Wood Trivet – A kitchen turning project
Turning a wood kitchen trivet is a great project to practice your bowl turning skills. You make the face of the trivet flat and shape the profile of the edge to suit your project. The end result is a...
View ArticleTurning Blanks from your Table Saw
Getting wood to turn on you lathe can be a challenge. However the off cuts from a building site have great potential as practice turning blanks. Off cuts of commercial 2 x4s make good turning blanks...
View ArticleNiddy Noddy – A Woodturning Project
This is a tool for fiber artists who want to make skeins of yarn. The name “Niddy Noddy” comes from the motion needed to wrap the yarn into skeins. It is made of a central bar and two smaller bars on...
View ArticleChristmas Ornaments: Build Your Inventory Fast
Sometimes it is the right time of year for certain turning projects. September and October seem to fit for Christmas Ornaments. Its that time of year. Early fall, the children are back in school,...
View Article7 Gifts for Men Made on the Lathe
It is often harder to select gifts for men, but I’ve come up with a few ideas. For me buying for Dad was a lot harder than buying for Mom. But everyone likes to get handmade gifts. You can turn a...
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