April 2008: Inside This Issue

Welcome to all of our new U.S. and International subscribers and thank you for joining us! This is the seventeenth edition of Lathe Talk, a free monthly newsletter (e-zine) for subscribers of Steve Russell’s "Woodturning Videos Plus" woodturning website. This newsletter will be delivered on or about the first of each month to the email address you indicated on your sign-up form. All back issues of this newsletter are available to subscribers here.

Lathe Talk will offer tips and tricks to make your woodturning easier and more productive. I’ll also show you ways to save money in your studio, so you can stretch your hard earned money. In addition, we will periodically offer subscribers only specials on our videos and e-books. If you like this e-zine, please do a friend and me a favor by forwarding it to them. If a friend DID forward this to you and you like what you read, please subscribe by visiting our subscription page.

Recent Demonstrations: On April 4th – 6th, the Lone Star Woodturners Association had a booth at the annual Woodworking Shows tool show. I demonstrated turning wooden dowel bottle stoppers and small bowls on a Jet mini lathe. I was great to meet many of my Lathe Talk subscribers at the show. Thanks to everyone for stopping by our club booth and introducing yourself!

Link Request: If you belong to a woodturning club or association, please consider asking your Webmaster to add a link to our website's free educational libraries. There are currently 21 articles in the main library and 22 articles in the tips library, covering beginner to advanced topics.

Please help us to share this valuable learning resource with other turners in your woodturning clubs, associations, or on your own woodturning website links page.

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http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/woodturning-tips.html

Thanks in advance for your support of our educational efforts.

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10% Discount On Any Purchase! For the month of April 2008, you can save 10% off any regular, or sale price item on our website. All items are included in this special sale. To access this special offer, enter the coupon code 1345 on the shopping cart page in the coupon box area. Click the "recalculate" button and your discount will show on the screen. Offer ends April 30, 2008 at 12:01 midnight, CST. Additional subscriber only discounts and specials will be offered in future editions of Lathe Talk.

Learn how measuring tools can make your woodturning easier and more accurate. To view the full article, click the link below.

Learn how honing tools and jigs can reduce your trips to the grinder and improve the finished surface on your woodturning project. To view the full article, click the link below.

Subscribers Continue to Set Records Every Month!: Thanks to all of our new and existing Lathe Talk subscribers for our continued non-stop record setting subscription pace! Our subscriber base is more than doubling every six months!

We're proud of the fact that Lathe Talk is now being distributed to thousands and thousands of professional and hobby woodturners all over the world. If you have any suggestions or topics for Lathe Talk, or any other comments, please let me know.

Help Us Spread The Word: Please let your woodturning friends know about my Lathe Talk newsletter and encourage them to subscribe. Working together, we can make Lathe Talk a valuable educational resource for woodturners around the world. Take care and let me know if I can help you with any of your woodturning questions, or challenges.

Steve