Woodturning
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PROJECT: Turning a Carver’s Mallet and a Wooden Assembly Hammer
Woodturning expert Ernie Conover explains how to make your own spindle-turned hammer and mallet set for your workshop.
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Turning Tagua Nuts – Nature’s Faux Ivory
Once you’ve turned the tagua nut, you can’t tell it apart from ivory — but the vegetarian option is a lot friendlier to elephants.
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Sharpening with a Grinding Jig and Buffers
Getting the right geometry and a keen edge will make all the difference in the world for your turning output.
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Premium Video Series: Getting Started in Woodturning
This entertaining series teaches everything you’ll need to know to start woodturning safely and with more than enough knowledge to have fun right from the start.
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Video: Woodturning Safety
Woodworker’s Journal turning experts Ernie Conover and Kimberly McNeelan offer tips for safe woodturning in a workshop in this instructional video.
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Making Two Turnings Look Alike
Artistic turners brag that they never turn two things alike. What they are not saying is — that is because they can’t!
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VIDEO: How to Turn a Tagua Nut
Want something that looks just like ivory but without hurting any elephants? Expert woodturner Ernie Conover shows you how to create pieces with the unique and beautiful tagua nut.
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Turned Knitting Bowl and Stand Plan
A knitting bowl that holds knitting needles, feeds yarn, fits in your car and more, and it’s simple to make!
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Making Bowl Blanks with a Chainsaw
Harvest your own bowl blanks — with a chainsaw.
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Grecian Columns: History and Turning
Greek columns’ ancient proportions add elegance to modern architecture and furniture such as plant stands.