Archive for the ‘Tools and Jigs’ Category


Custom Longworth Chucks For Bracelets & Bangles

This post is best viewed here on this website. However, in case of technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After a great demonstration at our club meeting by Kip Christiansen, I decided to try to upgrade jigs for bracelets. Since I have some experience with Longworth chucks, I decided to make […]

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Design, Print, Then Turn Mixed Media Ornament

This post is best viewed here on this page. In case that someone watered the gremlins, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After checking in an ornament for the challenge by Dan Owens, I wanted to make one similar. His was 3D printed. So, I fired up my computer with OpenSCAD, 3D design […]

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Four Options To Enhance Woodturning Design

This video is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of gremlin attack, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I greatly appreciated a club presentation recently by Kip Christiansen. Kip has been teaching furniture design at Brigham Young University until retiring recently. His topic was design for woodturning. One main point […]

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Woodturning Scoop Series – Double Scoop

Best place to view this post – right here. If gremlins attack, try YouTube or FaceBook. I am exploring turning various scoops of styles or types. While a double bowl scoop is not that different than a single bowl scoop, it is fun and there are some complications with the handle. This scoop is a […]

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Woodturning Third Scoop Style Two Piece Eccentric Ladle

This post is best viewed right here on this page. But, in case of viewing difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This is my third project in my scoop series. In this case, I wanted a ladle with a tall handle. But with a ladle, how do I attach the handle to […]

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Three Options For DIY Soft Jaws

In case of technical difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. To turn my most recent scoop, I needed a set of soft jaws to use in the final stage of turning when I need to hollow the bowl portion of the scoop. Using my standard steel jaws would have damaged the […]

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Safety Second – My Close Encounter With Tablesaw

In case of difficulty in viewing this post, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Despite using a SawStop table saw, I recently accidentially let my thumb contact the saw blade. I had already turned the saw off but it was still coasting and had not stopped. The SawStop cartridge fired and stopped the […]

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Build Your Own Infinite Axis Chuck

This post is best viewed right here on this page. But, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Let us build your own Infinite Axis Chuck. Here are useful links for supplemental information. Where to purchase the PVC fitting. My Etsy Store – https://www.etsy.com/shop/AsWoodTurnsTools – while supplies last Big Box […]

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Beyond Ordinary Eccentric Woodturning – Infinite Axes

This video is best viewed right here. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This video continues a series on eccentric turning in preparation for Valentine’s Day. This time, I am using wood with colored layers and my Infinite Axis Chuck for a very usual effect. The wood comes […]

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Eccentric Woodturning Off Axis Medallions

This post is best viewed right here. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This is part of a series on eccentric turning. In this project video, I turn a medallion or pendant and insert different wood for visual interest.The main wood is sycamore with a walnut backing. The […]

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