Woodturning Projects - Page 4 of 6

A Short History of Wood Turnings
November 1, 2005

Turning is the art of shaping wood while it is revolving, consequently to produce curved surfaces that may be anything from simple cylinders to more complex wreathed or spiral shapes.…
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,…
Drilling Centered Holes in Spheres
October 25, 2005

In my high-school woodshop class, we needed to drill 1/2-in.-dia. holes partway through 100 1-1/4-in.-dia. hardwood balls. I suggested to the instructor that we clamp a board to the drill…
Roughing the Outside of a Vessel
October 25, 2005

Depend on a gouge and your design eye to create an attractive shape
Routing Wooden Spheres
October 25, 2005

Last Christmas, I wanted to give my wife a sphere covered with 1/2-in.-sq. mirrors. Styrofoam was my first thought, but a plastic ball would have cost $32, so I decided…
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…
Segmented Turning Blanks on a Disc Sander
October 25, 2005

I like to turn bowls from ring assemblies that have been laminated from segmented blanks. The problem with building ring assemblies is that any minor discrepancy in the bevel angle…
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: 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

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