Like many of you I began turning wood in Junior High School. While visiting an uncle in Southern California he noticed my excitement about wood turning and gave me a lathe that he never used. With paper route earnings I purchased tools from Sears and my dad and I began …
The North East Florida Woodturners (Jaxturners) have uploaded a video of their February, 2104 meeting demonstration. in this video Roy Yarger demonstrates turning a disc vase.
I was born in Connecticut and grew up racing sailboats on Long Island Sound and skiing in Connecticut and Vermont. I had my first turning experience in high school during the early 60’s. After graduating from the University of Denver with a degree in Marketing, I moved to Vail Colorado …
I’ve been a “serious” woodturner for the past 15 years and make what I like to call “Functional Art”. These are items turned on a lathe from reclaimed/recycled wood that have a functional use, yet reflect the natural beauty of the wood. I teach woodturning in my fully equipped shop …
Bob Bezanson of the Woodturners of SW MO demonstrates turning custom tool handles while adding a brass plumbing fixture turned down as the ferrule. He also offers several tips and tricks along with the demo. Downloadable PDF’s are available on their club website with sources and further instructions. www.woodturnersofswmo.org
Our scheduled demonstrator has taken ill and once again the inimitable Carol Zandell has come to the rescue. Note from Carol: I like to turn small, fun, tricky or just plain weird things on the lathe. As most of you know, my philosophy for turning and most everything in life …
