This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Same video – best right here. I’ve been on a quest to thread wood for many, many years. I even purchased a Beall tap and die set for simple nut and bolt projects. Very NOT satisfied. I’ve even tried to design and built my own […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube. But you are already here. I used a screw chuck from Bert Delisle to make my apple. Several viewers asked for a closer view of the chuck. With Bert’s permission, here we are. The screw chuck consists of The body which is designed to be held in a […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here! My last video started with turning a perfect sphere then moving on to make it more artsy. However, I received many questions about how to turn a sphere. So, in this video, I’m slowing down and graphically illustrating the sphere turning process. […]
Read More...This video is also available on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here at As Wood Turns. This month our club’s challenge was to turn a kuksa. What’s a kuksa? It is a drinking vessel from northern Scandinavia often carved from birch burl. However, I prefer woodturning over carving. My kuksa is from walnut. Since […]
Read More...May also be viewed via YouTube, Vimeo and FaceBook – But best Right Here. It’s time for me to upgrade my wood finish containers. I typically use walnut oil or a mix of beeswax and mineral for projects needing to be food safe. Otherwise, for large projects, I use walnut oil or lacquer or the […]
Read More...May also be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook. But why not stay right here! This is the first revision to the infinite axis chuck. It adds a bolt to handle bottle stoppers and other handles. It also has more resistance to unexpected rotation. It is the first major upgrade for the old egg chuck. […]
Read More...May also be viewed on YouTube and Vimeo — But best right here! I’m planning to create a small hollow form for my local club’s current challenge. However, my current tools are large and would require a larger hole than I want to leave. So, I’m grinding two old Allen wrenches to provide one straight […]
Read More...May also be viewed on YouTube and Vimeo – but best right here. Many viewers noticed that I was sitting on a tall stool while turning last week’s project. Some needed help due to disabilities. In this video, let’s discuss this issue and explore alternatives. Please add your experiences and suggestions. Good turning.
Read More...May also be viewed on YouTube – But please stay here if you can! For this video, I have a special guest, Molly Winton. I recently attended one of her workshops where she taught pyrography or woodburning. She was a great teacher and gave me the bug — I have to incorporate wood burning into […]
Read More...May also be viewed on YouTube – But Better Here! There’s still time to enter this year’s Christmas Ornament Woodturning Challenge. See this year’s challenge playlist here for all ornament video submissions. We appreciate all skill levels and all types of Christmas ornaments. As promised, this is my build video for my DIY or […]
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