This video is best viewed here on this page. However, if gremlins strike the technical area, it is also available on YouTube and FaceBook. I saw these scoops by Eli Avisera at the Portland AAW symposium. I did not attend his demonstration – Actually, I’m not sure he demonstrated these. However, I was intrigued and […]
Read More...This video post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of technical difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I did not always relish turning a sphere. But that was before I found an easy, reliable process to turn them. Now the question is how to embellish them even more. […]
Read More...This video is best viewed right here on this page. But, in case of technical difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I do love turning sapele wood – any way that I can get some. It is rather expensive. So, if I can use offcuts from someone else’s project, I jump at […]
Read More...Please view this video from this page. However, if gremlins attack, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Turning a sphere is a basic skill that all turners should quickly master, especially since it is so easy and a foundation for so many projects. So, in this video, I take a four inch plus […]
Read More...Please continue to view this post on this page. However, if technical difficulties occur, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I received this wood in a club wood exchange. On examining it, I noted some great spalting color and figure. But also noted a lot of very soft punky wood. I can treat […]
Read More...This post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of technical difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Several weeks ago, I turned a piece from an unknown tree harvested from my back yard. It has now been identified as red bug, a beautiful wood. After seeing how beautiful the […]
Read More...Please view this post on this page. However, in case of video difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I scored some sapele offcuts from an associate-not large enough individually. However, I could see a bowl or small platter – only larger. While I would prefer turning from a single piece of wood, […]
Read More...Please view this post here on this page. However, if having technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I find kaleidoscopes fascinating. Last fall, I participated in a workshop with Mark Tickle where I assembled a couple of his kaleidoscopes. Kaleidoscopes transmit light through an object cell containing random shapes and colors. […]
Read More...Please view this post here on this page. But if there are technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Inspired by entries in last year’s Ornament Challenge. I am in an eccentric mood. Plus, we had a club demonstration wherein one of the projects was an evergreen tree. I decided to take […]
Read More...In case of technical difficulties, this post is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. However, it is best to stay right here! I saw a couple of trembleurs in the instant gallery at the AAW symposium in Portland, Oregon. And, then, Eli Avisera did a demonstration that was very informative. The only significant difference between […]
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