4 Ways to Be a More Efficient Woodturner through Amazon Prime Sometimes in life you can’t see the forest for the trees, especially if you are looking for burls. We can focus on the detail and end up missing the big picture. I see this happening to me all the time. Sometimes it’s those big …
6 Steps to Master the Craft Show Season
It is Fall 2012, there is a nip in the air, the leaves are changing color, and I’m getting ready for a slow fiber festival in Penticton, BC. Last year this show caught me by surprise, and I hurriedly threw everything together. I wound up forgetting bags to put the purchases in and business brochures …
Wooden Handle – A woodturning project
My wife is great in the kitchen. I love to turn projects that she then uses to create culinary delights that I get to eat. One day she asked if I could make a wooden handle for her tablespoon measure. The metal spoon had lasted longer than the plastic handle. I think it suffered contact …
Turned Weed Pot – A woodturning project
Spring is when all the flowers are in bloom. Your little ones bring Mom bouquets of wild flowers. True they are weeds and the best place for them is in a weed pot. A small turned weed pot is perfect for that bunch of flowers picked by tiny hands. You can always use an extra …
What Will Sell? A Woodturner’s Challenge.
What product should I turn that will sell well at craft fairs? What will sell at the farmer’s market? These are simple questions but they are not simple to answer. We all want to make lots of sales when we sell our products. But this question “What will sell?” might be putting the cart before …
Diz: A Turned Fiber Tool Project
Turned wood and fiber are a natural combination. Think of the turnings on a spinning wheel, from legs to spokes, to supports for the flyer. Wood and spinning, kind of makes sense as they are both fibers after all. There are lots of fiber tools that you can turn. One of the simplest is called …
Mounting Wood on a Lathe Without Using a Chuck
When you have just acquired your first lathe the number of accessory selections can be overwhelming. All you want to do is turn some wood. For many of the posts on this blog, I use a multi-jawed chuck. While this chuck is convenient it is not necessary for your turning. Most lathes come with a …
Pricing your Turnings: The Nuts and Bolts
You’ve been turning for a little while, you like to turn, and most of your projects, those that avoided the fireplace, have been polished up and given to friends and relatives. Joe has visited you and the discussion turns to your hobby. “Here Joe is the bowl I turned last week!” Joe likes your work …
How to top a good wine – make a bottle stopper – A woodturning project
A wood turned bottle stopper is a great accent to a good bottle of wine. This gives you a chance to try different turning techniques like adding burn lines or a captive ring. This is a small project that does not require special wood or specialized turning tools. Be creative and make different shapes with …
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