Archive for March, 2019


Woodturning Wig Stand For Cancer Patients

This video is also uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But you’re already here at As Wood Turns. The Utah Woodturners club has a summer activity from April through October where we get together at someone’s shop on one Saturday morning each month. This is a great time to observe and share. We’ve fixed lathes, […]

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From Green Firewood to Vase – Deep Hollowing Wet Wood

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where Best? Right here! This black locust wood came from my brother in Idaho. It was freshly cut. I took it home and promptly rough turned it to a cylinder, then a rough shape for a vase, then parted it in two. Each end was […]

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Revisit Woodturning Heart For My Valentine Plus Collet & Jig

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where Best? Right here! After turning my Valentine’s heart, I decided I needed to refine my process for this type of project. Thank you for all your suggestions. The differences are a bandsaw sled; a collet; hollowing the heart. Key to the bandsaw sled are […]

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Woodturning Green Chestnut Bowl – Stitched & Revisited

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best Right Here! After turning a green chestnut bowl a few weeks ago in a style new to me, I had the chance to have feedback from Paul Russell, who had demonstrated it. I wanted to know why the green wood had not warped into […]

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Woodturning Basic Skill Demo Box With Near Suction Fit

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best Right HERE! My brother came for a visit and wanted me to demonstrate woodturning a box. I would rather have coached him to turn the box. However, that is all he had time for. An end grain box is always a good project with […]

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