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Emmett Manley is a longtime member of MSWG and AAW. He is a retired medical scientist/professor who got hooked on woodturning in 2005. He enjoys studying and collecting wood native to western Tennessee and turning that wood into useful items.
Out of a Limb: Natural-Edge Bowls
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Emmett Manley
Article in AAW Publication
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October
2013
Have Fun With Ebonizing
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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June
2009
Food Safety
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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August
2009
A Tale Of Two Bowls
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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October
2009
Sanding 101
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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December
2009
Woodturning Internet Forums
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Emmett Manley
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February
2010
Sensational Woodturning
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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April
2010
Sweet Gum - An Unappreciated Treasure
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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June
2010
The Much Maligned Scraper
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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August
2010
Un-Chucking Wood
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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October
2010
Osage Orange: A Love Hate Relationship
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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December
2010
Hypoxylon -- Deadly, But Beautiful
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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February
2011
The Scary Skew Chisel
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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April
2011
A Different World
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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June
2011
Drying Wood
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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August
2011
The Lowly Bottle Stopper
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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October
2011
Shop Science
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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December
2011
How Do You Learn Woodturning?
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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February
2012
Turning Rotten Wood
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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April
2012
Rare Earth Magnets
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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June
2012
Honey Locust
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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August
2012
Buyers Remorse
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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October
2012
The Almighty Bevel
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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December
2012
Warming Up At The Lathe
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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February
2013
Paulownia tomentosa - A True Mystery Wood
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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April
2013
Accidental Education
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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June
2013
Identification Of Wood
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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August
2013
Woodturning: A Breathtaking Experience
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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October
2013
Woodturning Shop Estate Planning
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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December
2013
A Woodturner"s 2014 Resolutions
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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February
2014
Carbide Cutters: Fad or the Future?
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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April
2014
More Woodturning Controversy: Mounting Bowl Blanks On A Lathe
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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June
2014
Reflective Woodturning
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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August
2014
Black Walnut The American Beauty
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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October
2014
Food Safe?
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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January
2015
Wild Cherry, Another Mid-South Beauty
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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March
2015
A Woodturner"s Education
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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May
2015
Sand in wood? Fact or Fiction?
Author -
Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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July
2015
Mushrooms, fungal and wooden
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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September
2015
Rustic Inspiration
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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November
2015
When the Wood Stops Turning
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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January
2016
Eastern Red Cedar, Another Love/Hate Relationship
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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March
2016
Maple - Confusing but Special
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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May
2016
Putting Beetles to work
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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July
2016
Cutoffs too good to trash?
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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September
2016
The Forgotten Faceplate
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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November
2016
The Wood Processing Platform
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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February
2017
Rare Earth Magnets
Author -
Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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April
2017
Seeing Clearly At The Lathe
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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June
2017
Fractal Burning Worth the Risk?
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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August
2017
Fascination with Friction
Author -
Emmett Manley
Article in AAW Publication
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April
2011
What is the best Mid-South turning wood?
Author -
Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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July
2009
Poison Ivy
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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September
2009
Chain Saw Safety
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Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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November
2009
Making Your Woodturning Life Easier
Author -
Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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January
2010
Why Do People Turn Wood?
Author -
Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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March
2010
Callery Pear (Bradford Variety) - The Woodturner�s Friend
Author -
Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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May
2010
Sand in wood? Fact or Fiction?
Author -
Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk
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July
2010
Indispensable Cyanoacrylate Glue
Author -
Emmett Manley
Wood Spin printed in Turners Talk