A project. You know exactly what you want to make. You go to the shop to do some awesome woodturning. For me, I had just looked at a project in Woodturning magazine from the UK. Stuart King turned a coin bank and painted it to resemble an antique money box that he found. I liked …
Book Review “The Productivity Project” by Chris Bailey
Well there certainly are these tasks in my life that ruin my productivity. How about yours? You know the ones that are there to be done and you don’t want to do them. These are the projects that make taking out the trash and doing the dishes seem like Disneyland. Okay I’m joking on that …
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Shawl Pins: A Turning Project
Wooden shawl pins are a beautiful accessory to handmade shawls. You use the ring and the pin to interlock the overlapping section of the shawl. This keeps the shawl in place and the wearer is not only warm but can show off your turning work as well. Two sizes of shawl pins are turned in …
Cash Box – 5 Tips on Handling Cash
How to play it safe with cash. Handling a cash box at a trade show, farmers’ market, or craft fair is a fairly straight forward idea. You have cash so that you can make change with people buying your products. Follow these 5 tips and keeping your cash and making change will be easy. 1. …
Needle Case: A Turned Fiber Project
A needle case is a small container to hold needles in. Making the case out of wood protects the needles, won’t get broken like plastic, is nice to look at, and lets you show off your turning skills. Not bad for one little project. A needle case is a great accessory for anyone working with …
How to Build Your Inventory
When moving from hobby to business one of the hurdles is having enough inventory. Each of us has projects that we find pleasure in turning. However, these products may not be the ones that our customers like. That is the challenge of the artisan; how to express the artistry and beauty of your work and …
Sett Gauge: A Turning Project
Sett Gauges – A Turned Fiber Tool This is a little turned tool that fibre artists love. A wooden sett gauge 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. What is a Sett Gauge A sett gauge helps …
Book Review “Design the Life you Love” by Ayse Birsel
Is your life simply happening while you watch? It can feel that way sometimes. You wake up in the morning and it’s the middle of February. How did you get here? Seriously, it feels like it is still early January. You go through the motions, one foot after the other, one day following another, one …
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Heart Vase: A Turning Project
Heart Vase: A Turning Project A heart vase makes a great gift for Valentine’s Day. The trick to this vase is the heart shape turned on a thinner piece of wood. Because you do not turn the entire blank round you have the indentation for the heart at the top of the vase. To emphasize …
