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 […]
Read More...This post is best viewed above here. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I want to turn a couple of mice refrigerator magnets for small gifts. A mouse is not a mouse without a long tail. In the past I would turn a mouse and then figure out how […]
Read More...Best viewed by enabling the video above. In case of difficulty, this is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Why turn a top by itself. When spinning, a top is fun and colorful. But, when not spinning, it just lays around looking weird. Why not make the top the lid to a small box? Now […]
Read More...In case you cannot view this video right here, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. What is the sense of turning an eccentric candlestick without a candle – especially and eccentric candle. The two candlesticks are turned with a twist for a unique look. For this candle, I did not want a twist. […]
Read More...In case you cannot view this post here, it is also posted on YouTube, and FaceBook. After last week’s experience with eccentric turning, aka scary turning, I needed to turn yet another. This time with a couple of improvements. One improvement was to have end plugs. Each plug has a tenon that fits the hole […]
Read More...In case of difficulty viewing this post, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Eccentric turnings are both fun and scarey. One one hand they are unusual and interesting shapes. On the other hand, turning wood off-center is scarey. A lot of air gets sliced. This is based on Barbara Dill’s book. She has […]
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