Woodturning Projects - Page 4 of 5

Routing Wooden Spheres

October 25, 2005

Last Christmas, I wanted to give my wife a sphere covered with 1/2-in.-sq. mirrors. Styrofoam was my first thought, but a plastic ball would have cost $32, so I decided…
Drilling Centered Holes in Spheres

October 25, 2005

In my high-school woodshop class, we needed to drill 1/2-in.-dia. holes partway through 100 1-1/4-in.-dia. hardwood balls. I suggested to the instructor that we clamp a board to the drill…
Quick Bowl Mounting

October 25, 2005

Here's a quick, simple way to attach a bowl blank to the lathe. The method requires a faceplate larger than the finished bowl. Start by screwing the square bowl blank…
Fixture for Turning Feet on Bowls

October 25, 2005

This fixture is for those woodturners who appreciate a neatly turned foot on the bottom of a bowl or plate. Unlike other fixtures I've seen, it won't bust your knuckles,…
Turn a Green Wood Bowl: Finishing a Bowl

October 25, 2005

Part 4 of 4: Use a jam chuck to turn a foot and part the finished bowl from the lathe
Sphere-Turning Lathe Attachment

October 25, 2005

In 1946, a friend described a ball-turning device his machinist had made to fit an Atlas lathe. Unfortunately, I never got a chance to look at it. I've tried to…
Roughing the Outside of a Vessel

October 25, 2005

Depend on a gouge and your design eye to create an attractive shape
Turn a Hollow Vessel

February 1, 2002

With green wood and modern boring tools, thin-walled vessels are within every turner''s reach
Bowl-Turning Basics

June 1, 1999

You don't have to be a master on the lathe to turn a useful, handsome bowl
Which Finishes Are Food Safe?

April 1, 1998

Exploring the menu of finishes for woodwork in the kitchen

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