Project: Burmese Blackwood Bowl
This is a step-by-step photoshoot of a bowl turned by Steve Miller. Step 1: Prepare Here I have a block of fancy hardwood (Burmese Blackwood in this case) encased in wax. The wax keeps them …
Guide to Best Lathes for Woodworking
Wood lathes are a fundamental tool in woodworking, allowing artisans to shape and transform wood into beautiful and functional objects. Workers have used wood lathes for centuries, and their timeless design continues to be relevant …
How to Use a Woodworking Lathe?
In this article, we go over some basics about lathes: what they are and how to use them. What Is a Woodworking Lathe? A lathe is a machine that rotates the working material about an …
How to Build and Use a Wood Drying Kiln Out of a Refrigerator
Are you tired of waiting months for dry turning stock? Did you know that you can easily make a DIY wood-drying kiln out of an old refrigerator and have a steady supply of stock in …
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. …
How Wet Can Wood be and How to Dry It?
This is a small note about why it’s bad for the wood to be too wet or too dry. Read on to learn more. (We’ve written this when we were making our guide on buying …
How to Buy Lumber at a Local Sawmill and Save Money
If you’ve been a woodworker for a while, you may have thought about cutting your costs by sourcing your lumber somewhere else than Home Depot. We’ve put together a small guide on how you can …
Project: Captive Rings on a Baby Rattle
In this photo tutorial, Dennis Daudelin will show us how to make captive rings. The final object happens to be a baby rattle. When making toys for children, there are safety issues that everyone must …
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 …
Carbide VS. Traditional HSS Woodturning Tools
Hey folks. In this article, I am going to help you decide whether HSS or carbide tools are better. I spent massive hours looking at what experienced turners say and, even though this is a …