This project is a great multi-axis box in the form of a pumpkin. The twist is that the lines on the pumpkin continue into the lid, thus integrating the lid and base portions. This wood is honey locust which has a great color and grain. However, it is so hard and brittle that I would […]
Read More...Please view this post here on this page. However, if there are technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. A viewer, Steve, sent me a set of pictures and asked how to turn it. I had to scratch my head and recall presentations by Janice Levy and others. Then figure out how […]
Read More...This post is best viewed right here — But if there happens to be technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I love to turn fresh, green, wet wood. While it is sometimesa shower, the wood is soft and cheap. The problem is that itis wet and will always shrink and warp. […]
Read More...While it is best to view this video from this page, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Inspired by presentation at the AAW symposium, this project is a turned square box. Actually, it is a cube in 3D. The cube is walnut 3x3x3, finished with shellac and rattle-can lacquer. […]
Read More...This video post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Many times in a club demonstration, I skip sanding and potentially other steps that are repetitive or take too much time. The problem then is how to finish the project. That was […]
Read More...This video is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Before I do a club demo, I like to run through the process as refresher practice. I felt I might as well make and share my practice in this video. I am sure […]
Read More...This post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of video difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Instead of turning a smooth top, I used a chain saw bit to texture the surface. This project is a end grain box from elm. End grain is dramatically different from cross […]
Read More...This post is designed for this page. But, in case of technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This project is a cross grain box from Zebra wood. One challenge is turning a box both base and lid from 2 inch wood. Often I use two different blocks of wood and potentially […]
Read More...This post is designed to view here on this page. However, in case of technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Inspired by a my friend and mentor, Frank Young, I turned a toothpick dispenser from Apricot. Many times, this would be a box turning. However, a box requires opening a lid […]
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