Turning a Helix
This project is in remembrance of Phil Wall who taught me how to do this project over the internet. I had hoped he would some day be putting this information on his own site but since that is no longer possible so I will provide the information here....
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Turning a Long Stem Goblet
I start turning the blank between centers. Even if the limb section were small, enough to fit in the chuck the bark would not make a good holding surface. You need a good solid grip on the blank to hollow the end grain....
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Turning a Mushroom
My method for turning a mushroom may vary from the approach some other turners take but this works the best for me and I will explain why....
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Turning a Rolling Pin
The blanks for all the rolling pin parts. A 3ize and turn your favorite cook one....
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Turning a Simple Bowl
I call this turning a simple bowl because I am not using any special tools just bowl gouges and spindle gouges. The shape is a simple one also. I know that when you first start turning bowls trying to get the surface cut cleanly on the end grain areas can present a problem. Reversing the bowl to fin...
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Turning a Textured and Colored Solid Egg
I always turned my eggs more pointed on one side than the other did. What I turn is my vision of how I think the egg should look. The eggs to the left are an ostrich egg and a hen egg. You can see that both ends of the eggs are about the same shape. Use a real egg to make a profile template for turn...
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Turning a Wood Hat
I want to start by saying I would probably never had though of making a wearable wooden hat on my own. The first step in turning a hat is to select your wood. It needs to be a fresh piece with no cracks or checks and preferably a light colored wood so the light shines through easily while turning. Y...
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