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- Woodturning Tips - Micro Turning Tools Create Fine Detail With Ease
by Steven Russell. Overview
Almost twelve years ago I opened my professional woodturning studio. One of the first specialty tools I purchased was a five-piece set of micro turning tools. These are essentially smaller versions of regular sized woodturning tools. They are very useful tools for many tasks on the lathe. My micro turning tool set is comprised of the following tools: ¼" micro spindle gouge, 3/16" micro ... products, articles, news
- Wood Turning Tools - Old Becomes New
by Darrell Feltmate. The world of wood turning has been with us for a long time. Historians tell us that the ancient Egyptians were wood turners and even left painted carvings of wood turners on the pyramid walls. One would think that the advent of higher technology would have greatly changed the wood turner's arsenal of tools, but it just has not happened.
Wood itself, the essential ingredient of "wood turning," ha... products, articles, news
- Wood Turning - Getting Started With Tools
by Darrell Feltmate. Once you buy a lathe you quickly realize that you have done exactly and only that, bought a lathe. Unlike most table saws that come with a blade to use, lathes seldom come with tools. It is necessary to have a set of tools in order to begin to turn wood. Unfortunately the array of available tools for wood turners is complicated for the professional to understand in its seeming complexity and is d... products, articles, news
- Woodturning Tips - Finding Inspiration For Artistic Woodturnings
by Steven Russell. Overview
Woodturners often ask me how I can continually find inspiration for my artistic woodturning projects. Sooner or later, you may need a little inspiration to move in a different direction with your work, or perhaps just revitalize your current focus. As artists, we all need to be inspired from time to time -- this is normal. No one is an unlimited vessel of creativity. Finding the right k... products, articles, news
- Woodturning Tips - Dyes, Coloring Wood For Dramatic Effects
by Steven Russell. Overview
One of the more popular ways to enhance the visual look of a woodturning, is to change its color. By using various dyes and other coloring products, you can easily transform a bland piece of wood into something spectacular. Because the wood will accept the color less in side grain areas and more in end grain areas, delicate and subtle grain figure can be significantly enhanced.
Pale ti... products, articles, news
- Woodturning Tips - Precious Metal Leaf, Adding Decorative Embellishments
by Steven Russell. Overview
Decorative embellishments have taken the woodturning world by storm in the last few years. These decorative effects may include metal leafing, carving of the surface, colouring work, inlays with crushed stone, inlays with gemstones and precious metals, deconstruction of the finished form, patination, segmented forms and more. Long gone are the days when woodturnings were considered only... products, articles, news
- Woodturning Tips - Finding Free Green Wood Logs For Your Projects
by Steven Russell. Overview
One of the most common challenges facing new woodturners is how to find sufficient quantities of low cost, or free green wood (fresh cut) to turn. Finding a reliable supply of free wood is the key to maintaining fresh turning stock for your projects. Of course, you could just buy all of your blanks and turning squares from a local supplier, however most woodturners enjoy turning wood th... products, articles, news
- Wood Turning for Summer - Planting Tools of Yesterday and Today
by Darrell Feltmate. Wood turners as a group tend to be people who appreciate the out of doors, whether it be to walk in the woods as pure enjoyment of nature or a search for the wood that makes a treasure yet to be seen. Such a turn of enjoyment also tends to make the turner of wood into a person who appreciates a summer garden with its blooms and foliage of myriad colors. How then, might one integrate the two?
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