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!
From the disastrously bad beginnings to the more recent freighting of over 100 pounds of turning wood across the nation by air, this post discusses the process by which …
This post describes the materials and process utilized to make a unique double headed pen with both red and blue inks in one pen body intended for use by …
Having seen what looked like a nifty segmented bowl blank in a catalog, the beginning turner falls victim to marketing and a credit card. The blank, with some …
Once up on a time, I found some agricultural trimmings from an olive orchard waiting to be burned as waste. I rescued some pieces, kept them on a …
If you ever find yourself wondering what the wood turners equivalent of the snipe hunt is, wonder no more. It is, without doubt, the practice of recommending end-grain …
Making a couple of yo-yos as Christmas gifts for some young nephews seemed like the perfect simple gift plan that would also be unique enough and appear nice enough …
Osage Orange is a highly colored native American hardwood that is widely distributed throughout the midwestern United States and beyond. Prized for uses ranging from fence posts to …