This post is best viewed on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This week I am taking last week’s ornament to yet the next level. It follows a similar process as last week but yet is different. Both are multi-axis turning. In this one the multi-axis […]
Read More...This post is best viewed right here (above here). But, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. One reason I love the annual Christmas Ornament Challenge is the diversity of creativity that jumps out at me as I view the challenge submissions. From novice to confident to expert, the opportunity […]
Read More...This post is best viewed right here(above). In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. T’is the season to be turning decorative trees. Two different clubs that I attend have not demonstrated turning trees. It is interesting to see the variety of concepts: cove-centric; bead centric; rustic; refined; natural edge. So, […]
Read More...This video is best viewed right here(above). In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. My wife reviews the junk mail ads that come in the mail. When she sees one that she thinks could be turned, she points it out to me. This time it was a specked spoon holder. […]
Read More...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 […]
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