Turn A Seam Ripper For Quilting and Sewing

Archive for April, 2013

Turn A Seam Ripper For Quilting and Sewing

By Alan Stratton on Saturday, April 27th, 2013 | 5 Comments

February, at the Desert Woodturning Roundup, I met Wayne Wolfe. He showed me pictures of several quilt and sewing tools that he has woodturning. My wife said she wanted one – so off I go. For the hardware, I purchased a seam ripper at a fabric store and discarded its lid. The wood is a […]

Turning A Green Wood Dish By Accident

By Alan Stratton on Friday, April 19th, 2013 | 2 Comments

For bowl turning, I’m always on the search for wood. And, when someone gives me some, I like to give them a bowl from their wood in return. Here, I want to turn a bowl from elm for a son’s friend who gave me the wood. However, it turned out that the wood had a […]

Faceplates and Drill Press Jig for Handcrafted Wood Buttons

By Alan Stratton on Friday, April 12th, 2013 | 2 Comments

When Jari Hirvonen from Finland, asked how to make wood buttons, I had to pause and reflect, “What could be so hard about a wooden button?” The challenge is not in the individual buttons but in making them consistent with each other in pattern, hole positioning, and diameter. Very different from a one-off turning or […]

Handcrafted Wood Buttons For A Coat or Jacket

By Alan Stratton on Friday, April 5th, 2013 | 2 Comments

Recently a viewer, Jari Hirvonen from Finland, asked how to make wood buttons. Hmmm. Buttons need to be all the same size and same decorations. They’re also small and have those four closely spaced holes in the middle. After some research, I made a drill press jig to conquer the drilling problem. My blanks then […]

As Wood Turns

Archive for April, 2013