In case of technical difficulties, this video post is also on YouTube and FaceBook. Where Best? Right here at As Wood Turns. This project was inspired by Mark Hunter’s article in American Woodturner June 2023. While the result was the interesting part. I did not like the process to cut the segments. It seemed extremely […]
Read More...This video is best viewed here on this page. If there are technical glitches, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Two months ago, I finally turned a star inspired by Theo Haralampo. That star was held up while I designed a jig to facilitate its turning. I saw this star in the Christmas […]
Read More...In case of technical difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Last spring I was given a trunk section of Chinese elm. At that time, I decided to turn two bowls from the wood. However, the bowls would have dramatically different styles and turning techniques. Part one is a natural edge or […]
Read More...In case of difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Best right here! This project is my answer to Richard Findley’s skew icicle challenge. His request as for an icicle ornament turned only with a skew. But, why not enhance it a little? Who has seen a perfectly round icicle. Multi-axis turning […]
Read More...This video is best viewed here on this page. In case of technical glitches, it is also posted at YouTube and FaceBook. While we are waiting for the voting period for the ornament challenge, I made another ornament from scrap.But,Please vote for your five(5) favorites at www.OrnamentChallenge.com by 10 December (Sunday Night). The skirt is […]
Read More...in case of video difficulty, this post is also available on YouTube. This video is a preview with ornaments submitted so far to the 2023 Ornament Challenge. I cannot adequately express my amazement at the talent displayed. Each seems to show creative talent whether made by an expert or a novice. Please do NOT vote […]
Read More...Please view this video here on this page. However, in case of gremlin uprising, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This 4 x 8 inch vase is for a lady whose tree provided the wood. It is segmented sycamore with 8 segments per ring and 22 rings or 172 segments. It is finished […]
Read More...This post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of technical glitches, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After viewing a club member demonstrate turning a yoyo, my wife encouraged me to also turn one. I wanted to upscale mine. So I went to the internet to research. I hoped […]
Read More...In case of technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. However, you are already here. so, Enjoy Despite an excellent demonstration by Yann Marot at the Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium, I had to turn my stacking rocks my way. To me they resemble a mountain trail marker that I saw frequently […]
Read More...If you have difficulty viewing this video here, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Best right here. Before the pandemic during a trip to the Phoenix area to visit a son, a viewer offered me some mesquite and olive wood. The wood was recently cut down. I hauled several chunks home and got […]
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