Garden Dibbler – A Turned Garden Implement What can measure the correct depth to plant and how far apart to space the seeds? A turned garden dibbler can. This tool is designed to measure the correct depth for seeds, make a hole for transplanting, and can measure the distance between plantings. While one tool can …
Wooden Key Chain Project
A turned wooden key chain, easy and quick, just follow these steps. I found seven whistle wooden key chain kits in my workshop. So I decided that it was time to turn some key chains. This is not a large project and small pieces of wood from other projects would be suitable. The challenge with …
Woodturning Projects: Christmas Trees
Christmas Trees – A Turned Christmas Ornament & Decoration It feels ironic to select a piece of wood, from a tree, and turn a tree out of it. We can’t exactly move the firs and cedars into our house, so these decorations are a great alternative. Christmas trees are good woodturning projects especially for new …
Woodturning Projects: A Knitting Nancy
Are you looking for easy woodturning projects? As a kid I spent hours doing spool knitting with a homemade knitting Nancy. At one point I was making a rug from the cord. It sure took a long time to make it. A knitting Nancy is a small hand held tool that enables one to knit …
Wooden Utensils: Spurtles
Wooden utensils have been around for ever. They are easy to make and great in the kitchen. Wood is super in the kitchen and won’t scratch those non-stick pots or pans. A spurtle is the Scottish name for a stick to stir porridge. Why Spurtle? I haven’t a clue, but it’s what I’ve always called …
Wooden Icicles – A Turned Christmas Ornament
I love wood and wood grain. A wooden Icicle is a great way to showcase wood on a smaller scale. Small and delicate it shows off the wood and your skills as a turner. Wooden Icicles are easy to turn. I used only three tools, a roughing gouge, parting tool and a skew chisel. Utilizing …
4 Steps for Easier and Faster Wood Turning Production Runs
A little preparation will give you great benefits in your wood turning. These four steps will help you out. In a production run you need a source of wood and a breakdown of the specific processes of the product being turned. Each step of the project gives you a chance to increase your effectiveness and …
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A Wood Turning Project: Honey Dipper
Inventory Project – Honey Dipper A Honey Dipper is a sweet and easy product to have in your inventory. They lift liquid honey out of jars and let you drizzle the honey into your tea or on your toast. With no extra hardware and no precision turning required, honey dippers are a great addition to …
Wood Turning Safety Tips
Safety Tips to Increase the Safety of your Turning Wood turning involves spinning wood and sharp tools. Spinning wood can lead to dangers and injury. But observing some simple rules can help you avoid common injuries associated with wood turning. I wanted to introduce this blog with an exciting do what I say not what …
Turned tools for the Wood Turner
A great way to practice your turning skill is in producing tools for your workshop. This week we will look at several tools suitable for a wood turner and others. The videos show you how to turn a mallet, a hammer, a baseball bat, a garden dibble, tool handles, and a scratch awl. Enjoy …
Build your Inventory Fast: Turned Bowls
Every wood turner needs a collection of turned bowls in his inventory to prove his skills to the public. Bowls are easy sellers at craft fairs and galleries. They are useful, decorative, and can really showcase the creative skill of the turner. Bowls are also good practice pieces to warm-up at the lathe. At one …
Build Your Inventory Fast with these Quick Wood Turning Projects
This week’s wood turning projects. Some quick turning projects to help you build up your inventory. Some of these projects do require kits in order to complete them. There is a coffee cup, wooden scoop, coffee scoop kit, turning captive rings, and how to turn a baby rattle with a captive ring. Enjoy. Coffee …
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