Posts Tagged ‘jam chuck’


Another Inexpensive Chucking Option To Supplement Jam Chucks

First, an addendum to the bouncy loops from last week. Latex tubing stretches more than I anticipated. I had to cut and re-glue to make several loops smaller. They need to be a tight fit. Check them with high speed rotation. Meanwhile, in preparation for another project that I have not turned previously, I make […]

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Faceplates and Drill Press Jig for Handcrafted Wood Buttons

When Jari Hirvonen from Finland, asked how to make wood buttons, I had to pause and reflect, “What could be so hard about a wooden button?” The challenge is not in the individual buttons but in making them consistent with each other in pattern, hole positioning, and diameter. Very different from a one-off turning or […]

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Handcrafted Wood Buttons For A Coat or Jacket

Recently a viewer, Jari Hirvonen from Finland, asked how to make wood buttons. Hmmm. Buttons need to be all the same size and same decorations. They’re also small and have those four closely spaced holes in the middle. After some research, I made a drill press jig to conquer the drilling problem. My blanks then […]

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Turn A Common Wood Stud Into A Segmented Bowl

Summers Woodworking issued a challenge: Make something nice from an ordinary 2x4x8 stud. I couldn’t resist. For me, that means it would have to be round. But how to turn a 2×4 into something both round and nice? Hmmm. So I decided to make a large segmented bowl, using almost all of the 2×4. I’m […]

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Woodturning An Easter Bowl Without A 4-Jaw Chuck

A little while ago, a viewer asked how he could turn a bowl without a chuck. He has a nice piece of wood and a new lathe but does not own a chuck. For many years now, I’ve consistently used a chuck when turning bowls. As it turns out, I recently purchased a mini lathe […]

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