to get spoiled. So I know it would be a tall order to be close to as good as here.

Thanks for your help
Bruce

 

[Wheaties]

I'm no forum expert, but this one (IAP that is) is by far the best one I've been a part of. As far as a purely turning forum, Woodturners Resource is a pretty good one.

 

[penhead]

Just my opinion;

http://www.thewows.com

 

[stolicky]

While I think this is best, and only in my mind, forum for pen making, I have spent quite a bit of time over a sawmillcreek.

There are a lot of very skilled turners that participate in the turner's forum. It is also a mix of basic turners and pieces, to very advanced.

 

[wudnhed]

Oh No! Bruce the Mad Resinator is branching out...watch out everyone !!!!!!!! Have fun Bruce!

 

[gketell]

I love SawMillCreek.org. Then go to their turning forum. Awesome turners willing to share and very active.

 

[roddesigner]

Bruce not a forum but the WoodCraft in Clearwater has a club that meets there one eve. a month it has some great turners and occasional guest turners doing demos might be worth the trip down

 

[MyKidsDad]

WoodCentral has an active turning forum as well
http://www.woodcentral.com

American Association of Woodturners (AAW) has a forum as well. I am not a member of AAW and I don't visit the forums so I can't say how welcoming they are to new turners but I would think there would be a wealth of information there.
http://www.aawforum.org/vbforum/index.php

 

[VisExp]

Just my opinion;

http://www.thewows.com

John, do you need an invitation for WoW?

I've been spending some time at Woodturners Resource

One of the moderators is Ron Sardo who posts here as well.

 

[jleiwig]

sawmillcreek.org
familywoodworking.org
woodturnersresource.com

You'll find different characters at every one.

 

[bruce119]

Bruce not a forum but the WoodCraft in Clearwater has a club that meets there one eve. a month it has some great turners and occasional guest turners doing demos might be worth the trip down

Thanks John I am a member of the Tri Co. Wood Turners in Lutz for over a year now. I joined the club mainly for a source of wood but now I find myself interested in making some bigger stuff.

I was fishing for links & info. now I can start to fill a new favorites file.

I guess I'm going to be looking for some faceplates also and then a chuck a little later on and so on and so on. But you know on SSDI it's a little slow going. I mite post in the trade forum and see if any one has a few unwanted faceplates. I got a 12 x 20 jet.

Thanks for the links guys
Bruce

 

[jleiwig]

Thanks John I am a member of the Tri Co. Wood Turners in Lutz for over a year now. I joined the club mainly for a source of wood but now I find myself interested in making some bigger stuff.

I was fishing for links & info. now I can start to fill a new favorites file.

I guess I'm going to be looking for some faceplates also and then a chuck a little later on and so on and so on. But you know on SSDI it's a little slow going. I mite post in the trade forum and see if any one has a few unwanted faceplates. I got a 12 x 20 jet.

Thanks for the links guys
Bruce

I have the same lathe, it's a nice little lather. There are quite a few guys on woodturnersresource.com that have that lathe and make some nice stuff.

Watch this page and see if Don has any faceoplate seconds...he sells them very cheap. http://www.donpencil.com/SECONDS.htm

In the mean time you could go buy a 1x8 tpi nut and either epoxy a wood face to it or have someone weld a circle of steel on to it.

 

[exoticwo]

To gain access to WWW.THEWOWS.COM you need to email Herman De Vries at herm@hdv.net and ask for a password and login name.

Herm runs the site and offers free access after registering with him.