Woodturning Monthly

Chris Marshall photoAdding grooves, scallops or beads to a turned vessel or spindle is easy when they follow the circumference – just apply a tool to the wood while it spins. But what if you want to embellish a turned piece with a series of grooves that run perpendicular to the circumference? Or across its end? Well, Cindy Pei-Si Young has devised a simple holding jig for a router motor that mounts in the banjo – see her “Concepts for Routing Turned Work” article in this issue. It helps her create decorative patterns, grooves for inlays and even regular series of holes around a workpiece. Here’s a simple, inexpensive way to make new use of a power tool you probably already own to add more dimension, texture and interest to your turnings!

Chris Marshall, Woodworker’s Journal

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