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. […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best Right Here! This video combines three elements: a cross grain box; a laminated box lid; multi-axis turning. The box portion is 3.5 inches diameter hard maple turned with a cross grain orientation. That means the grain is running perpendicular to the turning axis. A […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where Best? Right Here! Barbara Dill’s book on multi-axis woodturning is the inspiration for this project. As I looked through the photos, I said to myself, “That can’t be that hard, it’s just a sphere and some holes”. But a doughnut chuck I made several […]
Read More...This video is also available on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best Place? Right Here! The Christmas Ornament Challenge is accepting entries through November. Enter yours at www.AsWoodTurns.com/Challenges/. For this project, I decided to do something different. Instead of a hollow globe with finials, I decided to substitute a disk for the globe and place decorative […]
Read More...This video may also be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, Or Facebook – But why not right here? Here’s another way to dress up a turned cross grain wood box with a lid. Use the Infinite Axis Chuck to decorate a lid in a way that will never be duplicated. Here’s what I did. First, I […]
Read More...May also be viewed via YouTube, Vimeo, or FaceBook. But best right here! With the eclipse coming, I wondered if I could turn something that depicts the eclipse. After considering several possibilities, this is what I came up with. The “earth” disk is hazelnut with texturing provided by mini features created with the Infinite Axis […]
Read More...May also be viewed via YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook. Best right here! I could not take video during the workshop, so here is a summary of the week’s activity. The woodturning workshop: Craft Supplies USA; Intermediate Taught by Kirk DeHeer. Kirk is a practical yet highly skilled turner. There’s a lot I can learn from […]
Read More...May also be viewed via YouTube, Vimeo, or FaceBook. Best Right Here. My granddaughter watches American Ninja Warrior. She asked me to turn some training gear: 4 2.5″ balls, 2 3″ balls, 2 2″ pistons, and 2 truncated cones. Who can refuse a 7 year old granddaughter? I turned them from Titan cedar. The balls […]
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