Wooden Bowl Blanks
I didn’t find Red Oak to be an ideal turning wood and that is reflected in the fact that retailers specializing in turning wood tend to not stock Red, …
I have twice now bought what Craft Supply USA cleverly calls "A Box of Blanks." Seriously, the blanks come labelled, B.O.B.. These blanks have no flaws, the wood is …
I recently made some relatively small bowls from some left over Red Oak that was used for making a beautiful Murphy Bed and library table, the same table used …
Gonçalo Alves is a remarkably beautiful South American wood. I have written about it at length in a previous post. While I was at West Penn Hardwoods, at their …
The knots, reddish-orange in color in the bottom of the bowl, and showing through on the reverse, make for a very interesting feature that reminds me of the prominent …
The finished dimensions are 4 5/8" x 1", so there was very little loss, which helps when starting out so small. I've making lots of little stuff lately and …
I have written about Cucumbertree extensively in a previous post, so I won’t repeat it here. This turned out to be something of an experiment although that wasn’t what …