https://ronreynolds.com/wiki/ 2026-05-03T14:36:47+00:00 https://ronreynolds.com/wiki/ https://ronreynolds.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2026-02-28T23:44:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://ronreynolds.com/wiki/doku.php?id=woodworking:woodturning:dropspindles&rev=1772322252&do=diff * balancing * hook alignment * how to choose weight * Golding RingSpindles Drop spindles come in (at least) 2 basic types: * supported (pointed end above whorl, typically held in a bowl and spun as a bottom-whorl spindle) * suspended (hooked end above whorl) * top-whorl (whorl near hook) * bottom-whorl (whorl at other end of shaft from hook) text/html 2025-11-28T16:25:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://ronreynolds.com/wiki/doku.php?id=woodworking:woodturning:liddedboxes&rev=1764347103&do=diff Lidded Box notes * end-grain boxes don't move much so tight-fit lid is possible * cross-grain (bowl-grain) boxes move and potentially oval so loose-fit is best sequence * prep * turn both lid and top as round as you like * put small recess in top of box and bottom of lid text/html 2025-06-24T23:50:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://ronreynolds.com/wiki/doku.php?id=woodworking:woodturning:vicmarcjaws&rev=1750809037&do=diff Vicmarc Jaw Ranges (on a VM120 chuck) Type Name ID-min ID-max OD-min OD-max Dovetail standard 48 90 68 116 Dovetail 85mm 63.5 ? 85 ? Dovetail 105mm 84 123 105 152 Dovetail 128mm 106 text/html 2026-02-15T17:14:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://ronreynolds.com/wiki/doku.php?id=woodworking:woodturning:yarnbowls&rev=1771175692&do=diff A yarn bowl, in its simplest form, is a flat-bottom enclosed-form bowl for holding one or more balls of yarn while they're being used for knitting and other knitting-like activities. Its purpose is to keep the yarn under control as it's being used. In most cases this also calls for a hole and/or groove in the side of the bowl to allow the yarn to be pulled thru. Ideally the bowl is also somewhat heavy so that pulling on the yarn doesn't cause the bowl to slide towards the knitter. The form i…