In case of difficulty viewing this video above, it is also posted on YouTube (link) and FaceBook (link). I have a 3D printer and explore Thingiverse for useful items that I can print. One very interesting item is a labyrinth maze where I have to blindly manipulate through a maze to open a box. The […]
Read More...In case of viewing difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I turned the project in preparation for a club remote demonstration. The base is nicely figured white oak. The lid is plum with a lot of burl figure. A cross-grain box like this one requires at least six mounts or remounts: […]
Read More...In case of difficulty, this is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook(link). For this vase, I wanted to have a lid. Not just a lid but one that had an invisible connection. My segmented vase was a perfect opportunity. If I prepared the vase right, I could hide magnets in a segmented ring. Besides being […]
Read More...For the convenience for some, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Where Best? Right Here Already! I am still exploring herringbone glue-ups for woodturning, especially ornaments. In this ornamental threaded box, five difference species of wood revolve around the center as the block grows upward. Rather than cut off and possibly waste […]
Read More...For convenience for some, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Having been inspired by Emma Cook’s demonstration in the Woodturners Worldwide online symposium, I had to turn and carve my own pumpkin box. While I was inspired by Emma’s work, I had to do it my way. She used basswood, a soft […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Best to stay right here at As Wood Turns My last video project was nearly a disaster. I saved it by the skin of my teeth. The original walnut box blew up on the lathe. I substituted a different base and saved the day. […]
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...This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best Right Here! This video combines three elements: a cross grain box; a laminated box lid; multi-axis turning. The box portion is 3.5 inches diameter hard maple turned with a cross grain orientation. That means the grain is running perpendicular to the turning axis. A […]
Read More...This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where Best? Right Here Already! After a recent demonstration, I decided to turn my own cross grain box. The wood I had available was smaller than that in the demonstration. Yet, I find the spalting in this sweet gum to be quite pretty. My box […]
Read More...This is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where Best? – Right Here! In my Spring pruning, I cut a large limb from my apple tree. I hate to waste good wood, especially apple wood. However, apple is very likely to crack and split. So, it has to be treated. I decided to cut […]
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