Archive for the ‘Art’ Category


Inspiration Arising From Club Gift Exchange

My shop is inaccessible due to remodeling and expansion. This was compounded by the framer who did not plan on a day of rain. Drywall on one wall of our home including my shop got soaked. We’ve had to remove it. Replacing it is messy business. However, our club, Timpanogos Woodturners, had a gift exchange. […]

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Taking Sphere Turning To Next Level

Please view this video from this page. However, if gremlins attack, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Turning a sphere is a basic skill that all turners should quickly master, especially since it is so easy and a foundation for so many projects. So, in this video, I take a four inch plus […]

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Turning – My Quest For A Wood Star

Please view this video here. However, if there are difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After turning an eight point star inspired a few weeks ago, I had a another thought about how to turn a star yet another way. I was not sure it could be successful. However, I decided to […]

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Turning Finishing Touches To My Easter Diorama

This video is best viewed here on this page. If you are having technical difficulties, please try YouTube or FaceBook. This project is the culmination of several projects. It is a diorama with a theme of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. It consists of a tray, a star, a tomb, a wire tree, and a miniature statue […]

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You’re The Bomb – Turning A Valentine’s Surprise

This video is best viewed here on this page. But, if you are having problems, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This is a bit strange Valentine’s project. But, if you add a note, candy, small gift, wedding ring, or other jewelry, it takes on added significance. Except for the hollowing process, this […]

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Turning Multi-Axis Stacking Rock Box Tower

In case of technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. However, you are already here. so, Enjoy Despite an excellent demonstration by Yann Marot at the Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium, I had to turn my stacking rocks my way. To me they resemble a mountain trail marker that I saw frequently […]

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Turning Multi Axis Eight Point Star With Jig

In case of system glitches, this video is also posted to YouTube and FaceBook. Best viewed right here. The inspiration for this project comes from Theo Haralmapou over a year ago during an online symposium. This was reinforced at SWAT by Donna Frazier. This star is turned on three axes and therefore requires the preparation […]

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Turning, Hollowing, & Carving Perfect Sphere With Donut Chuck

This post is best viewed right here. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After observing a good demonstration, I like to turn my own project using the same or similar techniques that I observed. However, I also make it my own using techniques that I have perfected. In […]

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Inside Out Woodturning Classic – Three Stave Flame

This video is best viewed here on this page. But, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Sorry to leave you hanging last week. 🙂 But, I could not pack it all into one video. Last week, we cut staves for a triple inside out project. That has now turned […]

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Woodturning Easter Eggs With Three Lobe Celtic Knot

This video is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. If you have not already subscribed here on this side, please do so in the upper right corner. These two eggs are cherry and walnut. The cherry came from a branch that is […]

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