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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.
I purchased a large piece of kiln-dried Ambrosia Maple from a favorite supplier recently. I wanted something kiln-dried so that I didn't have to worry about drying the …
There is a great deal going on with this particular bowl. It is heavily ambrosia but it also has several unique added features including insect bore holes that …
The recent occasion of making three new bowls out of Maple, two from Ambrosia Maple and one from Quilted Maple, have caused me to review all my multiple entries …
To put it politely, working with Purpleheart can present some unique challenges. The wood is extremely hard and therefore can be quite difficult to machine or cut successfully. …
Yellowheart proved to be an absolute dream wood to work with. The wood cut with my Easy Wood Tools, especially the Easy Hollower #1, extremely easily and quite …
The first challenge in pricing American Osage Orange is ensuring that the listed wood is North American Osage Orange and not the tropical import. Very few if any …
The piece turned quite easily although being a softer wood, about the same hardness as white oak, it did have some pretty rough end grain issues on the flat …