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!
Unlike in some other timber groups, in this case, which group the wood you are proposing to use can matter. The most commonly important distinction is that White …
Spectraply is made by first peeling Yellow Birch from logs into long sheets as is typical for the production of plywood, the fate of most Yellow Birch timber. …
The finished and assembled razors and stands make a very nice group display. I think that each one will be impressive on its own when presented as a …
But before I could turn the piece, I had to true off the ends of the blank, which was cut about ΒΌ inch longer than necessary. Without truing …
I had one last piece of Ambrosia Maple from Kentucky. It was only about 2 inches thick to begin with and it had warped, limiting the final size …
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 …