Archive for the ‘Small Projects’ Category


Woodturning Toothpick Dispenser – Not A Box

This post is designed to view here on this page. However, in case of technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Inspired by a my friend and mentor, Frank Young, I turned a toothpick dispenser from Apricot. Many times, this would be a box turning. However, a box requires opening a lid […]

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Revealing The Mysteries of Turned Volcano Salt Urn In Difficult Wood

Please view this post here on this page. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This project is another volcano salt urn. This time in a burl with voids that would interfer with it being a salt shaker. The same consideration would be necessary for “stinky” woods. In addition to […]

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Revealing The Mysteries Of Turned Volcano Salt Urn

This video is best viewed right here on this page. In case of media failure, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This project is a volcano salt urn. These are unique in that there is no cap, lid, or trapdoor through which to add salt. Nor are there holes in the top to […]

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Woodturn Old Fashioned Hand Crank Pepper Grinder

This post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of bugs in the system, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I do not turn that many kit projects. But, here we go with an old-fashioned style crank pepper grinder. There are instructions on the box. The instructions are not verbose […]

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Woodturning Scoop Series – Double Scoop

Best place to view this post – right here. If gremlins attack, try YouTube or FaceBook. I am exploring turning various scoops of styles or types. While a double bowl scoop is not that different than a single bowl scoop, it is fun and there are some complications with the handle. This scoop is a […]

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Woodturning Easiest Scoop Yet In This Series

This post is best viewed right here. However, in case of gremlins, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This scoop was demonstrated at SWAT by Sally Ault. I missed her demo. so if you have an opportunity to see her demonstration, do it. Meanwhile, this is my version. It is the easiest because […]

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Woodturning Small Goblet – Stabilized (Experiment) Cottonwood

This post is best viewed right here on this page. In case of viewing difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I am testing my stabilizing setup. An early experiment was a 2x2x3 block of cottonwood. It is quite a long process to dry wood, vacuum wood, and soak wood. After all the […]

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Woodturning Third Scoop Style Two Piece Eccentric Ladle

This post is best viewed right here on this page. But, in case of viewing difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This is my third project in my scoop series. In this case, I wanted a ladle with a tall handle. But with a ladle, how do I attach the handle to […]

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Another Scoop Of Wood Please – With Bonus Chuck

This video is best viewed right here. However, in case of difficulty, it is also available on YouTube and FaceBook. Continuing my series on scoops. This one is turned from sycamore. The handle and the bowl is inline with the thread. Turning a scoop in this style requires a major axis shift – nearly 90 […]

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Woodturning Multi-Axis Single Piece Wood Scoop

This post is best viewed here on this page. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After a friend called me with a question about turning a scoop, that prompted me to review my past videos where I turned scoops. It has been a while. So it is time to […]

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