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- Woodturning Techniques - Center Savers Make Multiple Bowls From One Blank
by Steven Russell. Overview
Like most people, I enjoy saving money whenever possible. Years ago, I routinely wasted away the center area on bowls during turning. If the square blank was highly figured, I would always cut the corners off to use for other projects like pens or bottle stoppers. All of the wood in the center of the bowl was turned away as waste when hollowing the center of the bowl.
Wasting Away The ... products, articles, news
- Make Bath Salts: 5 Techniques For A More Professional Bath Salt Recipe
by Katherine Durkes. If you've already made a basic bath salt, but you want to produce a more professional product, you'll love these simple techniques. They'll make your bath salts less "homebrew" and more spa-quality. Once you start using them, you will feel more confident giving your handmade bath salts as gifts or presenting them for sale at a store or craft fair.
All of these techniques are just twists or ext... products, articles, news
- Build The Knife You Carry - Choose a Great Blank for Your Blade
by Aaron Trubic. The most important part of your knife is the blade; therefore, you want to be very careful about what sort of knife blank you purchase. Materials for blanks vary from the basic stainless steel to venerable Damascus steel to the newest alloys, and all of them have advantages and disadvantages. You also have to consider your knife's eventual size so you'll know how big a knife blank to purchase. Be... products, articles, news
- Wood Turning Bowls - A Lifetime of Learning
by Darrell Feltmate. Wood turning bowls seem to be a simple thing, After all, people have done it since the beginning of time. The first lathes appear to have been someone sticking a log between two points of wood or rack, wrapping a rope around the log and pulling it back and forth while someone else cut the inside and out with a sharp rock. In fact the same technique has been observed in India and certain primitiv... products, articles, news
- Wood Turning Bowls - So Common We Forget They Are Sophisticated
by Darrell Feltmate. Bowls have been part of the human existence since we began to hold things and want to keep them. Wood turning bowls has been part of life ever since someone realized that a piece of wood could be hollowed to hold water, food or other treasures. Some of the first indications we have of wood turners are pictures of Egyptian turners on the side of pyramids where one turned wood while another made t... 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 - 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
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