In case of system glitches, this video is also posted to YouTube and FaceBook. Best viewed right here. The inspiration for this project comes from Theo Haralmapou over a year ago during an online symposium. This was reinforced at SWAT by Donna Frazier. This star is turned on three axes and therefore requires the preparation […]
Read More...This video is best viewed here on this page. However, in case of someone having watered the gremlins, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Inspired by a great demonstration at our club meeting by Kip Christiansen and a visit with Nelson Cassinger year ago, last week I miniaturized a Longworth chuck to use […]
Read More...This post is best viewed here on this website. However, in case of technical difficulties, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. After a great demonstration at our club meeting by Kip Christiansen, I decided to try to upgrade jigs for bracelets. Since I have some experience with Longworth chucks, I decided to make […]
Read More...Thanks to each who commented on my last post. There were a lot of great ideas. Many focused on using a band saw. For this video, I show changes to the original jig for the table saw plus some examples for cutting rings on the lathe and bandsaw. Each approach has its own strengths and […]
Read More...For convenience or if there are problems viewing this page, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Help. Please apply your creativity to my problem. As I create more segmented projects, I like the look of thin segment rings. To me, thick segments look blocky many times. The segmented woodturning books recommend milling […]
Read More...May also be viewed via YouTube. In last week’s video, I showed a bandsaw jig that I used to safely saw a vase. At first, I thought that it was too simple to do a video on but then I reconsidered due to how dangerous a bandsaw can be. So for a bit of bandsaw […]
Read More...May also be viewed on YouTube. Recently, I saw Sören Berger turn a scoop. He made it look easy and indeed it is — after you’ve completed one. This cedar scoop combines elements of spindle turning, multi-axis turning, and bowl turning. It also includes turning a perfect sphere. A perfect sphere is no problem for […]
Read More...May also be viewed on YouTube. This journey thru Celtic knots has resulted in an easy and repeatable process that greatly simplifies preparation of the turning stock. In previous descriptions, the project wood had to be milled to exact dimensions: squares for four loops being the easiest, triangles for three loop, pentagons for five loops. […]
Read More...Also viewable on YouTube I’ve been using my home made steady rest for over a year. During this time, I’ve thought of a couple of improvements: Use locknuts in place of the nuts. Vibration in use caused nuts to come loose and fall off. Replace the base that mounts it to the lathe so that […]
Read More...In my last video I turned a couple of wood balls to overcome a long running phobia – a concern that I could ever turn a perfect wood sphere. But I did it. One requirement was to have a process that I described in that video. However, part of the process required a set of […]
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