Archive for September, 2019


Woodturning Basic Bowl – Never As Simple As It Should Be

This Video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Right here at As Wood Turns is where it is best! This piece of wood came from the club wood exchange. Someone had started to turn it wet but stopped and gave it away. Now it has set around for long enough that it is […]

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Multi-Axis Woodturning Octahedron

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But, you’re already here! As I’ve noted before, I was impressed by demonstrations by Max Brosi at the AAW Symposium at Raleigh, NC this summer. At first, I could not figure out how to turn this octahedron. However, once I understood the process that Max […]

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DIY Wood Bleach For A Lighter Hue

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here! After seeing several examples of turning projects that had been bleached, I decided to try bleaching wood myself. I researched on the internet and found some great resources especially from AAW. I also checked for commercial wood bleach products. Most of these […]

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Woodturning – Wild, Warping, Cross Grain Disks

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here at As Wood Turns. After seeing Pascal Oudet from France at the AAW symposium demonstrate, I came home to try it myself. I hoped to replicate the look and feel of his project. Pascal also sand blasts and bleaches many of his […]

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