Posts Tagged ‘safety’


A Woodturning Primer: Basic Sphere Process

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 […]

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Turning Square Bottles With Laser Etch Medallions

If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But it is best right here. I saw a demonstration similar to this project at last summer’s AAW symposium. When I came home, I added it to my todo list. While the demonstration was excellent, I did not want […]

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Safely Turning Large Square Platter

If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But it is best right here. When a fellow club member moved from the area, I inherited a couple of pieces of saman wood that he had brought back from Venezuela after he lived there for a while. It […]

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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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Shocking End To Bandsaw Wood Preparation

Best video viewing is right here. But, in case of difficulty, the video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook I accidentally cut my finger on my bandsaw but not where most of injury is. I did not see the risk near the power shutoff. Next to the off button is the return channel for […]

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Christmas Ornament Challenge – 2019 Results

This video is also posted on YouTube. But you’re already here. Announcing the results from the 2019 Christmas Ornament Challenge. Wow! This has been great. Take a peek at all the great ornaments and send your appreciation to those craftspeople who created them. A page view of all ornaments is on the challenges page. You can […]

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Christmas Ornament Challenge 2019 Viewer Vote

Here are the ornaments in the 2019 Christmas Ornament Challenge ready for viewer voting This is the opportunity for viewers to pick their favorites. Please express your favorites in high to low order separated by commas such as 1,2,3,4,5. Enter your picks in a single comment by December 15, 2019. Multiple comments from the same […]

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Woodturning Green Chestnut Bowl – Stitched & Revisited

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best Right Here! After turning a green chestnut bowl a few weeks ago in a style new to me, I had the chance to have feedback from Paul Russell, who had demonstrated it. I wanted to know why the green wood had not warped into […]

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Woodturning Basic Skill Demo Box With Near Suction Fit

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best Right HERE! My brother came for a visit and wanted me to demonstrate woodturning a box. I would rather have coached him to turn the box. However, that is all he had time for. An end grain box is always a good project with […]

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A DIY Approach To Waterproof Wood

This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But, you’re already here! At last fall’s Segmented Woodturning Symposium, I had a discussion with Joe Schlawin. He suggested that acrylic plastic could be used to waterproof certain woodturnings. I needed to know how a solid sheet of acrylic plastic could waterproof the inside of […]

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