2016 Ornament Challenge
This year I decided to turn a miniature ornament for the challenge. Turning something this small is not as fast as I thought it would be. You have to slow…
Project: DIY Miniature Woodturning Tools
I made a couple of small (~1/4" diameter/ 6mm) woodturning tools using some M2 High Speed Steel (#ad) for just a few dollars each. I made some handles and ground…
DIY Skinny Awl
I made this 1/8" awl using some O1 steel that I purchased, a short piece of copper pipe, and a scrap piece of hickory. I turned a tapered handle, formed…
5 Things Beginning Woodturners Don’t Know
Woodturning is fundamentally pretty simple, you rotate a workpiece and remove material from it until you get the desired shape. But it is nonetheless very nuanced, with many subtle details…
A comparison of Two Pen Kits
In this video I compare two Slimline pen kits from two different suppliers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeugBse_Tw8 Rockler: SlimlinePen Kit in Gold US$1.99 (on sale) http://www.rockler.com/slimline-pen-hardware-kit-gold Craft Supplies: Apprentice Fancy Slimline Kit 24K…
DIY Morse Taper Cleaning Tool
I made a tool to clean the inside of a Morse Taper on the lathe. It is sized to fit the MT2 taper common on many lathes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C7eia5WzZI
Live Edge Elm Bowl
I decided to challenge myself by making a live edge bowl. This is a small piece of an Elm branch that fell in my neighborhood last spring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8sXwvbvLlA Elm has…
2016 SFWW Pen Turning Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3acPvcB69qk I turned this pen from oak grown in Texas, and this video is my submission for the SFWW 2106 Pen Turning Challenge. This is just a small way…
How Fast Can I Turn This Pen? 6:39
David Picciuto of MakeSomething.tv challenged us to see how fast we can make a pen. That sounded like fun, so this is what I came up with. https://youtu.be/93Bv8_jzzmo Thanks to…
Woodturned Rustic Goblet: Entry for Challenge Tree 2016
I turned a very rustic goblet from a tree limb, as my entry to Dominic Bender's "Challenge Tree 2016" contest. This particular limb had the misfortune of growing into some…