A cremation urn is a special wood turning project. It has a unique purpose and will be treasured by those who have to use it. It gives you the opportunity to create a turned object that reflects your skills as a turner and your values as a person. I will include several considerations for the …
Jar Lid: A Woodturning Project
Mason jars and mason jar memorabilia are all over the place. I know of one restaurant that serves its water in mason jars. (It used to be only rednecks that did that.) You can get mason jar shaped measuring cups, mason jar shaped cookie cutters, mason jar measuring spoons, and mason jar salt and pepper …
Tea Light – A Woodturning Project
This second tea light holder project, is an upside down bowl. It is easy to turn because you use the hole for the tea light to enable you to hollow out the bowl. The outside of a bowl is usually quite easy to turn and to make smooth and shiny. For beginning turners the inside …
Tea Lights – A Woodturning Project
Tea lights are small candles that need small but stable holders. Make several of these to have around the house. These candle holders are great to create ambiance or to use during a power outage. You can use all kinds of wood from scrap to exotics and let your turning creativity show. Tea Lights – …
Kraut Pounder – A Woodturning Project
Coming from the old world a Kraut Pounder was used to make sauerkraut. This is basically fermented cabbage. To make it properly you need to pound the cabbage in its container and release its juices. While there are many ways to achieve this, a turned wooden kraut pounder makes the job a lot easier. Wood …
A Wood Turning Project: Baby Rattle
I’m not sure which is more amusing. Watching a baby with a rattle or an adult trying to figure out how the rings were put on the rattle in the first place. Captive rings are a woodturning trick and I use captive rings on this baby rattle. Wooden Baby Rattle with Captive Rings Wooden toys, …
Wooden Bowl – Larch
From the woodpile to the dining room, making a turned wooden bowl from larch. A Woodturning Adventure Firewood! This is what keeps us warm in the winter. We have a lovely wood-fired cookstove in our kitchen. Weekly chores include splitting enough wood and hauling it to the house for the week. Usually, all I want …
7 Gifts for Mom Made on the Lathe
Most mothers I know love getting presents, cards, and calls on Mother’s day. Their favorite kinds are those made by their children. If you haven’t given your Mom a Mother’s Day gift in a few years now is the time to turn over a new leaf and make her a present. These presents range from …
Sanding Your Wood Turnings
Sanding your turnings can be a chore or an element that sets your turning apart from the ordinary. As I have focused on achieving a smoother finish my turnings look and feel that much better. Sanding is a process that most turnings should go through. Sand Paper and Sanding in General Sand paper or glass …
