lathe turning

David Sterling Becomes World’s First One-Armed Professional Bowl Turner

May 31, 2022 By George Vondriska & filed under Blog.

Veteran David Sterling has overcome incredible challenges like losing a portion of his right arm. These days, he uses woodturning as a form of physical and emotional therapy, even launching his own woodturning business as the world’s first one-armed professional bowl turner.

How to Turn a Honeycomb Resin Bowl

January 24, 2022 By Paul Mayer & filed under Blog.

I recently had the pleasure of working with a South African resin artist named Ahron Gropper on a long-distance collaboration. After seeing a beautiful bowl he had created that incorporated a synthetic honeycomb element embedded into the bottom of the bowl, I contacted him to see if he would be willing to create a similar…

The Rewards (and Risks) of Stabilizing a Lathe

March 2, 2021 By Paul Mayer & filed under Blog.

Adding weight to a lathe, or bolting it down to the floor, can stabilize the lathe and deliver a better turning experience. But, is it hard on the lathe?

What to Know About Powermatic’s New Lathe

March 2, 2021 By George Vondriska & filed under Blog.

Powermatic has rolled out their PM2014 Wood Lathe ($1999.99). It’ll handle 20” between centers and has a 14” swing over the bed. Add a bed extension ($249.99), and you can increase spindle length to 43”, plus do larger outboard turnings. The PM2014 weighs 185 pounds by itself, 238 pounds when mounted to the stand. Power…

Turn and Carve a Spouted Bowl

July 24, 2020 By Paul Mayer & filed under Blog, Lathe, Power Tool Woodworking.

This sweet little spouted bowl with handle will be a fun skill-building project, taking your bowl turning skills and adding a bit of flair by incorporating some basic carving techniques using a die grinder and rasps. For the carving purist, traditional carving tools can be used as a substitute, making for a more serene creative process.

Turn an Oil Wand Kaleidoscope

January 31, 2013 By AJ Moses & filed under Plans and Projects, Woodturning Projects, Woodworking Projects.

As I’ve stated in earlier articles, my shop (like many others) generates a lot of small pieces of wood, each one precious. My wife just shakes her head and often accuses me of buying scraps! I’ve turned those piles of scrap into lots of fun projects like cribbage boards, serving trays and napkin holders. This…

Making Your Own Turning Blanks

September 15, 2010 By Reader Submitted & filed under Blog, Woodturning Projects, Woodturning Techniques, Woodworking Q & A.

“I had a nice cherry tree go down in my back woods that I would like to use for turning blanks. It is about a foot to 10” across. What is the best way to dry something like this? WWGOA Editor Response: If you want to turn the pieces as logs, which would make natural…