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 would admit that there are likely wood turners of greater skill and experience than I who could work with spalted wood of this type and yield amazing results, …
Most every turned piece has something that makes it unique and different and hopefully interesting too. In this case, there is a small bark inclusion on the rim, …
I have written extensively about Black Walnut in the past and those details can be found here. This particular piece came as part of a much larger set of …
As a gift, I purchased a large piece of burl wood from southeastern United States Cherry. I have written fairly exhaustively about Cherry in the past and that information …
Long ago I ordered a set of seven rather small Black Walnut bowl blanks from a vendor in Missouri. At the time, I intended to make them into lidded …
I made this final piece as a gift for my husband, and only because he asked for it. I'd not normally consider this type of piece to worthy …
Honestly, I was hesitant to use Eastern Red Cedar again due to the difficulties I encountered in finishing it, but once I realized that it looks just fine when …