This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But you’re already here! I’m extremely disappointed (to say the least) when a bowl cracks. It’s bad enough if it cracks while drying. But it is even worse if it cracks while I’m working on it. In this case, it cracked during sanding. In my […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. And, of course, right here at As Wood Turns. This project is inspired by a wall display at a hotel. The display looked like a field of flowers. My thought upon seeing the display – What can I do that is similar? Here it is, […]
Read More...This same video is available on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But you are already right here! This project is a simple one. I had a block of wood laying around my shop. I think it came from the club wood raffle. It looked rather plain without a lot of figure. Perfect for a dyed bowl. […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here. This bowl has been in process for seven months – more if you count time from harvest to when I started roughing the wood. When I started turning, my plan was to experiment with a project cut in half and reassembled. My […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But you’re already here. I had yet to turn a captive ring. Similarly to any new dramatic technique, it seemed quite difficult and just a little impossible. So, when I received this wood from Brent Ross, it screamed out “I’m a goblet”. I’m special; I […]
Read More...This video is also on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook – but you’re already here so stick around. In round 1, I only glued the slats for this bowl to top and bottom waste blocks. That did not work so well. This time, I thought double stick tape would be just the thing to temporarily hold […]
Read More...This video is also available on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. – Same video – best right here. Wood raffles can yield strange wood. Such is the case with this project. I received a slab of wood that I would usually throw away. This time, since it was already dry, I decided to attempt to turn […]
Read More...This post may also be viewed on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Same video -Best right here. I was browsing turned wood images and saw a unique bowl made of slats that seemed to protrude from the brim. My first thought – How can I turn that bowl? After pondering several alternatives, I had to go […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But you are already here. Last woodturning club meeting, I received another piece of ash from our wood raffle. It is even the same size as the first one. What to do? How about a similar bowl but with a different rim. I always enjoy […]
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