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As your skill grows you can turn lots of variations on a theme like these lidded boxes

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7 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 project specifically for them and that will make your gift very special. 7 Gifts …

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Christmas 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, and you’re still working at harvesting the garden.  It might be a bit early to think about your personal Christmas, but …

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Finished Niddy Noddy with yarn.

Niddy 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 the end.  Each skein winder has its own length of yarn that you wrap.  …

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Wooden Kitchen Trivets are easy to turn and love to use.

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 wooden trivet you can be proud of. Kitchen trivets are used to protect surfaces from pots …

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This cup holder extension will help you hold larger coffee cups in your car

Cup Holder Extension

Turning a cup holder extension I have an awesome coffee cup.  It keeps the coffee hot for a long time.  But it does not fit into the cup holder in my car.  In order to solve the problem of not being able to use an extra-large coffee cup in my car’s cup holder, I had …

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Domino Train Station ready to go

Turn a Mexican Train Dominoes Hub Even If You Are a Beginner

Turn a Mexican Train Dominoes hub and make dominoes more fun.  This wood turned domino train station is a little challenging because it involves some refinement after the lathe.  You’ll need some face-plate turning experience for this project, but it’s suitable for the advanced beginner.  I played dominoes when I was a child.  I don’t …

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A Turned Wooden Christmas Bell

Turned Wooden Christmas Bell

Bells are a traditional Christmas ornament.  They are part of the Christmas narrative.  Jingle bells, sleigh bells, silver bells, I think you get the idea.  A turned wooden Christmas bell will be a lovely ornament on the tree. A bell shape is fairly straight forward and a quick search through my Pinterest board, featurning 100+ …

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How to Turn a Wooden Snowman

Turned Wooden Snowman

It is December and there is snow on the ground.  Do you remember trying to make your first snowman?  I can recall thinking the snow was perfect and running out to make a snowman.  Then as I rolled the snowball and accumulated snow all of the leaves that hadn’t been raked were sticking to the …

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Yarn Bowl in use

Yarn Bowl

A yarn bowl keeps a ball of yarn from rolling all over the floor.  You take a regular turned bowl and add a curved slot for the yarn to go through.  Slide the yarn into the slot so that the ball of yarn can roll about in the bowl without jumping onto the floor.  Design …

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A muddler to mix the fruit and herbs in your cocktails

Muddler – A woodturning project

Woodturning projects can have funny names.  You can turn a garden dibbler, a spile, or a spurtle.  Now you can turn a muddler.  What is a muddler?  It is used for muddling the flavors of fruits and herbs in alcohol and is a straight forward woodturning project. Design Considerations for a Muddler The purpose of …

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A fish bonker ready for use

Fish Bonker – A Woodturning Project

As an occasional fisherman I don’t always have all the fishing gear that I need or want.  However, I always have a fish bonker.  A fish bonker helps the fisherman speedily and efficiently dispatch a fish that has just been caught.  There are lots of names for this type of wooden club.  Common names in …

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A turned ring holder

Wooden Ring Holder – A Woodturning Project

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 …

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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

Handmade with Care Stamp

7 Gifts for Men Made on the Lathe

7 Gifts for Men Made on the Lathe
Christmas Projects Title

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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