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Mon, Jun 12, 2006, 6:21pm (Scratch*Ankle)
doth sayeth:
I'll have to agree that this can be done. I did it a few times snip
The ride with the rasp was rough and the results weren't pretty snip
After getting my nose bloodied by a mallet head that flew off the lathe
I learned that I need to use caution about what I do. That and to use a
face shield. snip

I don't know if I'll be using the rasp much, but didn't have any
problems at all. Yep, the surface it left was rough, but I'd epected
that - didn't figure on taking the wood down anymore than to round it.
Used the lathe tools after that.

I don't turn mallet heads. I turn one-piece malles. And, I've
never had anything fly out of the lathe, I make sure it's in tight, and
recheck every once in awhile, and re-tighten if needed. I always use a
face mask, if for nothing else, to keep the shavins out of my face.

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