Posts Tagged ‘woodturning’


Woodturning Trembling Trembleur

In case of technical difficulties, this post is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. However, it is best to stay right here! I saw a couple of trembleurs in the instant gallery at the AAW symposium in Portland, Oregon. And, then, Eli Avisera did a demonstration that was very informative. The only significant difference between […]

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Woodturning Eccentric Single Piece Scoop

In case of video difficulties, this post is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Inspired by a fantastic demonstration at the Portland American Woodturning Symposium by Eli Avisera. This is an eccentric or multi-axis small scoop from a single piece of wood. It requires turning a sphere on the end of a spindle, then offsetting […]

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Woodturning Mystery Bowl In A Board

This post is best viewed right here on this page. But, if you have difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I wish I knew what species of this this bowl is turned from. It was a decorative tree in my back yard that I cut down. The wood is beautiful. It is […]

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Woodturning Square Bowl From Venezuelan Saman

Just in case of technical difficulties, this post is also on YouTube and FaceBook. I received this wood from a friend who had traveled and lived in Venezuela. He had returned with a “bookcase” of beautiful wood, saman. He was moving and need to find a new home for the wood. The wood was already […]

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Cottonwood Burl Bowl – Required Three First Aid Treatments

Please view this post here on this page. But if there are technical difficulties, it is also available on YouTube and FaceBook. Salvaged from a friend’s burn pile, this cottonwood burl took some TLC and a redesign but not that much TLC. It is well worth the UV resin and CA needed to bring out […]

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Woodturner’s Band Saw Sled – Essential for Advanced Projects

In the remote possibility of technical difficulties, this post is also available at YouTube and FaceBook.Best Right Here! While making last week’s project, it was an appropriate time to upgrade my band saw sled incorporating inspiration from a demonstration at last year’s Rocky Mountain Symposium in Colorado. In that demonstration, he used a sled that […]

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A Child’s Stacking Toy Grows Up – Now My Fancy Wood Box

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 […]

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Enhanced Bark Edge Flower For Mother’s Day

Please view this post here on this page. But, in case of technical difficulties, call a 10 year old for help or view on YouTube or FaceBook. I have turned this style of flower before. However, I had purchased some Cold-Bend Hardwood and thought to use it to enhance my flower. Plus I stabilized the […]

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Peach Bowl To Preserve Precious Memories

This is not the best example of wood for bowl turning. However, it was essential to turn this bowl anyway as a return gift to the lady in whose yard this tree grew. I filled the major cracks with ultra violet activated resin which I am finding very convenient for small repairs. It is supposed […]

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Rose Bowl From The Root

This video post is best viewed here on this page. However, if you have technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After digging up an old rose bush from my yard, I attempt to turn the root ball to get a bowl. At 8″ by 3″, this bowl warped dramatically making it […]

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