Richard Raffan first box using threaded inserts in Douglas fir.

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• TH

  @TheJojoaruba52 · 2 months ago

  Thank you,as always, for the great tutorial. I can smell sawdust and shavings when I watch your videos.  It is a privilege to watch you work.

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• JO

  @johnnyb95678 · 5 months ago

  Sir, even on your worst day you have continued to teach us about turning. Thank you so much for sharing the adventure.

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• MA

  @markduggan3451 · 4 months ago

  What you have done there is make us all happier with our own attempts.

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• TU

  @turnedinaus · 5 months ago

  I would happily take this off your hands Maestro if you&apos;d sign it inside the lid with the scribe &quot;I&apos;m just another human being&quot; you did a beautiful job with the turning of a very difficult wood to work.<br><br>Please be kind to yourself mate. I know a lot of turners who wouldn&apos;t even consider using Doug fir for a project like this, because they think it&apos;s too difficult to achieve a quality result. You&apos;re just showing your legendary status was earned for a reason.

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• MA

  @MarkNofalls · 5 months ago

  I think the two threaded parts could be put together and chucked as a jam for the lid to be able to hold it by the threaded end. Excellent as always Mr. Raffan. Thank you.

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• CO

  @cowcreekwoodduck9074 · 5 months ago

  The Inserts look interesting. I like that they can be cut some with &nbsp;turning tools if necessary. A few growing pains on the best strategy for using them. Thanks for showing that.

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• SC

  @scottmedori1437 · 3 months ago

  As luck would have it, I am doing a club demo on fitting threaded inserts tonight. Thank you for letting me know I am on the right path.

• TH

  @thomasprusha7328 · 5 months ago

  Richard<br> &nbsp; &nbsp;I am a number at turning &amp; recently retiree. Love your work &amp; requested a few of your books for Christmas. <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;Had wanted to do a threaded box &amp; didn&apos;t want to spend the $ for inserts to start. I used over-the-counter pharmacy bottles (supplements, aspirin, etc.) from which I removed the threaded portion to attempt early trials. Epoxied the box threads in place, then, after they cured, epoxies the lid portion in place , allowing me to align the grain &amp; set the fit. Worked well for me. I will &nbsp;look into the insert sets you used for future attempts.<br> &nbsp; Thanks for your sharing your expertise. There are talented turners and there are great teachers. You, sir, are the rare exception of one that is both.

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• VE

  @vespaboy03 · 5 months ago

  Love the idea for the threaded adapters. Although not ideal for turning it&apos;s great to see you use some wood from my State!

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• ST

  @steve_gooner0014 · 5 months ago

  Thanks for this, it&apos;s very interesting to see your thought process as you work through the issues.

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• PJ

  @PJSeiber · 5 months ago

  Fantastic job for the first time. ❤

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• OR

  @orlandocolon9960 · 5 months ago

  America: i love Mr Richard Raffan work 😁🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👍

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