woodturning

We’ve just finished making a simple ash side table, with almost the entire project completed on the lathe, from turning the legs and centre column to shaping the tabletop. We’ve added photos along with a video in case anyone’s interested in seeing how we made it and the steps involved. We'd love...

Hi all, We recently took on a bit of a risky but rewarding project in the workshop - bringing an old, moldy bowl blank back to life. It had been sitting around for quite a while and didn’t look like much at first, but we decided to see what could be salvaged. After carefully cutting away the...

Good afternoon everyone Im new to this so it wouldnt let me post in the woodturning section. However Im looking for a woodturner anywhere in California to work with to manufacture drum shells for my company. Theyre quite large and unique so most of the big companies said they couldnt do it. I...

Hello everyone my name is Bill I am from Minnesota. I am knowledgeable in most woodworking areas,however, far from a pro..... my most expertise Woodworking knowledge would lie in the field of wood turning. I’ve been around lathe since I was a little boy and I really got serious in the craft...

Here is a handy little jig I made up near the turn of the century... It has preset gaps of the critical measurements of a #2 Morse Taper and empowers you to cut your own taper drive simply and directly without calipers, using the jig as a guide. Here are a few things you can create by cutting...

So I put myself in an all too familiar predicament where I needed a gift for someone and procrastinated until the only solution of anything remotely sentimental was to make something in the shop. After wandering around Rockler, I stumbled across this idea on their packaging for bottle...

This one was a Valentine’s Day gift for the wife that had many failed attempts and a lot learned. Stabilized maple burl, crushed turquoise (first time using a mortar and pestle), copper inlay. One of my absolute favorite project to date. Also was one of those projects where you nearly have a...

My first attempt at a live edge winged bowl, at least I think this is what you call this type of bowl. I didn't put finish on it as I want to carve 3 feet for the bottom and was extremely wet.

Hi guys, took my first stab at time lapsing a turning I did this past weekend. It was pretty fun to do and see 1.5 hrs down to 2 min. It was a pretty rough blank of walnut but got the wall thickness down to around 1/4". Hope you enjoy

Has an ogee shape to it. I turned this when I did my first wood turning demo a couple weeks ago. I finally got around to sanding it and applying my finish. It is made from big leaf maple burl and is finished with Howard's feed n wax.

Has anyone used milk paint on there bowls? I picked some up and would like to experiment.... anyone have any advice or tips?

Im looking to get a new, larger lathe later this year. Im will prob get a Laguna but im debating if i should get the 1.5 hp 110v or the the 2hp 220v. Does anyone have any input and what are the pros and cons of each?

I might be getting some logs of Eucalyptus this weekend. I haven't turned green Eucalyptus before and was wondering if anyone had any tricks/tips when turning/curing Eucalyptus. I understand it can "move" a lot when drying, but is there anything else i should be aware of?

Hello all, has anyone ever reground a skew from the straight to the straight radius? I found this article (http://www.woodworks101.com/a-Reshaping-the-Skew-Chisel.html) and was curious if anyone has tried it? If so, any tricks/details to watch out for? How did it perform after?

Im a turner located in Southern California and Ive been trying to find a good source for some rounds. If you or anybody you know have a source for me, let me know. I don't mind traveling a couple hours and spending some money, as long as its cheaper then buying bowl blanks on ebay.

I'll be in Tucson in two weeks visiting my inlaws. While I'm there I'll hit this great mesquite lumber yard in Wisdom, but all of their pieces are slabs for furniture. It makes great plates, shallow bowls or could be used for segmented stuff. I wan't to know if there are other sources for...

Hello world. I'm new to the forum and have been wanting to expand my resources and someone on reddit suggested woodbarter.com. I've only been turning for about a year now and would like to start a stock pile of rough blanks for future use. Im hoping I can find some connections here and some good...

Some bottle openers, wine stoppers and pens I've turned and sold recently. Let me know what you think!

Hi folks. Jerry in Tucson. Not new here. Was labeled a lurker by this site, so decided to keep on being one until today. Some people know me, some wish they didn't, but that's how it goes. You can't be a winner all the time. I've been an active turner since 2009. I do pretty much bowls and...

Glad to have found this area. I've already seen some names/faces that I'm familiar with from other sources. Looks like a great place to exchange ideas; find things that are wanted, and such. I'm recently retired (12/31/15) and over the past 2 years have bought a place in E. Texas (Mount Vernon...