speciality chucks
The wood most commonly known and sold as Honey Locust comes from the tree known botanically as Gleditsia triacanthos.G. triacanthos is a native of the eastern areas of the …
I have green turned bowls before and while I wasn't thrilled about it, I didn't find it to be a great deal more work, in general, than turning dry …
Cherry is one of my all-time favorite turning woods. It cuts cleanly and easily, it smells delicious when cut, and it takes a very fine sanded surface with a …
Box Elder is a terrible turning wood. It is much too soft so it chunks rather than cuts. It proved to soft to hold a divot for the chuck …
I have twice now bought what Craft Supply USA cleverly calls "A Box of Blanks." Seriously, the blanks come labelled, B.O.B.. These blanks have no flaws, the wood is …
I recently made some relatively small bowls from some left over Red Oak that was used for making a beautiful Murphy Bed and library table, the same table used …
Gonçalo Alves is a remarkably beautiful South American wood. I have written about it at length in a previous post. While I was at West Penn Hardwoods, at their …