Free Video Article

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This month's free article is Spindle Turning Basics. A lathe is truly a versatile tool allowing you to create spindles, pends, baseball bats, tool handles and beautiful bowls to name just a few. In this Video Article, George provides you with a step-by-step instructions and more than 14 minutes of video illustrating:

• *How to get started,
• *Roughing out a spindle
• *Various shaping options,
• *Making bead and coves, and
• *How to turn your spindle to a specific diameter.

George has created a chart showing the various spindle turning speeds to use when roughing, shaping and sanding.

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Spindle Turning Basics Video Article

Let Us Know What You Think! Email us at editor@wwgoa.com and let us know what you think about our Video Articles. We are working on creating new Video Articles on turning spindles, setting up and cutting dadoes and rabbets and setting up and cutting mortises and tennons on a table saw. We would love to hear your ideas on topics you would like to have made into a Video Article.

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