Turning

Turning has always been a bit intimidating for me. My lathe currently sits in the corner of my shop, unused, because I can't seem to find the time to add…

Matt Monaco creats a bowl with a clean, classical simplicity of shape that he sees as wooden pottery.

Darryl Jones shows how easy it is to turn a wooden sphere without a commercially available jig. He lays out the process using scrap wood to make simple shop-made cup centers used to mount, turn, and finish a wooden sphere.

Fred Schattauer had his heart set on a big lathe, and made it happen.

Beth Ireland's jig eliminates the need to make multiple angled drilling platforms for your drill press.

Darryl Jones shows an example of how a jam chuck can overcome work-holding challenges at the lathe.

Andrew Finnigan put six midi lathes through a series of performance tests, designed to evaluate them thoroughly both for spindle turning and face work.

Max Brosi uses texture, contrast, and the distortion of the wood to bring his ideas forward. Once he knows what the piece is going to say, making it is an enjoyable and often automatic process.

Fine Woodworking and the American Association of Woodturners launched a content partnership in February 2020.

Simple banjo-mounted router table makes it easy to add decoration to spindles, bowls, and ornaments.