Wood Turning Wood
Woods for wood turning truly open doors for most anyone in terms of the extreme diversity of wood that is available in the world. Even experienced wood workers are likely to be surprised by the quality and quantities of different possibilities inherent when the focus is on the smaller pieces of wood that are typically used by the wood turner as opposed to the slabs and plywoods typically used in cabinetry and furniture construction. And we are definitely not talking about framing pine 2x4s here! Wood really can be purple, yellow, red, and even multi-colored without the use of dyes, paints, or stains. Don’t think so? Follow me into this category and find out for yourself!
I often say that every piece of wood is unique and it is a true statement. This very large, at least in my experience, piece of cherry did …
Ultimately, the wood turned out quite nice and achieved a very beautiful natural luster well before I applied any finish at all just through very fine grit sanding down …
The interior is divided into two distinct warehouses. The first one you enter from the office is home to the turning blank supplies, all neatly organized alphabetically by …
I tried something new and finished this piece with walnut oil mixed with a food grade wax. This treatment imparts only a semi-gloss finish at best even after …
This piece also features a good deal of a type of figure that is known as "bird-peck." This is similar in appearance to the more widely known "bird's-eye" …
I have written about Poplar in general in a previous post that happens to focus on the highly colored variant Rainbow Poplar, and while the common names are different …
As might be expected, the Sweet Gum wood was very soft, which meant that it cut extremely easily and quickly but it also, like most all very soft woods, …