Turn A Perfect Wood Sphere Or Ball

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Turn A Perfect Wood Sphere Or Ball – No Expensive Jig

By Alan Stratton on Friday, June 28th, 2013 | 4 Comments

One project during a week long woodturning class a few years ago was a wood ball using a jamb chuck. I failed miserably to get the ball smooth. It ended up very rough and out of round. With this failure, I feared being able to make a good ball. Since then, I’ve looked for a […]

Faceplates and Drill Press Jig for Handcrafted Wood Buttons

By Alan Stratton on Friday, April 12th, 2013 | 2 Comments

When Jari Hirvonen from Finland, asked how to make wood buttons, I had to pause and reflect, “What could be so hard about a wooden button?” The challenge is not in the individual buttons but in making them consistent with each other in pattern, hole positioning, and diameter. Very different from a one-off turning or […]

Handcrafted Wood Buttons For A Coat or Jacket

By Alan Stratton on Friday, April 5th, 2013 | 2 Comments

Recently a viewer, Jari Hirvonen from Finland, asked how to make wood buttons. Hmmm. Buttons need to be all the same size and same decorations. They’re also small and have those four closely spaced holes in the middle. After some research, I made a drill press jig to conquer the drilling problem. My blanks then […]

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