bowl turning
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Jackson Discusses Pony® Tools’s Acquisition of Easy Wood Tools
If you’re a fan of Easy Wood Tools’s four-jaw chucks, carbide-insert turning tools and faceplates, you may have met its founder, Craig Jackson, by phone or in person at woodworking shows.
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How Do I Convert an AC Lathe Motor to Variable Speed?
I need to slow my dad’s old lathe down. Can I convert it to variable speed?
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“Getting Started in Woodturning”: A First-Class Approach
New DVD, hosted by turning expert Ernie Conover and contributor Kimberly McNeelan, teaches woodturning fundamentals for woodworkers of all skill levels.
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September/October 2012 Issue Preview
If you’re looking for a sensible, yet challenging piece of furniture to build this fall, our September/October 2012 issue has you covered. Click through to learn more about it.
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Quick-release Newspaper Seam
When I’m turning bowls using a faceplate, I mount the bowl blank to a piece of 3/4″ scrap and screw the faceplate to the scrap.
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Gripping the Bowl
I was having problems finishing the underside of bowls because I could find no way to hold them securely after removing them from the face plate.