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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.
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 …
The knots, reddish-orange in color in the bottom of the bowl, and showing through on the reverse, make for a very interesting feature that reminds me of the prominent …
The finished dimensions are 4 5/8" x 1", so there was very little loss, which helps when starting out so small. I've making lots of little stuff lately and …