Turning

7 Things I Learned While Doing Youth Turning Workshops

September 9, 2019

At the 2019 American Association of Woodturners (AAW) Symposium in Raleigh, N.C., I got to participate as an instructor in the Youth turning workshops area. My first demonstration was a…
The Rugged Journey of 600 Mallets

August 1, 2019

How the nonprofit GreenWood helped bring woodturning skills and bicycle-powered lathes into Honduras, sparking the creation of some 600 mallets that will be sold by Lee Valley. It's just one…
Turning For Furniture Makers: Turn a carving mallet – Conslusion

May 14, 2019

David Douyard ditches the amateurs, and demonstrates one of his favorite practice projects, a carving mallet.
Turning For Furniture Makers: Accurately Sizing Parts and Tenons

May 7, 2019

Now that Anissa and Ben know how to shape parts, they need to be able to size them correctly and create accurate joinery
Turning For Furniture Makers: V-Grooves and Beads

April 30, 2019

Things start to get real as David Douyard teaches Anissa and Ben how to use the skew chisel to start adding decorative v-grooves and beads
Turning For Furniture Makers: The Skew Chisel

April 23, 2019

The skew chisel is another woodturning multi-tool in the hands of an experienced turner. But what about in the hands of Ben and Anissa?
Turning For Furniture Makers: Roughing from a riven blank

April 16, 2019

David demonstrates how to find centers on a riven blank and start the process of safely shaping a rough piece of wood
Turning for Furniture Makers: The Roughing Gouge

April 9, 2019

David Douyard shows Anissa and Ben how to use the workhorse of lathe work, the roughing gouge
Turning For Furniture Makers: Sharpening

April 2, 2019

If you want to turn spindles successfully, you need to start with sharp tools
Build a Curved-Leg Stool

March 26, 2019

Simple bends provide stability and visual flair

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