This video is also available on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. – Same video – best right here. Wood raffles can yield strange wood. Such is the case with this project. I received a slab of wood that I would usually throw away. This time, since it was already dry, I decided to attempt to turn […]
Read More...This video may also be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, or FaceBook. But you are already here – stick around. For some time now, my project to do list has included a Roman canteen since I like multi-axis turning. Still, I like to be practical. A Roman canteen is not practical compared to any modern canteen. […]
Read More...This post may also be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Same video -Best right here. I was browsing turned wood images and saw a unique bowl made of slats that seemed to protrude from the brim. My first thought – How can I turn that bowl? After pondering several alternatives, I had to go […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But you are already here. Last woodturning club meeting, I received another piece of ash from our wood raffle. It is even the same size as the first one. What to do? How about a similar bowl but with a different rim. I always enjoy […]
Read More...This video may also be viewed via YouTube, Vimeo, or FaceBook. Best right here! I have seen double vases. Now it is time to turn one myself. In preparation, I made an internal template and an external template for a circle. For the internal template, I cut a circle for my desired size from scrap […]
Read More...This video may also be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook. May as well stay right here. I do not currently do custom woodturning projects for others. So when a viewer approached me for an advanced Tai Chi ball, I said no. But nothing stops me from showing how it is done. He would have […]
Read More...This video may also be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook. All the same – best right here. When I see a good demonstration, I have to try it myself. That is the case here for a tagua nut. The demonstrator was Clive Christiansen. He has turned hundreds of tagua nuts. Tagua nuts used to […]
Read More...This video may also be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here where you are. It’s been a while since I have turned a goblet. A piece of ash from our club wood raffle seems perfect. But there are issues to be dealt with. The major issue is the length of wood hanging […]
Read More...This video may also be viewed via YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But you’re here already with the best seat in the house! Part of our club wood raffle is encourage turning something from the wood. So, my natural inclination was to turn a small bowl from this wood that I think is ash. However, with […]
Read More...This video may also be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, or FaceBook – Best right here. When my brother came to visit and to turn a people feeder, the chunk of maple he brought did not make it into the people feeder. Yet, it had some unique characteristics, particularly a knob where wood had grown over […]
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