Posts Tagged ‘woodworking projects’


Woodturning Green Wood Bowl – All At Once

The wood for this bowl came from a friend who lives nearby. When someone gives me a bunch of wood, I like to make them something from it. In this case, I gave her a choice of a bowl soon but that may warp a little and a bowl that would not warp but that […]

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Woodturning Weird Rolling Doodad Toys

At the Desert Woodturning Rounding in Mesa Arizona, I saw a weird toy in the instant gallery. I studied it but couldn’t figure out how it was turned. Fortunately, the woodturner was nearby and explained both the simplicity and the critical portions of the toy. I had to make one. Unfortunately, I don’t remember what […]

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Bud Vases For Mothers Day

Two brothers and I met recently for a woodturning Turnover. They wanted some supervised practice and training. We started with a project agenda to give them several woodturning experiences. However, our well planned agenda was interrupted when our wives called back from visiting Saturday’s Market. They had seen bud vases and each wanted one for […]

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Turn A Seam Ripper For Quilting and Sewing

February, at the Desert Woodturning Roundup, I met Wayne Wolfe. He showed me pictures of several quilt and sewing tools that he has woodturning. My wife said she wanted one – so off I go. For the hardware, I purchased a seam ripper at a fabric store and discarded its lid. The wood is a […]

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Turning A Green Wood Dish By Accident

For bowl turning, I’m always on the search for wood. And, when someone gives me some, I like to give them a bowl from their wood in return. Here, I want to turn a bowl from elm for a son’s friend who gave me the wood. However, it turned out that the wood had a […]

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Faceplates and Drill Press Jig for Handcrafted Wood Buttons

When Jari Hirvonen from Finland, asked how to make wood buttons, I had to pause and reflect, “What could be so hard about a wooden button?” The challenge is not in the individual buttons but in making them consistent with each other in pattern, hole positioning, and diameter. Very different from a one-off turning or […]

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Handcrafted Wood Buttons For A Coat or Jacket

Recently a viewer, Jari Hirvonen from Finland, asked how to make wood buttons. Hmmm. Buttons need to be all the same size and same decorations. They’re also small and have those four closely spaced holes in the middle. After some research, I made a drill press jig to conquer the drilling problem. My blanks then […]

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Turn A Common Wood Stud Into A Segmented Bowl

Summers Woodworking issued a challenge: Make something nice from an ordinary 2x4x8 stud. I couldn’t resist. For me, that means it would have to be round. But how to turn a 2×4 into something both round and nice? Hmmm. So I decided to make a large segmented bowl, using almost all of the 2×4. I’m […]

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Woodturning An Easter Bowl Without A 4-Jaw Chuck

A little while ago, a viewer asked how he could turn a bowl without a chuck. He has a nice piece of wood and a new lathe but does not own a chuck. For many years now, I’ve consistently used a chuck when turning bowls. As it turns out, I recently purchased a mini lathe […]

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Woodturning A Pot O’ Gold Bowl For Leprechaun Gold

For St. Patrick’s Day, I need a pot for the leprechauns to leave me a little of their gold. Fortunately, at a recent club meeting, Nick Stagg demo his bowl turning techniques. And even more, he gave me a big block of ash that he had used as a jam chuck. However, in my haste […]

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