Paul began woodturning January 2003, in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He was not interested in turning anything but hollow forms. Though both his mentors strongly suggested he start with something easier, all he wanted to do, really, was hollow forms. The problem was, there were no hollowing tools he liked. George …
There are a wide variety of objects that turners create. Those of us with mini-lathes turn things like pens, bottle stoppers & pepper mills. More recently are projects like razor handles and brushes, pendants and bracelets. I came across the website of Eric Goertz, a turner who has designed and …
Northwest Washington Woodturners will be presenting A Day With David Ellsworth on Saturday, March 23 in Anacortes, WA. David will spend the full day discussing and demonstrating the details of how he creates his unique turned hollow forms and natural edge bowls. He will also be discussing tools and sharpening …
Interesting story on designboom.com. This is one where old technology – a turned piece of wood – is used with new technology – a smart phone. The use of smart phones as music players has increased significantly as the storage capacity, streaming ability and sound quality has evolved. But they …
The North East Florida Woodturners Association has uploaded a video from their August meeting. Segmented turning has been gaining popularity and plywood has been one of the materials used for the interesting patterns that can be created. In this video Bob Hunt demonstrates how to turn plywood.
The North East Florida Woodturners Association has uploaded two new videos from their October meeting. With Christmas coming up these are timely videos on turning ornaments. In the first, Ed Malesky demonstrates how to turn acorn box ornaments. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QyIt6xmvMc In the second, Ed demonstrates how to turn a five-piece ornament. …
