Best Steady Rests for Wood Lathes
A steady rest is a device that attaches to your lathe bed and helps stabilize the blank for turning. In this article, we go over the best ones you can get – or make yourself. …
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Is Wood Turning Difficult?
Woodturning is an extremely fun and satisfying craft. It can be as easy or difficult as you want. You can learn on the job, provided you keep safe. But you will save yourself a lot …
Best Wood for Woodturning
Woodturning is extremely satisfying and useful. You make beautiful objects out of a simple piece of wood. The more experience you have with woodturning, the more you can experiment with various patterns and designs. But …
Where to Buy Wood for Woodturning?
Woodturning is an incredible skill that requires a lot of practice, perseverance, and, of course, the right raw materials. You would not want to compromise on the kind of lathe or equipment you are using …
How to Make Woodturning Blanks from a Log
If buying woodturning blanks is not proving to be easy or if you want to make use of spare wood from your backyard, there is a way to turn raw wood into blanks. Imagine if …
Best Resin for Woodturning
If you are a woodturning enthusiast and are looking to innovate, one of the best things you can do is experiment with the material you are using. Wood, of course, is the primary and most …
Should You Take Up Woodturning?
In this post, we really want to have you ask yourself one simple question: will you enjoy turning? In other words, is it worth it? Good question! The only way to know is to learn …
How Dry Should Wood Be When Turning
In this article, we go over the whole dry vs. green wood deal and explain how this applies to woodturning. You need to keep this in mind when you choose your blanks. Let’s get started. …
Is Woodturning Dangerous?
In this article, we try to make sure that everyone who reads this site can turn wood as safely as possible. If you don’t know what you’re doing, with all the dust, sharp tools, and …