Using Turning Tools

with Richard Raffan

Practice turning beads in this exercise excerpted from the DVD 'Turning Wood'

with Ernie Conover

Get tips for sharpening and using this all-purpose turning tool

by David Heim

CET Inc. launches innovative CryoSteel turning tools and reissues Jerry Glaser Hitec line

with Ernie Conover

Mastering these two shapes will allow you to turn virtually any furniture spindle

with Howard Lewin

Drill an entrance hole, then cut from the center out for a thin-walled vessel

by Alan Lacer

Woodturner Alan Lacer details the use of the hook tool and the ring tool in bowl turning. To master these aggressive cutting tools, Lacer suggests practicing on ...

by Ernie Conover

All turning techniques are based on cutting a bead, a cove, a cylinder, or a taper; if you can cut these four shapes, you can turn anything. In this primer on basic ...

by Howard Lewin

Improvements in wood-turning tools have made the art of hollow-vessel turning accessible to woodturners of varying skill levels. In this article, Howard Levin, ...

by Ernie Conover

This 18th-century inspired lamp offers a chance to practice both faceplate and spindle turning. The design accommodates a range of lathe sizes and turning abilities ...

by Howard Lewin

Howard Lewin explains how to turn bowls from green wood in this informative article with step-by-step instructions. Lewin offers techniques for rough-cutting bowl ...

by Richard Raffan

Professional turner Richard Raffan explores the essentials of turning wood with a skew chisel. He explains how to grind and sharpen the tool, and offers lessons ...

by Kim Carleton Graves

When a project requires turning multiple matching spindles, this method for duplicating spindles by hand will results in finished parts with crisp edges, according ...

by Richard Raffan

The beauty of a well-balanced bowl lies in subtle details, writes Richard Raffan. He explains here how to make a bowl on the lathe in an hour or two. Among the ...

by Ernie Conover

Ernie Conover has noticed that anyone who learns how to handle a gouge with aplomb will be far along the road to mastering turning itself. There are three types ...

by Michael Sage

Ornaments turned in three parts save small pieces of figured wood from the scrap bin and help embellish a tree or window. Michael Sage explains how to make them, ...