Making Wood Beads

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Permalink Reply by jim holloway on October 23, 2009 at 9:31am

I would use a lathe and then separate with band saw then drill

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Ramon on October 23, 2009 at 10:25am

Thanks so much. The beads need to be around 1/4", 3/8" at the very most, and I tried on my full size lathe but couldn't keep the cedar stock from breaking apart.

If there's no such thing as a "bead machine" maybe it'll be a good excuse to break down and buy a mini lathe and try that. Again, thanks.

Yours in sawdust,
Dan

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