Best viewed by enabling the video above. In case of difficulty, this is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Why turn a top by itself. When spinning, a top is fun and colorful. But, when not spinning, it just lays around looking weird. Why not make the top the lid to a small box? Now […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Best Right Here! Recently, our club had a remote demonstration of turning a cross grain box. The demonstration was not so remote for myself since our club president came to my shop to do the demonstration. After a great demonstration, I usually want to […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where to go? Just stay right here at As Wood Turns. My wife found a 3-D Mirascope on Amazon. This is a child’s toy exploring 3-D projection. It uses a pair of parabolic mirrors to project the hologram. As is, while interesting to […]
Read More...May also be viewed on YouTube This woodpecker toy has been on my To Do list for a very long time. The original was a small bird perched on a spring mounted on a small tube that fit over a stiff wire. The bird would rock back and for while travelling down the rod. He’s […]
Read More...At the Desert Woodturning Rounding in Mesa Arizona, I saw a weird toy in the instant gallery. I studied it but couldn’t figure out how it was turned. Fortunately, the woodturner was nearby and explained both the simplicity and the critical portions of the toy. I had to make one. Unfortunately, I don’t remember what […]
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