Here are a few words from Jason Marlow, who has recently purchasd a VB 36 Bowl Master,
Spending hundreds of hours working on any machine can give great insight, avoiding repetitive strain injuries, dealing with vibration etc. Woodturners learn to adapt and compensate for their lathes shortcomings, however, too much compensation will lead to injury. I established a fulltime studio in Canada in 1980, my recent purchase of a VB36 allows any cuts to be made without compromising or twisting of the spine and neck.This alone is vital for me, but add the mechanical specs of the bearings, plenty of smooth quiet power, lack of vibration through the toolrests, this lathe handles brutally out of balance pieces with ease. I personally am able to work left- or right-handed, reverse hollow turn, and favour push cuts while standing behind the bevel , pull cuts also come into play of course. After many comments of "you don't need it", I am more than happy to use the VB as my main Lathe, it handles runs of smaller scale work and coring is a pleasure with the footswich.	I must confess at the end of the day, I still chuckle to myself as I switch the studio light off , "you don't need one of those", I am very pleased to have one. Jason Marlow

We at Bow River Specialty Woods Specialize in high quality tonewood for luthiers and turning blanks for craftsmen alike!
Features Maple Electic Guitar Billlet Back and Side Sets	We offer figured and exotic tonewoods for Acoustic, Electic and Bass Guitars, Violins, Mandolins. Tone woods are Figured/Curly Maple, Quilted Maple, Spalted Maple, Black Walnut, Engelmann Spruce, Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar, and supply Exotics, such as, East Indian Rosewood, Ebony, Cocobolo, Fiddleback Mahogany, Narra, Sapelle, Ziricote, and Bubinga for luthiers and craftsmen. We at Bow River Specialty Woods Ltd also carry a wide selection of turning tools and accessories such as P&N tools,
Multistar chucks and live centers. Of course we shouldn’t forget to mention the VB36 Master bowl turning lathe. Our mission is to provide the highest quality tonewood and craft lumber available while acting responsibly toward our environment, we believe we have achieved this balance. We have developed new and innovative ways of harvesting, processing and transporting our tonewoods and craft lumber.	Turning Rounds
Electric Guitar Lam Top	We harvest all of our tonewood when ground is hard, meaning less impact to the forest floor. No heavy machinery is used.

Map And Driving Directions

From Trans-Canada Highway #1
Take EXIT 119 on to Yale RD E  -  (go 0.7 Miles)
Turn RIGHT on to AIRPORT RD -  (go 0.4 Miles)
Turn LEFT on to YOUNG RD going NORTH -  (go 2.8 Miles)
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto TOWER RD -  (go 0.2 Miles)
Turn RIGHT onto BRINX RD -  (go 0.4 Miles)
Turn LEFT onto McDONALD RD - (go 0.2 Miles)
MCDONALD RD becomes BALLAM RD
Then the first drive way on the right is 46501 Ballam Rd

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Office Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00
Saturday Closed**
Sundays Closed

Phone: 604-795-3462
Toll Free: 1-866-795-3462
Fax: 604-795-4058
info@bowriverwoods.com

Bow River Specialty Woods
46501 Ballam Rd
Chilliwack, B.C.
Canada
V2P-6H5

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