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Good for you,use it,have been a turner for 50 yrs.Have never worn a mask,wish I would have.:(

Ck out local JCs,I taught wood and metalshop for yrs at adult night classes.

All very good info.As above some are more sensitive than others.

Hereya go: Carbide Woodturning Tools USA $44 & up - Things Western, Other than the repetitive designs and the plastic finishes,your brushes look okay.
You know people that have spent time in ICU...

Sorry cannon,But i disigree with most you say,you do need chucks if your going to turn quality handles without spur marks.
hepa filter shop vacs work fine for dust collection,have been turning CoCo...

I have seen people turn usable brush handles on a drill press,lots of options.

Agreed,you get a pretty firm fit with a dowel,you can also use deepwell sockets,sometimes with a little tape wrapped around the end (sorry for using the T word:)

Since I have a metal lathe also,what I do is turn,bore,sand, polish all, on the wood lathe.
Than chuck the brush handle in the south bend and use a cutoff bit,If nice and sharp you get a near...

Lots of great stuff and info here: Oneway Manufacturing

You need chucks to hold your workpieces,depending on what your turning they come in differant configurations.
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Going broke buying wood is correct:( some is impossble to get anymore, and even tho Brush handles are small you can still go thru $20 worth for one handle if using exotics,are many hundreds of...

Tool auctions,barn sales,craigslist,a s glen says , the tooling is pricey,a bare bones lathe is cheap, the three chucks I have for my Rockwell 45-450 cost more than the entire lathe did:( matter of...