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...I challenged woodturners to turn a sphere by the end of July. Why? Because spheres are an essential skill. I received some training years ago that just did not work. It took me years of false starts to turn my first good sphere. Since then I’ve learned and shared the techniques and process that works […]
Read More...This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But, you’re already here, so stick around. To contribute my part to the sphere challenge and exercise a new technique, I decided to turn a multi-axis box with a sphere to serve as a lid. The wood is gum. The box is finished with lacquer; […]
Read More...Sphere pictures so far in the 2018 challenge. Get yours in by July 31, 2018 at www.AsWoodTurns.com/Challenges. Rules – turn a sphere (by 7/31/18) Send it in. Resource for you to review: Woodturning Essentials – Octagon Method For Perfect Spheres Woodturning A Perfect Sphere Into A Strata-Sphere Enjoy!
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube. I challenge every woodturner to turn a sphere by the end of July. Spheres are an essential skill. If you are a beginner, begin now. If you are experienced, get better now. What kind of sphere? As long as it is or uses a sphere, anything goes. Between […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here! My last video started with turning a perfect sphere then moving on to make it more artsy. However, I received many questions about how to turn a sphere. So, in this video, I’m slowing down and graphically illustrating the sphere turning process. […]
Read More...This video is also available on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here. I am inspired by the great work I saw at the Utah Woodturning Symposium. My way to praise some of the work is to emulate it. Such is the case with this sphere inspired by Vivien Grandoullier from the Instant Gallery. Essentially, […]
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 […]
Read More...May also be viewed on YouTube – But best right here! After visiting my grandson I wanted to turn something appropriate for his age. However, he’s 18 months and probably too old for a typical baby rattle. He’s very active so I decided to make a ball. However, a wood ball can be quite heavy […]
Read More...May also be viewed on YouTube. Recently, I saw Sören Berger turn a scoop. He made it look easy and indeed it is — after you’ve completed one. This cedar scoop combines elements of spindle turning, multi-axis turning, and bowl turning. It also includes turning a perfect sphere. A perfect sphere is no problem for […]
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