This post is best viewed right here. However, in case of technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Occassionally, while working at the lathe with a chuck, my fingers go where they should not and get hit by the spinning metal. Since an ounce of protection is worth much more than a […]
Read More...This video is best viewed right here on this page. However, in case of technical gremlins, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After acquiring a block of green oak, my choice were limited. Often, I would simply rip it in half and two two bowls – one from each half. However, this block […]
Read More...This video post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of system difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Taking a break from larger project, in this video, I turn some simple pens from “tropical hardwoods”. The pen kit is a slimline. While I do not know the specific species […]
Read More...This video is best viewed right here. However, in case of difficulty such as a gremlin attach, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Most lathe tools come with handles. But why? Do we have to buy them with handles? Plus, if we are making our own handles, why not use the same handle. […]
Read More...This post is best viewed here on this page. However, if there are difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. At club meeting, we had a great introduction to segmented turning. Ken, who presented went the extra (many) mile(s) to prepare segmented bowl kits with segments and a base for a bowl. I […]
Read More...This video post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Many times in a club demonstration, I skip sanding and potentially other steps that are repetitive or take too much time. The problem then is how to finish the project. That was […]
Read More...This video is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Before I do a club demo, I like to run through the process as refresher practice. I felt I might as well make and share my practice in this video. I am sure […]
Read More...This video is best viewed here on this page. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. In past videos, I have explored variations on Celtic knots far beyond the traditional four loop Celtic knot found on spindles:-Varying the number of loops 3,4,5,6…-Celtic knots on spindles using the table saw;-Celtic knots […]
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