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Explore the art of Wood Turning. Creating Pens, Bowls and other works from slabs of wood. We explore techniques, materials, tools and the spirit of wood turning. Join us.
This is a nice routine Birds Eye Maple dish that measures ~ 6" x 2". It was fast and easy to turn but the results were quite nice …
I knew that Black Mesquite was a very hard wood so I was surprised by the ease with which it cut. The wood cut cleanly, not as clean …
I knew that Honey Mesquite was one of the hardest of the North American woods so I was surprised by the ease with which it cut. And this …
Of course these are just slightly educated guesses and I could be wrong, but for now those are the identifications I am going with and I will proceed to …
At any rate, if what I worked with really was Butternut, then thanks, no thanks, I would decline to work with it again in the future. The amount of …
I made three bowls this day and I chose to end with the Claro Walnut because I knew it would be the most joyous to turn. I wasn't wrong.
This small Cherry bowl measures only ~6" x 2". It does have a bit of swirl in the grain that adds interest and under the right light there …