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Lakemonster
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Skinned a bowling ball for stem turning stock?

yes. you can skin a bowling ball. I started turning the stem a few days ago.... I'll have to post a pic when I'm done.
some days it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps.

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Lakemonster:
I for one would love to see the pic's. Sounds great.
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Lakemonster wrote:Skinned a bowling ball for stem turning stock?

yes. you can skin a bowling ball. I started turning the stem a few days ago.... I'll have to post a pic when I'm done.
Yep, this is something Jody put me on to about a year and a half ago. The problem seems to be finding a thick enough "skin" to do anything with. I'd love to see your results.

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LOL. At first, I hd this picture of some one chucking up a bowling ball in a lather and turning the entire thing down to a stem. Hehehehehehe. Funny image.
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Yep, this is something Jody put me on to about a year and a half ago. The problem seems to be finding a thick enough "skin" to do anything with. I'd love to see your results.
there lies the bigest problem.......you can get small od stems if you turn em to round taper..... ovals work out ok tho.. as long as you dont need the height over a half inch.
some days it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps.

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