Ernie Conover
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VIDEO: Turning Three Sizes of Bowls Using Vacuum Chucks
Learn how Ernie finishes turning these three bowls using a combination of vacuum chucks and multiple jaw chucks.
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Harvesting a Burl
Abnormal growths offer hidden treasure that grows on trees.
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VIDEO: How to Core Several Bowls from One Blank
In this instructional video, Ernie Conover explains the process for coring multiple bowls from one burl blank.
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VIDEO: Making a Table from Well Traveled Wood
Hear the story of how some fine, 50-year old Carpathian walnut traveled from Germany to the United States, where Ernie and Ken Zahka spent a week crafting a table and matching benches.
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VIDEO: Harvesting Burls for Woodturning
Follow the process of how a tree with a burl was harvested from the forest and how to use a chainsaw to remove a burl from a log.
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VIDEO: Turning a Closed Form Bowl
Learn the basics of how to make a closed form bowl on the lathe. A closed form bowl has an interior that is bigger than the mouth opening.
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How to Turn Earrings on a Lathe
Whether you’ve got a big lathe or a small one, you have what it takes to turn tiny earrings.
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VIDEO: Drilling with the Lathe
Ernie Conover shares several of his expert tips for safely drilling accurate holes with the lathe.
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Re-Turning a Rough Turned Bowl Blank
You’ve done the first turning and left your green wood bowl to dry. Now it’s time to re-turn it to final shape.
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VIDEO: Turning Earrings on a Lathe
Whether you have a big lathe or a small lathe, you have what it takes to turn a pair of earrings. Learn how to turn small pieces of wood into beautiful pieces of jewelry.
