Posts Tagged ‘bark edge’


Enhanced Bark Edge Flower For Mother’s Day

Please view this post here on this page. But, in case of technical difficulties, call a 10 year old for help or view on YouTube or FaceBook. I have turned this style of flower before. However, I had purchased some Cold-Bend Hardwood and thought to use it to enhance my flower. Plus I stabilized the […]

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Spring Turning – Bark Edge Birds Beak Bowl

This video is best viewed here on this page. But if you are having difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Late winter and early spring is when I prune trees in my yard. Sometimes, this is a source of both wood and inspiration. In this case, I cut an apple limb that […]

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Turning Small, Bark Edge Boxes – From Hazelnut Limbs

Unless there is a glitch, this page is best for viewing this post. If there is a glitch, this is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I pruned the wood for this project from my backyard several years ago. The limbs were suckers growing from the base. I kept many of them. Some have split […]

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A Tale Of Turning Two Bowls – Same Trunk – Opposite Look – Part 1

This video post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also available on YouTube and FaceBook. I scored a section of a log sufficient for two bowls. Noticing that the bark is quite tight, I decided that one of them should be a natural or bark edge bowl […]

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Woodturning Opportunity – Apple Bowl From Spring Pruning

This post is best viewed on this page. In case of difficulty, it is also available on YouTube and FaceBook. My annual pruning of trees in my yard is an opportunity for wood for woodturning. Often this is for smaller projects, but ocassionally a medium sized project. In this case I cut off a 2-3 […]

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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 Thin Stem Goblet With ‘Shaggy Dog’ Bark

You are here which is great. In case of difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. The wood for this goblet is unusual. It is birch with a very shaggy bark. It did not leaf out this spring. So, now it is wood for turning. Turning a thin stem on this […]

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Woodturning Short Break – Simple Bark Edge Mushrooms

While this video is best viewed right here at As Wood Turns, it is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook Our local club is holding remote demonstrations during this Covid-19 pandemic. Our last member demonstrator, Lauren Gibbs, showed off two versions of mushrooms as part of his series of quick projects. Plus, the president’s […]

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Woodturning Limb Bowl With Bird’s Beak

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook.  Best? Right Here! I had a little more of that locust branch from the last video. Why not turn another similar but different bowl – One where I could vary a couple of things and see what came from it. So, here we are. Since […]

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A Small Emerging Bowl From Spring Pruning

May also be viewed at these links on YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook. Best right here! After recently observing a demonstration in a local woodturning club, I had to turn an emerging bowl. This is the best way to hammer home what I observed. Then I can explore alternatives and combine features. In this video, I […]

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