Archive for October, 2012


Christmas Ornament Woodturning Challenge 2012

Carl Jacobson and I are challenging  all woodturners to turn a Christmas ornament and shoot a video of them turning it. Upload it & we’ll put it in the Christmas Ornament Woodturning Challenge 2012 playlist on YouTube. Afterwards, use the ornament to enhance the true spirit of Christmas. Deadline = Santa’s departure for his rounds. Here’s […]

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A Snowman Ornament Dressed For Christmas

This woodturning is a nice snow gentleman dressed for the winter season. He’s made of hard maple with a walnut hat and yarn scarf. His belt is a burn. Overall, he’s coated in mineral oil and beeswax. He will be part of a Christmas Ornament Challenge.

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A Field of Mushrooms (Part 4 & Final)

I’m woodturning a natural edge mushroom in apricot. In this video, I’m extending my series exploring what difference the turning axis could make on a mushroom turning. While turning the other three mushrooms, another axis experiment occurred to me. so here we go with another experiment. With this final apricot branch, I’m simply shifting the turning […]

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Woodturning A Field of Mushrooms (Part 3)

Woodturning a natural edge mushroom in apricot. In this video, I complete a series exploring what difference the turning axis could make on a mushroom turning. A viewer questioned how I oriented the turning axis, so here we go with an experiment. With this third apricot branch, I’m orienting the turning axis much more dramatically […]

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