For the convenience of some people, this video is also posted to YouTube and FaceBook. I will add this ornament to the Christmas Ornament Challenge. It incorporates a couple of techniques I observed in the Woodturners Worldwide symposium – specifically jam chucks or I will call them jam spindles. I wanted my raindrop to be […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Where best? Right Here! I do like challenges such as the upcoming Ornament Challenge. However, this video is from a challenge from the Woodturners Worldwide online symposium. The challenge was an egg turned on one day of the symposium – all while also watching […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But, you are already here. I do not often turn miniatures. But, a challenge is a challenge – Turn a miniature in one day while participating in a challenge. Okay – cannot spend a lot of time planning and selecting wood; barely enough time […]
Read More...For convenience for some, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Having been inspired by Emma Cook’s demonstration in the Woodturners Worldwide online symposium, I had to turn and carve my own pumpkin box. While I was inspired by Emma’s work, I had to do it my way. She used basswood, a soft […]
Read More...For convenience for some, this video is also posted on YouTube and Facebook. Best Right here! With the Christmas Ornament Challenge rapidly approaching, I am exploring different ways to peer into the center of an ornament. Turning inside-out is one way and is the subject of other videos. In this case, I am extending the […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I am not sure how this came to mind. Maybe by seeing some photos at AAW. Five spheres: walnut, sweet gum, cherry, ash, and olive. I did not want to fix the spheres in a permanent position. I chose to connect them with short […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Best to stay right here at As Wood Turns My last video project was nearly a disaster. I saved it by the skin of my teeth. The original walnut box blew up on the lathe. I substituted a different base and saved the day. […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Best Right Here! Recently, our club had a remote demonstration of turning a cross grain box. The demonstration was not so remote for myself since our club president came to my shop to do the demonstration. After a great demonstration, I usually want to […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where to go? Just stay right here at As Wood Turns. My wife found a 3-D Mirascope on Amazon. This is a child’s toy exploring 3-D projection. It uses a pair of parabolic mirrors to project the hologram. As is, while interesting to […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Since you are here, why go anywhere else? This item is either a bowl or a platter depending on your definition. To me, a bowl is perhaps more of a container and a platter has a flat inside surface. This one is half […]
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