This video is best viewed right above here. However, in case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Last year, one of my video projects was a faux sea urchin Christmas ornament. Last week, Tom, a viewer, sent me a picture of a box shaped as a pumpkin that he said was […]
Read More...This post is best viewed above here. In case of difficulty, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. The wood for this project is plum burl salvaged by a wood carver. Unfortunately, he lost his job due to Covid and had to move. The wood could not go with him. This box has a […]
Read More...In case of viewing difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. I turned the project in preparation for a club remote demonstration. The base is nicely figured white oak. The lid is plum with a lot of burl figure. A cross-grain box like this one requires at least six mounts or remounts: […]
Read More...For convenience for some, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Having been inspired by Emma Cook’s demonstration in the Woodturners Worldwide online symposium, I had to turn and carve my own pumpkin box. While I was inspired by Emma’s work, I had to do it my way. She used basswood, a soft […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Best to stay right here at As Wood Turns My last video project was nearly a disaster. I saved it by the skin of my teeth. The original walnut box blew up on the lathe. I substituted a different base and saved the day. […]
Read More...For convenience, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. Best Right Here! Recently, our club had a remote demonstration of turning a cross grain box. The demonstration was not so remote for myself since our club president came to my shop to do the demonstration. After a great demonstration, I usually want to […]
Read More...This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where Best? Right Here Already! After a recent demonstration, I decided to turn my own cross grain box. The wood I had available was smaller than that in the demonstration. Yet, I find the spalting in this sweet gum to be quite pretty. My box […]
Read More...This is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. Where Best? – Right Here! In my Spring pruning, I cut a large limb from my apple tree. I hate to waste good wood, especially apple wood. However, apple is very likely to crack and split. So, it has to be treated. I decided to cut […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...This video is also posted to YouTube, Vimeo, and FaceBook. But, you’re already here! I rough turned this cherry five years ago. At that time, it was freshly harvested. I turned the cylinder, cut tenons on both ends, and parted it in half. Then I had some good hollowing practice as I hollowed both pieces […]
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