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Features Inside the August 2024 Issue:

• Inexpensive Shopmade Chatter Tool - With a little bit of metalworking, you can make your own chatter tool using a recycled jigsaw blade as the cutter, by Bob Amarant.
  
• Turning Dead-Limb Heal-Overs - Dr. Robert Harris reveals what’s inside those curious bumps on older tree trunks.
  
• Variations on a Single Branch - Terry Martin explores the forms and grain patterns that can be achieved from a single branch of hairy oak.
  
• Turn an Elegant Round-Bottom Box - Learn box-turning basics, along with hints for an elegant style that shows off the wood’s natural beauty, by Gabriel Hoff.
  
  
  

• Router Inlays with a Clever Indexing Wheel - Pete Meyer repurposed an automotive flywheel gear as a lathe indexing wheel and uses it to rout grooves for beautiful inlays.
  
• Ring Turning: A Modern Take on the German Tradition - Australian turner Simon Begg shares his ring-turning methods, inspired by the toy makers of 19th-century Germany.
  
• Traditional German Ring Turning: A Family Affair - A look at the traditional German ring-turning industry, by Christine Smith.
  
• Relentless Dedication: Mike Jackofsky’s Remarkable Woodturning Journey - The inspiring story of a veteran teacher, collaborator, and turner known for his impeccable hollow forms, by Tina Chou.
  

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