If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But it is best right here. While I have demonstrated turning spheres several times both in clubs and in videos, it seems that the internet needs a refresher. It seems that way too many people think that a sphere […]
Read More...In the remote possibility of technical difficulties, this post is also available at YouTube and FaceBook.Best Right Here! While making last week’s project, it was an appropriate time to upgrade my band saw sled incorporating inspiration from a demonstration at last year’s Rocky Mountain Symposium in Colorado. In that demonstration, he used a sled that […]
Read More...This post is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of technical glitches, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After viewing a club member demonstrate turning a yoyo, my wife encouraged me to also turn one. I wanted to upscale mine. So I went to the internet to research. I hoped […]
Read More...First, an addendum to the bouncy loops from last week. Latex tubing stretches more than I anticipated. I had to cut and re-glue to make several loops smaller. They need to be a tight fit. Check them with high speed rotation. Meanwhile, in preparation for another project that I have not turned previously, I make […]
Read More...This video is best viewed right here. However, in case of difficulty such as a gremlin attach, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Most lathe tools come with handles. But why? Do we have to buy them with handles? Plus, if we are making our own handles, why not use the same handle. […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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, […]
Read More...This post is best viewed here on this page. But, in case of technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I started and rough turned this bowl from olive about three years ago after a trip to Arizona where one of you hooked me up with fresh mesquite and olive trunks. As […]
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