Woodturning a Winged Elm Platter
I made a video to show how I prepared a piece of Elm wood and turned it into a winged platter. I mounted it using a shop-made face plate and…
Woodturning a Decorative Jar Lid
In this video, I show how I turned a decorative lid to make an ordinary glass jar a bit more special. This is a fun and easy project, and if…
Woodturning a Gavel and Block
I turned a Gavel and Sound Block out of Elm. It was a bit simpler than I thought it would be, but you do have to be consistent to make…
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…