Project Articles

  • Turning a crooked walking stick By Howard KingTurning a crooked walking stick By Howard King
    Our fellow woodturning member, Dr. John Sowell, found a very crooked stick that he visualized could possibly be a “walking stick”. It was about two inches in diameter and long enough to fit perfectly to his six foot six inch frame (five foot eighteen inches he would always announce when asked his height). He asked ...
  • Multi-axis Weed Pot Using the Dux Chuck by Bob GrinsteadMulti-axis Weed Pot Using the Dux Chuck by Bob Grinstead
    Here is an easy and fun offset turning project, “Fan” Weed Pots using Jim Duxbury’s Dux Chuck. There are plans on our web site showing how to make this chuck: https://www.worldwidewoodturners.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/duxchuck.jpg Start out with a ¾” x 3-¼” x 4″ board. Draw a 3″ circle, centered on the 3-¼” direction and offset in the 4″ direction leaving about ...
  • Making the Sun Rise Design Ring by Roger WollamMaking the Sun Rise Design Ring by Roger Wollam
    Editor’s note: This design is a “double segmented” piece. The insert design is, itself, a segmented ring that is sliced and inserted into the segmented bowl. To find the exact size of everything, I start out drawing out the outside shape of the segmented insert. For this example, the dimensions are 2 ½” by 1 ½”. ...
  • Hollowing Camera Idea On The Cheap by Tim HatchHollowing Camera Idea On The Cheap by Tim Hatch
    I was asked recently to make an urn for my neighbor’s dog that had to be put down due to cancer. I selected a nice eucalyptus burl and cast it in resin in my pressure pot, then put it on the lathe and began shaping it, drilling it and then hollowing it with my Trent ...
  • How to Make a Floating Bottom for a Segmented Bowl by Bob GrinsteadHow to Make a Floating Bottom for a Segmented Bowl by Bob Grinstead
    Bowls that have a bottom larger than 6″ sometimes split or come loose from the next ring with the movement of the wood. All wood shrinks and expands over time. If you make a floating bottom you will not have that issue. The center piece of wood is not glued in and floats inside of a ...
  • Segmented Basket Illusion Vase Demonstration with Bob GrinsteadSegmented Basket Illusion Vase Demonstration with Bob Grinstead
    Bob Grinstead demonstrated his techniques for making a basket illusion segmented vase, and a basket illusion carved vase during our meeting March 19th. Video of that meeting and the separate videos of the demonstrations can be found on our YouTube channel, @worldwidewoodturners1. This is my try at Ross McClelland’s woven vase. He posted it on the ...
  • Turning a Cupcake Box with Ron PollmannTurning a Cupcake Box with Ron Pollmann
    The following documents were provided by Ron Pollmann to accompany his demonstration on 2025-03-05. The documents include 2 PDFs. One contains a graphic description, the second is a detail instructions list. Enjoy. ...

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