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| Where is a good place to buy wood for turning on the lathe? I am having a hard time finding anything. Would like to find some that is round already to save time and waste. Thanks |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | http://www.mcmaster.com/#wood-dowels/=l9fwft |
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| You can find poplar dowels and maybe oak at Fleet Farm, Home Depot or Menards in various sizes which is a good starting point. Make a jig to find the center of the dowel. When I went the dowel route I usually just rounded the ends with a belt sander if you're just making jackpot walk the dog type lures.
You would be better off buying from a lumber yard in your area for any of the more expensive woods and if you don't have a table saw making a friend that does and rip them close to the finish size and you can angle cut the corners if you want to make for less turning. Waste really isn't an issue because if you buy a dowel you will spend more money per board foot, so you pay for the waste either way you just pay less if you create the waste.
If you only want to make a few a year one board will do you for a couple of years so you wouldn't need to be great friends. It's always interesting using the different types of wood plus typically there is knowledgeable woodworkers at lumber yards that can tell you the ins and outs of the wood types. There is a variety of cedars that can be used for various baits, maple is tough so make sure it's a decent table saw to rip a 2" board. |
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Location: Detroit River | Try Salty's http://saltybugger.com/wood%20turning%20squares.htm |
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| dont use poplar. save the grief of it swelling and destroying your work |
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Location: Land of the Musky | We used broom stick hanldes for makign topwaters a while back and they wroked great. Otherwise, cut your wood into longer squares and work them down to round like in wood shop. |
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| I have a crapload of 2" x 2"x 24" spotless EasternRed Cedar.
Contact me if you want it.
Beaver |
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