Christmas Trees – A Turned Christmas Ornament & Decoration It feels ironic to select a piece of wood, from a tree, and turn a tree out of it. We can’t exactly move the firs and cedars into our house, so these decorations are a great alternative. Christmas trees are good woodturning projects especially for new …
Woodturning Projects: A Knitting Nancy
Are you looking for easy woodturning projects? As a kid I spent hours doing spool knitting with a homemade knitting Nancy. At one point I was making a rug from the cord. It sure took a long time to make it. A knitting Nancy is a small hand held tool that enables one to knit …
4 Steps for Easier and Faster Wood Turning Production Runs
A little preparation will give you great benefits in your wood turning. These four steps will help you out. In a production run you need a source of wood and a breakdown of the specific processes of the product being turned. Each step of the project gives you a chance to increase your effectiveness and …
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A Wood Turning Project: Honey Dipper
Inventory Project – Honey Dipper A Honey Dipper is a sweet and easy product to have in your inventory. They lift liquid honey out of jars and let you drizzle the honey into your tea or on your toast. With no extra hardware and no precision turning required, honey dippers are a great addition to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
