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Finding Birch for Woodturning Projects

Finding Birch for Woodturning Projects For the Local Market

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 …

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Book Review “Photographs from the Edge” by Art Wolfe with Rob Sheppard

I like photographs.  There is something about a picture, taken at a specific place and time.  I also like animals and nature.  Photographs on the Edge intrigued me by letting me see into the process of this photographer as he took his pictures. Photographs in the past My first summer job, after graduation, consisted of …

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Product Combinations like bowls and garden turnings

Product Combinations that Sell at Craft Fairs

No I’m not talking about Beethoven or Mozart; I’m talking to woodturners who have to make decisions about what products to sell, and in combination with other products.  In this post I’m going to brainstorm with you what product combinations might work at the Fall Fairs and Christmas Shows. I love to turn but I’m …

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Which Honey Dipper Shape is Best?

Once I had turned some honey dippers I started to see them all over the place. There were many variations on the simple theme of a honey dipper. The very simple versions were straight with 4 or 5 grooves. I enjoyed turning ones with a bit of a shape, sort of like a rain drop …

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Excelsior Mini-lathe

Unpacking the Excelsior Mini-Lathe

Mini-Lathe Review: The box had seen better days. What was inside mattered, my new mini-lathe. It felt like Christmas. I couldn’t wait to get home and unwrap my new toy.   Mini-Lathe Review Out-of-the-Box Buying a lathe, any lathe, on-line, is a bit nerve wracking. While the price was low you still want a good …

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Scoop turned from Lodgepole Pine

The secrets of the Northern woods — pinus species

Local Trees for Wood Turning – Pine (Pinus sp.) Living in the southern interior of B.C. I am surrounded by Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) trees.  With two needles in a bunch and a narrow straight tree they are easy to recognize.  Pine is often overlooked for fine wood working or wood turning but it has …

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Welcome to the Turning For Profit Community! I'm Robin. Turning for Profit is about helping you find hope and joy in your woodturning hobby. It's about projects that fill your inventory and inspire your creativity. It's business help to get you set up and making a profit quickly. If you've always wanted to work from home playing with wood, let me help you realize your dream of Turning for Profit. Read More…

Help for Beginner Woodturners

Learn to use 5 different wood turning tools, with confidence, while you turn 7 projects, building your wood turning skills sequentially.  Includes tips and ideas for marketing your wood turning, when you are ready to move forward.


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You don’t have to be good to start.  You just have to START to be good. — Joe Sabah

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7 Gifts for Men Made on the Lathe

7 Gifts for Men Made on the Lathe
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Christmas Ornaments: Build Your Inventory Fast

Christmas Ornaments: Build Your Inventory Fast
Finished Niddy Noddy with yarn.

Niddy Noddy – A Woodturning Project

Niddy Noddy – A Woodturning Project
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