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A couple of questions for the brush makers
First up: I worked with envirotex for scales and liked it, but I'm shopping for the best price on a similar product. I can get envirotex for $36 shipped for a 1/2 gallon. I'd buy a gallon or more if I knew I could get a deal on something of similar quality. Anyone use similar, but less expensive products?
And then I'm clueless about my lathe I just bought. I know this end here holds something called a chuck:
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Maybe that's some kind of chuck I attached to it, but I'm thinking about the kind of chuck that has teeth or arms like this. Should I back order that from Harbor Freight (It's expected to come in around late February) since I can get it for about 30 shipped and it's MT1 sized, which fits my lathe? Seems like it would be handy to have a chuck that could grip like that and all the other chucks I've seen are 2 or 3 times the price.
I may be able to get started without that type of chuck. After watching several you tube videos, I liked Charlie Lewis's the mostShaving Brush Turning Demonstration - YouTube since he made due without one. But, I would like to make a handle with a flat base and his technique in the vid seems better suited for the rounded base he makes. Having a chuck that grips would make it much easier to finish a flat base, yes?
Last questions for now: Where can I find a U shaped chisel and may I just sharpen it on my dmt on it's outside edge the way I would sharpen anything else, or do I need some sort of diamond rod to sharpen the inside? Edit: OK, what I really want to know, now that I know I'm talking about a gouge, is what is a good value gouge for turning handles?