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Woodturning - Add a burn line

Woodturning – Add a burn line

How to add a burn line to your woodturning. Adding a burn line from a wire can accent a turning with a nice touch.  A burn line can emphasize the rim of a goblet or vase.  You can use them to differentiate sizes of crochet hooks or different tatting bobbins.  They can focus your attention …

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Sanding Your Wood Turnings

Sanding your turnings can be a chore or an element that sets your turning apart from the ordinary.  As I have focused on achieving a smoother finish my turnings look and feel that much better.  Sanding is a process that most turnings should go through. Sand Paper and Sanding in General Sand paper or glass …

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Mini-Lathe – Wooden Top

Mini-Lathe – Wooden Top This project is turning a wooden top out of cherry wood.  A quick project for my new mini-lathe using a one way chuck.  For specific instruction on turning tops here’s an earlier post on Turning Toys – Wooden Tops. This project will see how the mini-lathe handles a heavy multi-jawed chuck …

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Mini Lathe Tip: Changing Pulleys

  Playing with my new mini wood lathe has been fun.  You do have to change the pulley frequently as you go from roughing to shaping to sanding your project.  As I was informed in the product reviews there was a process to changing the pulley on the Excelsior Mini Wood Lathe.  Removing and replacing …

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How to Maintain your Wood Lathe

How to Maintain Your Wood Lathe

Okay, I’m guilty. My turning lately has been sporadic. Now before you leave the page, hang on, there were reasons and some were even good ones! All kidding aside, whether it has been two years or two weeks your wood lathe needs maintenance. In addition to maintaining your lathe make sure you always turn safely …

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Choosing a Mini Lathe

How to Choose a Mini Lathe

I’m going to purchase a mini lathe.  During the winter months the shop is way too cold and it would take forever to warm up even standing 6 feet from the wood stove.  A mini lathe would let me turn pens, small spindle turnings, bird houses, Christmas ornaments, small bowls, and lidded boxes.  The larger …

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A Wood Turning Lathe

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 …

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9 surprising things you can make out of local wood

  Local woods – Part III 9 surprising things you can make out of local wood You’ve found some local wood and it is ready for the lathe.  So what to do with your wood?  Sometimes walking into your shop feels like shopping on December 24th.  So many choices and so little time!  One problem …

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9 sources for local wood for turning

Local woods for turning – Part I. Buying wood for wood turning is expensive.  Local wood is often free if you can find it. How many of you can relate to this?  You purchase a new car and in your eyes it’s unique.  It is just what you wanted and needed.  It fits you perfectly.  …

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Getting started in Turning without breaking the bank

How I Started Turning Too many years ago, in my first year at university, I was allowed to turn on a lathe.  I was given a lovely wood blank and I turned a chunky but respectable candlestick in one night.  The host let me loose on his lathe and didn’t even stick around to provide …

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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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