Turning - Page 18 of 24

A Carved Rosette For an Elegant Touch
October 25, 2005

Create the blanks on a lathe or with a drill press, then chisel in the details
Marking Turning-Stock Centers
October 25, 2005

The fixture above marks the centers of turning stock and, at the same time, notches the stock to receive the spurs of your lathe's live center. To make the fixture,…
Inexpensive Faceplate
October 25, 2005

There are advantages to leaving a turning on its faceplate from the first cut through finishing. It eliminates the work of reattaching and re-centering the work and provides a handle…
Quick Bowl Mounting
October 25, 2005

Here's a quick, simple way to attach a bowl blank to the lathe. The method requires a faceplate larger than the finished bowl. Start by screwing the square bowl blank…
Turn a Green Wood Bowl: Finishing a Bowl
October 25, 2005

Part 4 of 4: Use a jam chuck to turn a foot and part the finished bowl from the lathe
Jig for Sharpening Gouges
October 25, 2005

Put a perfect grind on your spindle and bowl gouges
Roughing the Outside of a Vessel
October 25, 2005

Depend on a gouge and your design eye to create an attractive shape
Turn a Green Wood Bowl: Shaping the Profile
October 25, 2005

Part 2 of 4: Follow these steps to preserve a natural edge and achieve smooth cuts with a bowl gouge
Turn a Green Wood Bowl: Hollowing the Inside
October 25, 2005

Part 3 of 4: Learn to cut with the grain and achieve a consistent wall thickness when turning a greenwood bowl
Rubber Tire Hold-In
October 25, 2005

The simple lawnmower-wheel fixture sketched above has made featherboard hold-ins obsolete in my shop. I have two: one as shown and the other a mirror image of the first. I…

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