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Before you start teaching woodturning to children ask yourself 3 important questions

Teaching woodturning to children – 3 preliminary questions

One of my greatest joys as a woodturner is to watch children who are fascinated with wood turning.  Goblets, or other projects, that have a captive ring always create conversation about woodturning.  Children are fascinated with wood and can be allowed to touch most turnings without damaging the piece.  Spinning tops and other turned toys …

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5 Lessons I Learned from Mark Twain about Woodturning

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 …

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Money Mindset Issues that Woodturners face

5 Money Mindset Issues Artisans Face

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 …

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Amazon Prime for woodturners

Amazon Prime Can Help You as a Woodturner

4 Ways to Be a More Efficient Woodturner through Amazon Prime Sometimes in life you can’t see the forest for the trees, especially if you are looking for burls.  We can focus on the detail and end up missing the big picture.  I see this happening to me all the time.  Sometimes it’s those big …

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What Will Sell? A Woodturner’s Challenge.

What product should I turn that will sell well at craft fairs?  What will sell at the farmer’s market?  These are simple questions but they are not simple to answer.  We all want to make lots of sales when we sell our products.  But this question “What will sell?” might be putting the cart before …

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A Woodturner: Reflections on the year

This has been a great year for me as a woodturner.  I have enjoyed getting to know you better.  With 50 projects, business ideas, and turning tips that were new this year, which ones have you enjoyed?  From setting goals in January to preparing for craft fairs in the fall it has been a busy …

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Gifts for Woodturners perfect for under the tree

Gifts for Woodturners – 24 Inspiring Ideas

Do you have a woodturner in your life?  Someone who loves to make beautiful objects from wood that spins on his lathe?  They’ve got tools and equipment and you are not really sure what all of them are good for.  But you’d like to pick out a gift that would complement their passion.  The last …

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Olive Wood, honey dipper, pen blanks, and olive platters

Olive Wood for Your Turning Projects

Olive Wood is a fruit wood with lovely grain patterns. It is a hard wood which requires sharp tools and it will take a great finish as well. There is a fruity odor as you are turning it. Normally you turn smaller projects with olive wood rather than large bowls. It is fun to try …

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Born For This - A book review

Book Review “Born for This” by Chris Guillebeau

Have you ever been so engrossed in an activity that you lost track of time?  Your work was so absorbing that the obstacles simply melted before you?  This is when you have flow or you are in the zone.  I most often feel this way when I am working at my lathe or preparing a …

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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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