In case of difficulty, this is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook(link). For this vase, I wanted to have a lid. Not just a lid but one that had an invisible connection. My segmented vase was a perfect opportunity. If I prepared the vase right, I could hide magnets in a segmented ring. Besides being […]
Read More...In case of viewing difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook(link). Most often when preparing to make a segmented project, I have to prepare a detailed plan to know what size rings to make. However, not so in this project. I made a total of 17 rings of hickory/pecan flooring wood. (eight […]
Read More...In case of this video not playing correctly here, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. A vase can be pretty. However, these vases are more dynamic. As you look at them the vase has two profiles: a typical outer profile and an inner profile. I started with eight segmented rings of walnut and […]
Read More...For convenience or in case of problems, this post is also available on YouTube and FaceBook. During the recent Woodturner’s Worldwide online symposium, there were many great demonstrations. Of course a couple were mine. But another that I will attempt to emulate was by Phil Irons. In his demonstration, he used dye to finish light […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best Right Here! At one of our last club meetings, we had a wood exchange during which I received a chunk of fetzer wood. Fetzer is an unusal wood for turning and to my knowledge rarely grows this large. The wood was freshly […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here! This vase is mesquite. I obtained it several months ago from Mark, a viewer from Phoenix, AZ. I turned it green about three months ago. Normally, I cannot trust leaving the pith in the wood. Actually, I did not leave the pith […]
Read More...This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where best? – Right Here! While redoing some landscape in my yard, I removed an old rose bush including the root ball. This root was a bugger to dig out. When I realized how big it was, I just had to try turning it. I’ve […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best right here where you are already! This box elder burl came from my club’s wood exchange raffle. It is not a large piece but, looking at the raw wood, it has great potential. It screamed, “Hollow Me”. I complied. Yellow alcohol die accents the […]
Read More...This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where Best? Right Here! Recently, I’ve experimented with different ways to turn a small hollow vase without doing the hollowing through the small neck of the vase. This is one of the best options. I originally rough turned this vase about a year ago. At […]
Read More...This video is also posted on YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Best? Right here! I browsed the web for ideas for a Mother’s Day project. The one that caught my eye was an inside out vase. Perfect. Inside out is fun but moderately challenging. Four square pieces of wood are temporarily fastened together. While there are […]
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