Woodturning
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VIDEO: Turning Long Spindles with Mortise-and-Tenon Joints
How can mortise-and-tenon joints help you with your woodturning? Ernie Conover explains how to expand your spindle-turning tool bag in this video.
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Project: Turning a Square Box
Michael Hamilton-Clark of the American Association of Woodturners has a clever idea for using small, square pieces of scrap in your workshop.
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Modern Tool Steels and Grinders
When it’s time to buy new tools, take advantage of developments in modern tool steels. Tom Wirsing of the American Association of Woodturners explains in this woodturning article.
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Video: Turning a Lamp from Green Wood
Rob Johnstone turns a chunk of box elder into a beautiful lamp. He shows how he made it and how to wire it in this video.
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Video: Turning a Tray
Ernie Conover demonstrates his technique for turning a tray and explains how it is different from traditional bowl turning.
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PROJECT: Turning a Funnel
Tim Heil of the American Association of Woodturners saw an opportunity in his kitchen and turned it into a very unique woodturning project.
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PROJECT: Double-Offset Bread Knife
Paul Coppinger of the American Association of Woodturners takes inspiration from a scroll saw project combined with a tricky turning technique to make a clever kitchen helper.
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Are Carbide Insert Tools Right for You?
Ernie Conover compares and contrasts his standard turning tools and carbide insert turning tools, then puts them through their paces.
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Simplifying the Skew
The American Association of Woodturners’ Jim Echter simplifies the skew, what it is, types of cuts and how to implement them.
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PROJECT: Segmented Bowl
Setup Blocks from Rockler and basic bowl-turning skills can help you transform two types of lumber into a snazzy-looking vessel.
