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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...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 […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But it is best right here. Both my clubs are participating in a Christmas themed fund raising event. The club members are contributing Christmas tree ornaments to decorate trees which will then be auctioned off for charity. My ornament […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But it is best right here. This project turns out to be a two’fer:1) Our club challenge is to create a platter with an ogee curve.2) A fellow club member created a funnel that was to join the burn […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But it is best right here. In this video, I create a pumpkin box which combines box making, sphere turning, and multi-axis techniques. A standard box is not difficult but does require creating a mortise and tenon joint between […]
Read More...If you happen to have technical difficulties, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. But it is best right here. Our club had a demonstration that I had not imagined before. The demonstrator took an old fashioned glass jar with glass lid and wire clamping mechanism. Although he had acquired his jars from […]
Read More...Creating a bowl from a board has been on my hit list for quite a while. Fortunately, an excellent club demonstration and challenge brought it to the top of the list. It also breaks my silence. I haven’t posted a video for a while due to many conflicting priorities. Those are being resolved. Out club […]
Read More...The votes are in – We now know which ornament are most popular. However, I am amazed at the variety and talent showing the all the different ornaments. The challenge welcomes ornaments of all sorts, any craft, any media, any tradition. At least, these are the predominate ones. By the way, collaboration is also great. […]
Read More...The annual Ornament Challenge has 344 ornaments for this year from over 180 people/. There are all sorts of ornaments any craft, any media, any tradition. It is time to vote – Voting closes 15 December 2024. Please use the voting form that is linked in the instructions on the page displaying all the ornament. […]
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