And The Art of Making Shavings
Here is a decorating elf tool I made for embellishing tops and boxes. It uses a standard 1/8” cutter ofany shape. A ball cutter works great. I bought: 1/8” id x 3/8” od x 5/32” bearings (you need two, Amazon). 3/8” x 3/8” rare earth magnet (Amazon). 1/4” x 3” brass nipple (Home Depot). 3/4” Read More …
As shown during the July 3rd meeting of World Wide Woodturners, here is Paul Hannaby’s Morse Taper stand. The stand can be free standing or could be mounted flat on a wall if the protruding corner at the top left was cut off. My version was intended to hang on the end of a cabinet. Read More …
I started with a piece of laminated plywood from an old cabinet. It was only slightly larger than the round piece in the photos. I took a 1-1/2″ x 5″ block of oak and turned it round, making sure both faces were flat and parallel. Then I drilled a 21/32″ hole in the center of Read More …
During the 3/29/2023 meeting of the World Wide Wood Turners, Waukeene explained a jig he created to hold turned eggs for sanding. If you want to create this jig, the following describes the construction. Warning, if you make this jig, remember to drill the holes before you cut the slots … or you may find Read More …
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Bob Clark put together a great explanation on how to drill a whole in a solid rod, permitting turners to create a endmill gouge that has been discussed multiple times in our meetings. During each discussions, members that have made the gouge have Read More …
Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #1 Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #2 Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #3 If you are using, or building, a spiral fluting jig similar to Bob Grinstead, this page is for you. This page identifies the information you need to use the jig, and Read More …
Goals and construction considerations: I wanted to have a single, reachable knob to adjust the entire arm. This implies that at least one set of arms from both adjustable sections must be on the same bolt. I wanted the base to rotate and be flexible in case I changed my mounting plan. Terminus mount Read More …
I found this excerpt in American Woodturner, Vol. 11, No 2, June 1996; “Finishing Overview; Understanding the Choices”, by Alan W. Hollar. Mr, Hollar closes his lengthy article about finishes with these words concerning the pre-finish process, sanding. He states: … Tearout, sanding swirls, raised or torn fibers, scratches, or defects of any kind will Read More …
… Segmented Work … Segmenting Jig When creating my segmented project, I used a special jig to position segments. Someone asked to have the jig posted on the web site. This is the jig. I can’t take credit for the original idea. It came from “Earl’s Small Segment” shop on youtube. I made my jig Read More …
There’s something you should know about face shields. This discussion may give you some information about face shields that you may not know … and may increase your safety. Discussion on Face Shields