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Joshua Horton

Joshua Horton

Joshua Horton

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Macon, Georgia
Hey y’all,

My name is Joshua Horton, i am 32 years old and I live in Macon, Georgia. I have been turning for around 2 years now. Started out on a harbor freight 12x36 lathe and recently upgraded to a 14x40 jet lathe which I am thoroughly enjoying. I do a lot of spindle turning and have recently found a lot of success making and selling custom baseball bats, some 18-1/2” versions as well as full size mlb spec bats. So far i have made some goblets, a few rolling pins and some lidded vessels. If anyone uses instagram I would love to be friends, my profile is @horton_woodworks , look forward to being apart of this forum! 86A8F9DD-521A-4406-8036-B8E8A09DF3E3.jpegBA6079A2-9F4F-4525-8453-76D7F126A107.jpeg07A82398-8DDC-4E6F-9705-6DB70FAA328E.jpeg6ABD3CD5-F734-44F1-AA16-2DA72BC9F47D.jpegD5B36F72-3D93-474F-B321-ABFBB6E2AD71.jpeg75715AF2-1A37-4E09-A65A-9EF0A499B617.jpegCA130988-4C1A-4102-BC34-37FCE63AA8EC.jpeg9DAFF287-13EF-4BFE-BBB7-E12F2974CBDB.jpeg
 
Don Stafford said:
Hi Joshua,
Welcome to the forum. Nice looking bats. What are the studs on the last one made of? And is that purple heart in the two rolling pins?
Don
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Yes that is Purple Heart on the rolling pins. The studs i used are called “screw nails” , They are stainless steel, I found them in a McMaster Carr catalog.
 
Welcome. Have mentioned this before but worth repeating. An interesting side trip is the Hillerich & Bradsbury factory in Louisville, KY. Most interesting on the past methods and CNC methods of turning baseball bats.
 
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