Posts Tagged ‘woodworking’


Woodturning Limb Bowl – It Learned A New Trick

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But you are already here where best! Generally, I like large diameter trunks for bowl turning. But sometimes, I’m presented with smaller wood that tells me it can be beautiful. I work with what I have. This bowl is from honey locust. Final size is […]

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Woodturning Project Stand – Steam Bent and Multi Axis

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best? Right Here! I’ve searched for a long time for a good stand for small projects and Christmas ornaments. This is one of the two best that I’ve seen. However, I will continue my search. This display stand consists of two almost separate projects. The […]

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Woodturning Pierced, Curved Leaf – Lemonade From A Lemon

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here already! After my lampshade disaster, I was about to throw that wood into the fireplace. But after Lauren, a woodturner from our club, shared what he has done after a similar disaster, I decided to try something. This leaf is from the […]

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Woodturning Ornamental Pear Bowl – My Patience Is Rewarded

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best of all is right here! When I first started woodturning, I wanted to turn bowls – I still do. I’m always amazed at the color, figure, and shape that results. Often, the shape evolves. This bowl is pear from a neighbor’s ornamental tree that […]

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Woodturning Volcano Salturn In A Perfect Sphere

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here! After seeing Dave’s demonstration of a salturn or volcano salt shaker, I remembered one I made over seven years ago. You can view that video,“Woodturning An Unusual Salt Shaker in Maple” at this link. I felt inspired to turn a new salturn just […]

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Woodturning Green Mesquite Bowl In One Spin

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best of all – Right Here. After turning a bowl from mesquite a couple of months ago, I noted that I cannot obtain mesquite regularly. Subsequently, Mark from Phoenix, AZ offered me a bunch of mesquite. So, here is another bowl from mesquite with more […]

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Woodturning Valentine’s Box With Infinite Axis Chuck

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best Right Here! This video combines three elements: a cross grain box; a laminated box lid; multi-axis turning. The box portion is 3.5 inches diameter hard maple turned with a cross grain orientation. That means the grain is running perpendicular to the turning axis. A […]

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Woodturning Apple Branch To Cider Mug

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best Right Here! Last year after completing my spring pruning, I had an apple limb that I cut in short segments and bored out the center including the pith. They’ve been drying since then. My video for that is “Preparing Green Apple Branch For Natural […]

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Woodturning Blooper – Exploding Lampshade

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where Best? Right Here! After receiving this trunk of fresh aspen at the club wood raffle, Dave suggested that I turn a lampshade. I turned a lampshade several years ago but had resolved to avoid turning another until I had completed a deep hollowing rig. […]

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Woodturning Quilt Burnisher For Paper Pieced Quilts

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here! My sister asked me to turn several burnishing tools for her quilting. She is an avid quilter. Why not? These are approximate 9 inches long with one end having a slant flat end. Both ends could be used to press a seam, […]

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