Archive for the ‘Small Projects’ Category


Turning Enhanced Three Piece Goblet For Club Challenge

This video is best viewed here on this page. However, gremlins do attack occasionally, so it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I did not want to turn a run of the mill goblet for our club challenge. To elevate my game, I decided to experiment with Celtic knot inspiration in the goblet bowl. […]

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Inexpensive Hand Safety While Turning

This post is best viewed right here. However, in case of technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Occassionally, while working at the lathe with a chuck, my fingers go where they should not and get hit by the spinning metal. Since an ounce of protection is worth much more than a […]

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Taking A Break To Teach Youth To Turn Wood Pens

This video post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of system difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Taking a break from larger project, in this video, I turn some simple pens from “tropical hardwoods”. The pen kit is a slimline. While I do not know the specific species […]

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Woodturning Spring Blossoms – This Year Spring Needs Help

This video post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Spring is finally showing evidence of coming. For this video, I found another style of flower that is very fun and interesting. It is turned from a log slice while maximizing the […]

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Woodturning Easter Eggs With Three Lobe Celtic Knot

This video is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. If you have not already subscribed here on this side, please do so in the upper right corner. These two eggs are cherry and walnut. The cherry came from a branch that is […]

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Woodturning Rattle Compliant With Government Regulation Gauge

This post is best viewed here on this page. But, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This project is a rattle most likely for a child since I do not foresee an adult playing with it. One end is egg shaped; the other is a fat disk. Most importantly, […]

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Woodturning Toothpick Dispenser – Not A Box

This post is designed to view here on this page. However, in case of technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Inspired by a my friend and mentor, Frank Young, I turned a toothpick dispenser from Apricot. Many times, this would be a box turning. However, a box requires opening a lid […]

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Revealing The Mysteries of Turned Volcano Salt Urn In Difficult Wood

Please view this post here on this page. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This project is another volcano salt urn. This time in a burl with voids that would interfer with it being a salt shaker. The same consideration would be necessary for “stinky” woods. In addition to […]

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Revealing The Mysteries Of Turned Volcano Salt Urn

This video is best viewed right here on this page. In case of media failure, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This project is a volcano salt urn. These are unique in that there is no cap, lid, or trapdoor through which to add salt. Nor are there holes in the top to […]

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Woodturn Old Fashioned Hand Crank Pepper Grinder

This post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of bugs in the system, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I do not turn that many kit projects. But, here we go with an old-fashioned style crank pepper grinder. There are instructions on the box. The instructions are not verbose […]

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