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Fixture for Turning Feet on Bowls
October 25, 2005

This fixture is for those woodturners who appreciate a neatly turned foot on the bottom of a bowl or plate. Unlike other fixtures I've seen, it won't bust your knuckles,…
Cheap Faceplates
October 25, 2005

A bit of work will convert an inexpensive, common plumbing floor flange into a lathe faceplate for bowl turning. The biggest problem is that the threads on the floor flange…
Steady Rest for Baseball Bats
October 25, 2005

For years, the eighth graders in my woodworking class have wanted to turn baseball bats. I've always put them off because the small diameter of the bat's handle invariably results…
Driving with Old Engine Valves
October 25, 2005

I've found that an old car valve works well as a live center for turning the base on a bowl that has its top edge left natural from the log.…
Turning from the left
October 25, 2005

This two-handed lathe technique works well for production turning small pieces. Note that the headstock is to the turner's right. The turner sits sideways, facing the headstock, his left arm…
Flexible Hold-In
October 25, 2005

Most featherboards or hold-ins utilize an angled board with numerous sawkerfs cut into one end. The flexibility of these featherboards is pretty limited, so they must invariably be reset after…
Wooden Lathe Chuck
October 25, 2005

I originally made this wooden lathe chuck to hold pieces of 1/4-in. dowel stock. But the design could be sized to fit any dowel or even to serve as a…
Collet and Draw Bolt Lathe Chuck
October 25, 2005

A simple Morse taper 1/2-in. collet chuck used with a draw bolt is an effective alternative to a heavy, expensive 3-jaw Jacobs chuck for turning small pieces. When the draw…
Sphere-Turning Lathe Attachment
October 25, 2005

In 1946, a friend described a ball-turning device his machinist had made to fit an Atlas lathe. Unfortunately, I never got a chance to look at it. I've tried to…
Bandsawing Waney-Edge Bowl Blanks
October 25, 2005

Bandsawing a short section of log into a rough circular blank for turning is a hazardous endeavor. Because the log is unstable, the blade tends to grab, increasing the possibility…

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