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!
When making a batch of bottle stoppers, I used a wide variety of materials, some new to me completely, some familiar but not written about, and some that I …
This post presents a step by step explication of the process used to make a set of bottle stoppers from various materials including pitfalls and ideas for a more …
Herein I try out a new style of pen that combines writing and stylus work in one nifty piece. This makes an essential desk tool that can be …
Highly colored and figured stabilized burl wood allows for the creation of unique turned items due to both the color and the inherently unique and individual nature of burl …
I happened to have some Hollywood Juniper rough turned bowls that came as part of a larger lot. This ornamental shrub isn't the type of wood you can …
With names like Field, Olympia, Caribbean, and Bahama Cherry, one might think they have stumbled into an Avon catalog, but these are actually color names for laminated pens blanks …
Upon looking at them, they would have been easy for most wood turners to throw away. Dusty, covered in cobwebs, and in some cases actual mud, what was …