Inside Out Woodturning Classic – Three Stave Flame

This video is best viewed here on this page. But, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Sorry to leave you hanging last week. 🙂 But, I could not pack it all into one video. Last week, we cut staves for a triple inside out project. That has now turned […]

Inside Out Woodturning Basics – Cutting Beveled Staves

This post is best viewed here on this page. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This video addresses essential preparation for an inside out turning. You may say “That is simple – just mill four square pieces of wood”. Not so fast. What if you want larger windows into […]

Woodturning Inside Out Triple Fascination

In case of viewing difficulty, this is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook(link) In preparing for a remote demonstration, I guess I went crazy with some inside out turnings. An inside out turning can be fascinating. For an inside out turning, staves are temporarily fastened together while a profile is cut. Then each stave is […]

Woodturning Two Stave Inside Out Heart Pendent

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here already! After turning a four stave vase, then a three stave art object, I was challenged to turn a two stave heart. Wood preparation is much simpler. But undercutting the upper lobes was not. My band saw did not provide a very […]

Woodturning Inside Out 3 Stave Art Flame

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But you’re already here, aren’t you? I had not completed a triple inside out turning for quite a while. So, after seeing Dale Dallon demonstrate an inside out flame, I had to jump back into it and incorporate the refinements I saw in his process. […]

Turning Inside Out Vase – Not Solely For Ornaments

This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best? Right here! I browsed the web for ideas for a Mother’s Day project. The one that caught my eye was an inside out vase. Perfect. Inside out is fun but moderately challenging. Four square pieces of wood are temporarily fastened together. While there are […]

Woodturning Inside Out Open End Christmas Ornament With LED

This video may be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook. But you’re already here! The Christmas Ornament Challenge is accepting entries through November. Enter yours at on the challenges page. View ornaments submitted this year here. Inside out Christmas ornaments are a challenge for me. The profile of the inside turning is difficult to visualize. […]

Designing Two Stave Inside Out Christmas Ornament

This post may also be viewed via YouTube, Vimeo, or FaceBook. Best right here at As Wood Turns. Inside out Christmas ornaments present a challenge for me. They are tough to visualize due to the interaction of the inside and the outside turning. For this two stave inside out ornament, I started to plan the […]

Inside Out Christmas Ornament – Tree and Finials

This video may also be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook. But best right here! In this video, I complete my inside out Christmas ornament. Last week, I turned the body; now I’ll turn the interior tree for display, the finials, and everything else to complete the ornament. Last week, I noted that it could […]

Inside Out Christmas Ornament – The Basics

This video may be viewed via YouTube, Vimeo, or FaceBook – Best right here where you are! It’s time to start planning for Christmas ornaments and the 2017 Christmas Ornament Challenge. To get ready, I’m turning an inside out ornament whose body is maple in this video. In the next video, I’ll turn finials and […]