At some point you will be approached to sell your work wholesale. It will usually be applied to your lower priced items, the price value will be 50% or half of retail, and the person is going to want large quantities of your work. For this post I will use my wine bottle toppers …
How to Turn a Canning Lid Lifter
Turn a Canning Lid Lifter Canning season is upon us. Here’s a quick wood turned solution to safely get those canning lids out of hot water. Turn a few extras and save them for the ladies at the farmer’s market who make jams, jellies, and pickled garlic during canning season. They make really good barter …
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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Turning Toys – Wooden Tops
This is a quick and easy project. A spinning top can be made from some of the smaller pieces of wood lying around the shop or from local wood. The top needs to be an inch in diameter, or larger, to have good inertia. The handle should be a narrow diameter so that it can …
The secrets of the Northern woods — pinus species
Local Trees for Wood Turning – Pine (Pinus sp.) Living in the southern interior of B.C. I am surrounded by Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) trees. With two needles in a bunch and a narrow straight tree they are easy to recognize. Pine is often overlooked for fine wood working or wood turning but it has …
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 …
