Helping woodturners make more money
Birch is an excellent wood for turning because it’s close grained and finishes well. I like to use local wood whenever possible in my woodturning and since our ranch is 140 acres of forest, it seems natural to harvest our own wood for turning. Mostly I look for wind-downed trees for turning. While I’ve seen …
Finding Birch for Woodturning Projects For the Local MarketRead More
In order to turn wood on a lathe you have to secure the wood to the lathe. For spindle turning the wood is held between the head stock and the tail stock. For bowl turning I will show you how to mount a bowl blank with a face plate. These two methods lets the lathe …
I’m reading my Dad’s copy of “The Family Mark Twain” published in 1935, 25 years after the passing of Mark Twain. “Life on the Mississippi” is the story of Mark Twain being a riverboat pilot on the river. “Mark Twain” comes from the measurement of depth on the river. It means two fathoms or twelve …
5 Lessons I Learned from Mark Twain about WoodturningRead More
A wooden ring holder is a variation on turning a small bowl. It is designed to be used on a bedside table or the top of a dresser. Everyday jewelry can be dropped into the bowl, with the rings on the holder, and necklaces in the bowl. Everything is kept safe from falling on the …
I tend to focus on the physical part of turning. Holding the skew chisel and remembering not to go past half way otherwise I get a catch. OR Focusing on shifting the weight from one leg to the other as I’m doing a long spindle cut. But when it comes to taking our turnings out …
When presented with an empty honey jar from Pooh, Eeyore is delighted. It is a perfect place to put his present from Piglet, a deflated red balloon. Everything works out in the end. Turned lidded boxes are also perfect for storing small articles or knick knacks. The inspiration for this project was a post on …
A fidget roller, flip toy, or fidget stick is an easy turning project. A set of two allows two people to fidget at the same time or you can do tricks as well. While there are a lot of embellishments that can be done, a plain wooden fidget stick still works to relieve tension. Design …
In our consumer society it is easy to imagine that sales just happen. But is that true? Actually most sales rely on a relationship between you (as the consumer) and the company (as the seller). When I was growing up in Castlegar, BC, I would go to West’s Department store. The prices were similar to …
Welcome to the wonderful world of woodturning. If you are not sure what you need then this post will help you understand woodturning and the related woodturning equipment. At this point I need to make some simplifying assumptions. First you will need a powered lathe. The lathes come in a range of sizes from mini …
Introduction to Woodturning – What you need to get startedRead More
