I’ve noticed a trend in gift-giving. The gift tag on the present has become personalized and a gift all in itself. A potter makes little clay name tags that serve as gift tags. Knitters and other fiber artists make sweaters, bookmarks, and Christmas decorations to be gift tags as well. Sometimes a candy cane or …
A Wood Turning Project: Cremation Urn
A cremation urn is a special wood turning project. It has a unique purpose and will be treasured by those who have to use it. It gives you the opportunity to create a turned object that reflects your skills as a turner and your values as a person. I will include several considerations for the …
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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Woodturning Workshop II – Tips and Tricks
This is my second woodturning workshop. My first woodturning workshop is described here: Woodturning Workshops I – A great way to learn. I spent three days at Lee Valley Tools in Kelowna in October of 2016, taking woodturning workshops. I have been turning for around 20 years. The school of hard knocks was my first …
Woodturning Workshops I – A great way to learn
Things I learned by attending woodturning workshops. I spent three days at Lee Valley Tools in Kelowna in October of 2016, taking woodturning workshops. I have been turning for around 20 years. The school of hard knocks was my first teacher. Then I went and read books and watched some online videos. A DVD on …
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 …
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 …
Is Your Woodturning Affecting Your Health?
I love woodturning. It is fun to turn wood into beautiful projects. Spending time at the lathe is both relaxing and productive. Yet woodturning can result in challenges to your health. How you turn and the environment you turn in can affect you. Here are 5 ways that turning can have an impact on your …
Jar Lid: A Woodturning Project
Mason jars and mason jar memorabilia are all over the place. I know of one restaurant that serves its water in mason jars. (It used to be only rednecks that did that.) You can get mason jar shaped measuring cups, mason jar shaped cookie cutters, mason jar measuring spoons, and mason jar salt and pepper …
