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Two segmented bowls in spalted Birch and Teak

Hoscra_Woodturner, member | May 28th, 2013

Two bowls made of spalted Birch and segmented Teak. Diameter aprox. 5 3/4". Finished with home made oil finish, and topped with carnauba wax. For more info on my work, follow my blog at ...

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Homegrown Lathe Duplicator

Ed_Pirnik, member | May 20th, 20133 comments

Need to duplicate table legs and other items on the lathe? This homegrown tool ought to get the job done!

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Grip Smaller Work with the Standard Jaws of Your 4-Jaw Chuck

JoeLarese, member | May 20th, 20132 comments

Save time and money by using these tips to get the most from the standard jaws of your 4-jaw chuck.

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"The Little Brown Garden Shed" - Home of the Tri-color Turners

Tri_color_Turners, member | May 13th, 2013

The is where I turn. It is a 10' x 12" kit shed I insulated and wired. I recently rearranged and moved two Jet mini-lathes out to make room for the Woodfast MC 908 (ca 1994/95). One mini is in...

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Gun cabinet

buecherlcraftsman, member | March 31st, 2013

Ash gun cabinet solid wood no plywood used to construct this. This handcrafted gun cabinet hold six rifles or shotguns, it displays them with a LED light with dimer and inside of display has trim on...

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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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Time lapse sequence of turning a toy top

JoeLarese, member | December 19th, 2012

Watch woodturner Joe Larese turn a top in this time lapse video sequence.

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Tips for Turning Holiday Ornaments

JoeLarese, member | November 20th, 20123 comments

Sea urchins and turned finials make great Holiday ornaments, but there are a few things to keep in mind when creating well-designed, proper hanging ornaments.

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See it in Motion: Honing a Skew Chisel

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | November 14th, 2012

Watch chairmaker Peter Galbert hone a woodturner's skew chisel

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See it in Motion: Grind a Parting Tool

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | November 14th, 20121 comment

Watch chairmaker Peter Galbert grind a diamond parting tool

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See it in Motion: Body Movement for Woodturners

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | November 14th, 2012

See what the right posture for spindle turning at the lathe looks like

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A Chess Set For My Daughter

Stu in Tokyo, member | August 16th, 20126 comments

Last year, on the evening of December 23rd, my youngest daughter asked me for a chessboad for her Christmas present. I was able to bang out a very basic chessboard by Christmas morning. I told her...

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The Biggest Lathe We've Ever Seen

kenstonge, member | August 3rd, 201226 comments

From the "don't try this at home" department comes this inventive Canadian woodworker's attempt to turn his car into a woodworking lathe.

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Nolan's Ball

Joe Scannell, member | July 29th, 20122 comments

My niece's son recently had his first birthday, and I wanted to make him a toy. He derived his name from Nolan Ryan of baseball fame, so I decided, why not a BALL. This was my first ball, and first...

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vase

IdaG, member | June 27th, 20123 comments

woodturning segmented vase made with cherry and lyptus, with chipcarving.

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Urn (mahogany) and chipcarving

IdaG, member | June 27th, 2012

This is a segmented woodturning urn with chip carving made with mahogany and linden.

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Practice

Sandtazam, member | June 5th, 20125 comments

This vessel is the first piece done on my new Powermatic 4224 lathe. It has 1900 pieces of curly Maple & Tropical Walnut. It stands 12" tall x 8-1/2" wide and is 3/16 thick. It was practice for a...

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Shaker Teething Rattles

Uncle_Stanley, member | June 1st, 20124 comments

I made these turned Shaker teething rattles from cherry during the last couple of days. I have been turning rattles since reading an article on them in FWW back in the 70's. Does anyone else make...

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