Posts Tagged ‘Alan Stratton’


Mousing Around With Woodturning – How To Capture A Mouse

This post is best viewed above here. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I want to turn a couple of mice refrigerator magnets for small gifts. A mouse is not a mouse without a long tail. In the past I would turn a mouse and then figure out how […]

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Woodturning Top With Spin Platform and Box

Best viewed by enabling the video above. In case of difficulty, this is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Why turn a top by itself. When spinning, a top is fun and colorful. But, when not spinning, it just lays around looking weird. Why not make the top the lid to a small box? Now […]

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Woodturning Eccentric Multi-Axis Candle

In case you cannot view this video right here, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. What is the sense of turning an eccentric candlestick without a candle – especially and eccentric candle. The two candlesticks are turned with a twist for a unique look. For this candle, I did not want a twist. […]

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Revisit Eccentric Multi Axis Candlestick – With Jigs

In case you cannot view this post here, it is also posted on YouTube, and FaceBook. After last week’s experience with eccentric turning, aka scary turning, I needed to turn yet another. This time with a couple of improvements. One improvement was to have end plugs. Each plug has a tenon that fits the hole […]

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Woodturning Tall Eccentric – Multi-Axis – Candlestick

In case of difficulty viewing this post, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Eccentric turnings are both fun and scarey. One one hand they are unusual and interesting shapes. On the other hand, turning wood off-center is scarey. A lot of air gets sliced. This is based on Barbara Dill’s book. She has […]

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Woodturning Unique Two Piece Mushroom

In case of difficulty viewing this post, it is also posted on YouTube (Link) and FaceBook (link) Mushrooms are a favorite project for woodturners. In fact, I did a series of posts on mushrooms many years ago. One risk from those projects is the tight intersection between the underside of the cap and the top […]

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Woodturning Perfect Hollow Sphere – No Expensive Jig

In case of difficulty viewing this post, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. For this project I turn a 2.7″ sphere from mesquite using the octagon method. I interrupted the octagon method to split and hollow the sphere. The sphere is finished with beeswax and mineral oil mix. Important measures for octagon method. […]

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Segmented Woodturning Meets 3D Print In A Labyrinth Maze

In case of difficulty viewing this video above, it is also posted on YouTube (link) and FaceBook (link). I have a 3D printer and explore Thingiverse for useful items that I can print. One very interesting item is a labyrinth maze where I have to blindly manipulate through a maze to open a box. The […]

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Segmented Woodturning – Ring Height Makes A Difference

In case of difficulty viewing this video, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After presenting an interactive remote demonstration entitled “Introduction to Segmented Woodturning”, I had three bowls left over. One was finished before the demonstration to show the final product. The second was completely glued up that we turned during the demonstration. […]

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Woodturning Olive Vase Hollow Form From Wet To Dry

If the above video does not play, this video is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook. This olive wood came from the Phoenix, Arizona area. While rough turning the vase instead of a full hollow, I bored a 2 inch hole. At 2 inches, I can drive the Jacobs chuck into the vase without an […]

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