Wooden Bowl Blanks
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 …
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 …
Padauk is a stunningly beautiful wood that is naturally reddish-orange in color. It is an excellent turning wood with a tight grain that finishes well with the simplest …
Cocobolo is a highly colored and much sought after hardwood from Central America for use in knife handles, pool cues, custom pens and other expensive items utilizing relatively small …