This video is best viewed right above here. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Last year, one of my video projects was a faux sea urchin Christmas ornament. Last week, Tom, a viewer, sent me a picture of a box shaped as a pumpkin that he said was […]
Read More...The best place to view this post is with the control above here. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. For this vase, I glued eleven cherry rings with twelve segments each and three walnut rings with twelve segments each. This is a total of 168 segments. The feature […]
Read More...This is best viewed right here. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I received this wood, podocarpos, in my club wood exchange. I was not familiar with it but it was a great wood to turn. Since it was only two inches thick, I did not want to […]
Read More...This is best viewed in the control above here. However, in case of viewing difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. It is time to make your ornament for the 2021 Christmas Ornament Challenge. The time to submit your picture is during the month of November 2021. This year, there is something for […]
Read More...This post is best viewed in the space above here. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I was not familiar with this wood, Golden Chain, when my Oregon neighbor cut it down. I thought it would be a usual turning experience. I tried to core some of the wood […]
Read More...This post is best viewed in the control above. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook I almost threw this wood out – three times. As wet wood, it was a small left over piece. As rough turned, it looked like it would come apart. In finishing, I feared […]
Read More...This post is best viewed above here. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. The wood for this project is plum burl salvaged by a wood carver. Unfortunately, he lost his job due to Covid and had to move. The wood could not go with him. This box has a […]
Read More...This is best viewed with the control immediately above this. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I use a lot of faceplates in many different configurations. I prefer to start with an inexpensive block of poplar, thread it, and then adapt it to my project. When finished, I […]
Read More...This video is best viewed with the control above. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube (link) and FaceBook. Sometime ago after some annual pruning, I saved an apple limb. Shortly afterwards, I cut it into smaller sections and cored out the pith and center. Then left it to dry. Now, it […]
Read More...Best video viewing is right here. But, in case of difficulty, the video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook I accidentally cut my finger on my bandsaw but not where most of injury is. I did not see the risk near the power shutoff. Next to the off button is the return channel for […]
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