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.
Mulberry Goblet Long ago I acquired several tall round blanks that were sold for the purpose of making lidded boxes and that was my original intention for the wood. …
Cherry Bowl Today I worked on making a nice little bowl from some cherry wood from South Carolina. It is nice to be able to work with a variety …
Maple Burl I had a piece of wood that I had marked as “maple burl,” which I had obtained at some now unknown time and place. The wood was …
As a wood turner, if you encounter a piece of wood that has extensive termite damage, do you toss it, or chuck it up and try to make a …
In the absence of published information about these woods, at least under the common names as sold to me, I relay my own, albeit, limited experiences of these woods …
This post discusses Red River Gum, a wood common in Australia but not commonly seen or used by wood turners in the United States except in burl form.
I undertook a major project to make bottle stoppers using TruStone material, which I have written about in the past. This post is simply the photo of the …