[Shop-talk] wood lathe

[Eric J Russell]

It will be very difficult to start with dowels and get them aligned. Instead 
start with slightly oversize turning blanks (I usually eight side them - 
making long octagons) and turn that into your desired shape.

Also, I do not know off hand the turning properties of poplar. It may or may 
not be a good species for turning.

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
----- Original Message ----- 

> I bought 1" poplar dowel sticks to try to turn.