crafts projects
Crafts projects are those that extend beyond the primary topics of pen or bowl making. This includes items as diverse as yo-yos to key chains to bottle stoppers.
I had intended to give this fairly large Ambrosia Maple bowl as a gift but once it was completed I wasn't satisfied with it enough to give it as …
In anticipation of large Christmas bowl orders, it helps to get a head start in the spring time with a large of rough turned bowl blanks, blanks that are …
I cut the block to round on the bandsaw without incident and proceeded to mount it on a faceplate for turning. It was quickly evident that the wood …
In the midst of a marathon of green rough turning Persimmon wood bowl blanks, sealed and set aside to dry for final turning, hopefully, before Christmas, I found a …
As part of the process of preparing to make my annual Christmas gift set of eight bowls, I have rough green turned 12 Persimmon wood bowl blanks, sealed them …
In bowl blank format Bocote seemed less brittle and splintery than it did in spindle form, but that could just be the respective pieces of wood. Granted, Bocote …
I think the Persimmon wood is beautiful to both the touch and the eye with the unique dark stippling through the lighter material, enhanced by the mysterious fibrous inclusion. …