Posts Tagged ‘Alan Stratton’


Repairing Cracked Olive Bowl With Ultra Violet Light

In case of a gremlin attack, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I obtained this olive wood on a trip to Phoenix just before the pandemic. I love olive wood but this block had issues. As I roughed it out, it exposed large nasty drying checks and a split area. Since the […]

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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 Vessel With Lid – Wood From Puerto Rico

This post is best viewed right here on this site. However, in case gremlins attach, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. The Puerto Rican woodturning club sent me the wood for this project after I gave them a zoom (IRD) demonstration earlier this year. They had won the demonstration due to their club […]

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Ornament Challenge 2022 Kickoff

This post is best viewed right here. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube. It is time to make your ornament for the 2022 Christmas Ornament Challenge. The time to submit your picture is during the month of November 2022. This year, there is something for everyone. Grand prizes for the top […]

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Woodturning Stabilized OSB Into Amazing Vase

This post is best viewed right here. But, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Before SWAT, I turned a vase in OSB because I saw such a demonstration on the agenda and wanted to be prepared to ask relevant questions. Greg Stehle’s vase used OSB as flat rings. His […]

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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 Tri Winged Christmas Ornament

This post is best viewed right here. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I have to postpone SWAT inspired projects in favor of preparation for this year’s Christmas Ornament Challenge. However, this project draws inspiration from SWAT and from last year’s challenge. The ornament uses laminated dyed birch from […]

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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 Ball In A Ball

This post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of gremlins, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I saw this project in an AAW announcement of a challenge. I am too late for the challenge but this is a great project anyway. The announcement included an article by Al Hockenberry […]

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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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