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 …
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 …
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 …
