For this project I wanted to replicate a project from an AAW video. However, after turning a Captured Pedestal Spin Top as demonstrated at AAW, I could not show the video. In my opinion, the key process was too difficult and fiddly. I prefer processes that anyone can follow to replicate. The original involved an […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube. But it is best right here. So stick around. During this project, I turn a sphere using the octagon process and refine it with a process using cup faceplates. This saves me money because I have avoided purchasing a sphere jig. […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube. But it is best right here. So stick around. Turned bowls are the bread and butter of woodturning. However, most are deep cross grain bowls. At least these seem to get most of the attention. In end grain bowl, the grain […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube. But it is best right here. So stick around. Years ago, I created a segmented vase with slanted segmented rings. In that case, I sanded each ring to achieve the angled profile. It was a lot of work. Since then I […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube. But it is best right here. So stick around. After club demonstrations I frequently like to create my own version. This was the case after a Mike Jackofsky demonstration on hollow forms with tiny hole. I also like, when possible, to […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube. But it is best right here. For this video, I am joining Richard Raffan, Tomislav Tomasic, and Mike Peace in a 4Ways Woodturning. In 4 Ways Woodturning, we decided on a general theme and each of us creates a project for […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But it is best right here. Before last St. Patrick’s Day. I was brainstorming ideas for video projects. Somehow probably with the proximity to the holiday, one idea was a shamrock bowl: a single bowl with three lobes like […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But it is best right here. I got this idea from a demonstration I did for my club. It is a longer story that I’ll tell in the video. For now, why not turn a bud vase using sphere […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But it is best right here. One of my clubs has a wood exchange – a frequent source of interesting wood. In this case the wood is aspen with a weathered bark edge. While it is on the smaller […]
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