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Yesterday I turned a Box Elder bowl, 9" x 3". I have written about Box Elder in the past and it remains not one of my favorite woods. …
And then there is the odor. Wow, the scent is literally knock you down overpowering in the shop even days later. My sinuses have never been so …
I turned a 9" x 3" Sassafras bowl today. I have written about Sassafras in general elsewhere. This blank was a good deal larger than the one I turned …
I turned this good sized, 10″ x 3″ Sycamore bowl this afternoon. It was meant to be 4″ thick but it flew off the lathe twice because of a …
Wood_Pens April 15, 2020 Wood Lathe Tools, Wood Pen Blanks, Wood Pens, Wood Turning Home, Wood Turning Lathes, Wood Turning Supplies, Wood Turning Tools, Wood Turning Wood, Wooden Bowl Blanks, Woodturning Materials Since I was making three fairly large Bubinga platters, I decided to completely clear out my stocks of Bubinga. I thought I had twelve pieces, but oooops, one …
I recently made a set of four Bubinga platters that all turned out to be quite beautiful with exceptional character in the wood figure and grain patterns. These were …
The blanks turned easily enough, even though oven dry Persimmon is among the hardest of the North American woods, which makes sense given that it is in the Ebony …