Archive for the ‘Small Projects’ Category


Woodturning Drunken Segmented Vase

This post is best viewed right here on this page. In case of system difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. For this project, I am inspired by a weird segmented vase I turned several years ago. In that case, I sawed completed segmented rings at an angle. Then glued the rings into […]

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More Fun With Goblets – WoodTurn Segmented Goblet

This video is best viewed right here on this page. However, in case of difficulty it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. In this video, I discard the process recently used on other wood goblets for a segmented goblet. Since I can build and turn a segmented goblet in sections, I did not have […]

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Refined – Process To Woodturn Dry Wood Goblet

This post is best viewed on this page. However, in case of technical issues, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. In this video, I refine the process recently used on green wood goblets and a dry wood goblet. In the dry goblet, I had intended to follow the new process exactly but spaced […]

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New Process To Woodturn Dry Wood Goblet

This post is best viewed on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. In this video, I transfer the process used on recent green wood goblet to a dry wood goblet. What is different? Usually, the turning order is: Bowl, stem, foot. However, with the recent experience, […]

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Woodturning Tiny Goblet – Will It Warp Well?

This video is best viewed right here. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. In this video, I experiment with letting green wood warp in the form of a small goblet. I have fresh green apple wood from spring pruning. I decided to experiment with warping. However, I did not […]

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Woodturning Followup – Adding Fuzzy Flowers To Bouquet

This video is best viewed on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also available on YouTube and Vimeo. In this video, I upgrade my bud flower to a fully blooming fuzzy flower. The difference – simple. Instead of a verticle cut with the skew, push the skew horizontally into the wood allowing […]

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Woodturning – Three Ways To Turn Flowers

This post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. For this post I turn three types of flowers: A daisy type with distinct petals. This requires a fixture to hold the petals in place while a small flat is turned at the […]

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Woodturning – A Search For The Perfect Egg

For years, I have searched for the perfect egg. Years ago, I thought I had the answer. An article in a club newsletter gave a formula where the length was 1.29 times the diameter. However, my eggs seems short. So, I researched where that formula came from. I found where. It comes from people using […]

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Woodturning A Bunny To Hop Into Spring

This video is best viewed right here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. My wife happened to be looking through a magazine and showed me a picture of a craft project the magazine featured. It was a simple project that used two hardware store balls […]

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Woodturning Segmented Decoration (Spoon) Display

This video is best viewed right here(above). In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. My wife reviews the junk mail ads that come in the mail. When she sees one that she thinks could be turned, she points it out to me. This time it was a specked spoon holder. […]

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