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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.
Royal Poinciana is very heavy and dense for its size. The wood is reasonably hard and cuts well with the grain. The cross grain areas do not …
The two dishes on the right are yet another mystery wood. This mystery material was very hard and dense. Unfortunately it was also chippy during turning with pieces peeling …
These nine bowls are the traditional set of Christmas bowls to be given as gifts to staff and board members by my sister. All are made of South …
I confess that I rescued this piece from the garbage. I had turned it round and mounted it in the Nova Chuck to hollow the face and the reverse …
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 …
For a finish I chose to use clear gloss polyurethane which is very different from the finish I normally use. I chose this because I thought it was …