Fine Woodworking

Turning

Designer’s Notebook: The art of turning

May 14, 2020

Max Brosi uses texture, contrast, and the distortion of the wood to bring his ideas forward. Once he knows what the piece is going to say, making it is an enjoyable and often automatic process.
From the Editor: Partnership revolves around turning

April 3, 2020

Fine Woodworking and the American Association of Woodturners launched a content partnership in February 2020.
Using a router at the lathe

February 21, 2020

Simple banjo-mounted router table makes it easy to add decoration to spindles, bowls, and ornaments.
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: The Roughing Gouge

April 9, 2019

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

April 2, 2019

If you're like Anissa and Ben, and have little to no experience turning, David Douyard will give you the knowledge and confidence to head out to the shop and give…
Turning For Furniture Makers: Sharpening

April 2, 2019

If you want to turn spindles successfully, you need to start with sharp tools
These Blind Woodturners Are An Inspiration

March 11, 2019

As a young man, Christopher Fisher, the Blind Woodturner, lost his eyesight. Four years later, he decided he wanted to learn to turn wood.
Workshop Tip: Find Perfect Center Using a Standard Square

January 22, 2019

Whether you are prepping stock for lathe work or drilling a centered hole in the end of a workpiece, you’ll need to find the exact center. This can be tricky…
Cherry Burl Pot

May 17, 2018

After a trip to Santa Fe, Ray’s thoughts kept returning to the pottery forms he had seen in the galleries there. Many of the historic pottery pieces were damaged, with…

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