Archive for the ‘Bowl’ Category


Twice Turned Bowl – Green To Beauty

This video is best viewed right here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This elm was harvested almost 2 years ago. Whoever cut it down was not a wood turner because the shape of this block of wood was awful. It was trapezoidal with some […]

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Woodturning Bonus – A 2Fer – Multi Axis Bowls

This post is best viewed right here (above here). In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Vote NOW for your favorite ornaments at www.OrnamentChallenge.com This year I have been on a multi-axis spree from ornaments to displays and now to a pair of bowls. How To? Mark divisions across the […]

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Woodturning Bowl – No Cole Jaws For Foot

This is best viewed right here. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I received this wood, podocarpos, in my club wood exchange. I was not familiar with it but it was a great wood to turn. Since it was only two inches thick, I did not want to […]

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Woodturning Golden Chain Bowl – A Long Time Coming

This post is best viewed in the space above here. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I was not familiar with this wood, Golden Chain, when my Oregon neighbor cut it down. I thought it would be a usual turning experience. I tried to core some of the wood […]

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Segmented Woodturning – Ring Height Makes A Difference

In case of difficulty viewing this video, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After presenting an interactive remote demonstration entitled “Introduction to Segmented Woodturning”, I had three bowls left over. One was finished before the demonstration to show the final product. The second was completely glued up that we turned during the demonstration. […]

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Woodturning Triple Lobe Celtic Knot Segmented Vase

In case of viewing difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I have been working up to this project for several weeks developing a variety of techniques and processes. I first developed a N-Loop Celtic knot process in 2015. That process uses a table saw to produce perfectly formed Celtic knots. I […]

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Segmented Woodturning – Experimenting With Splines

In case of difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook (link). Best right here already! I have had a hair-brain idea for a while now to use splines to enhance a segmented woodturning, particularly a bowl. There are times to use a spline to fix a project. In addition, this is a […]

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Woodturning Classic Bowl – From Tree To Table

In case this video cannot display here, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I love turning green wood when I can get it. In this case, a microburst blew down a neighbor’s pear tree. Ornamental pear is often called Bradford Pear. After helping clear the trunk from my neighbor’s back yard, I had […]

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Woodturning 3D Holographic Display

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 […]

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Woodturning Elevated Platter / Bowl – Patience Rewarded

For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Since you are here, why go anywhere else? This item is either a bowl or a platter depending on your definition. To me, a bowl is perhaps more of a container and a platter has a flat inside surface. This one is half […]

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