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UPDATE: Turning Wood with Richard Raffan, 3rd edition

BetsyE, member | May 9th, 2013105 comments

See who won a copy of Turning Wood with Richard Raffan, 3rd edition

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Totally Turning 2013

JoeLarese, member | March 26th, 2013

World class woodturners, instant galleries and the Woodworkers Showcase makes Saratoga Springs a woodworkers destination .

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Cutting Bench Makes it easy to convert fresh-cut logs into turning blanks

JoeLarese, member | March 6th, 20135 comments

Use this bench and a chainsaw to make bowl and spindle blanks for woodturning.

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End Grain Hollowing Project: Turning an Egg Cup

JoeLarese, member | January 7th, 20132 comments

Turning an egg cup is an excellent project for developing foundation skills in spindle turning and end-grain hollowing.

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Tips for Tops

JoeLarese, member | December 10th, 2012

A favorite with kids of all ages, the spinning top is a great project for woodturners to practice their spindle turning cuts.

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Inspiration from Arizona woodworkers

AsaC, member | March 23rd, 20122 comments

I was a judge at the Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers 8th annual Excellence in Woodworking show in February. Check out these great pieces and get inspired.

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Tweaking a shaker table

kenstonge, member | February 7th, 20121 comment

Padauk pegs add a whimsical detail

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Spinning Rack Keeps Lathe Tools Handy

sscott, member | December 15th, 20111 comment

Submitted by a Fine Woodworking reader, this simple shop project creates a space-saving way to store your gouges, parting tools and other turning gear.

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The Making of a Chess Piece: Morroccan Style

CustomMade, member | December 5th, 20118 comments

A Morroccan woodworker casually sits on the side of the road plying his trade. He makes ornate wooden chess pieces using the most basic tools: hand, foot and chisel.

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Craft in America: Family

BetsyE, member | October 9th, 20111 comment

Tune in to watch the newest Craft in America on Monday October 17, 2011 or set your DVR

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Turning Around America

DougStowe, member | June 28th, 20111 comment

Beth Ireland, wood turner, has been on a mission to teach children to make at least one thing.

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Segmented Turned Feet are Easier than You Think

DennisZongker, member | March 18th, 20119 comments

These turned feet looked stunning when all was said and done—and the process is more straight-forward than you might think!

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Tanning beds accelerate aging for cherry, not just humans

Vlad_S, member | February 22nd, 201118 comments

Although overuse of tanning beds by people can lead to a skin cancer risk, they are great for helping to bring out that deep patina that usually only comes with age.

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My 5 minutes of Martha Stewart Show fame

AsaC, member | February 20th, 20116 comments

For those of you who didn't see the original broadcast, we finally have a clip of my appearance (brief though it was) on the Martha Stewart Show

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A Really Big Kitchen Island

danmosheim, member | December 26th, 2010

Photos and drawings of the construction of a 16' kitchen island

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FWW Holiday Tree

BetsyE, member | December 22nd, 20105 comments

We had our company holiday party last week. It was nice. We closed the office at 2:00 and headed over to our old Distribution Center (nicely decorated for the holidays) for some cocktails...

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Better than seeing The Lord in a grilled-cheese sandwich

AsaC, member | June 12th, 201011 comments

The 2010 Design in Wood show at the San Diego County Fair contains the most amazing piece of wood I've ever seen.

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Creating a Pummel, the Square-to-Round Section in Turnings

Killenwood, member | February 16th, 20108 comments

Often furniture with turned legs and stretchers have pummels or square sections of the turning. Both Dave and I have previously shown methods for handling this complexity. A reader recently asked to...

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