Hand Powered Bow Lathe
After several years of demonstrating a foot-powered lathe, in my research I started finding illustrations of much smaller hand-powered lathes, and decided to try to build something similar. Here is a short look at my bow lathe as I turn a small piece of bone.
Get your Free Woodworking Catalog from Rockler
Woodturning with SketchUp
Here’s something a bit different. Here’s a tutorial on woodturning with SketchUp. Pretty clever. If you’re interested, he has a book on the subject available at www.turnedoutright.com
Mike Mahoney Woodturning Tools by Henry Taylor
www.woodturnerscatalog.com Professional woodturner Mike Mahoney demonstrates his new line of signature woodturning tools from Henry Taylor Tools.
Woodturning Basics
Here’s a monster list of videos. Here is a good overview about woodturning basics by Rex Burningham. He made these videos for ExpertVillage (now eHow). Normally, I don’t like posting ExpertVillage videos because they’re very fragmented and usually out of order. But I thought this was a good series. I tried my best to put them in order. There 26 videos total, but they’re only 2 minutes each.
Wood Turning
Wood Turning: Sharpening Tools
Wood Turning: Freehand Grinding
Wood Turning: Determining Speed
Quickly find woodturning blanks, kits & exotic wood easily with Wood Deals Online.
Wagner Texturing Tool
Here’s a cool texturing tool available from WoodTurner’s Catalog. The Wager Texturing Tool will add really neat textures to your woodturning projects. Here is a great demonstration/tutorial on how to use the tool to create unique textures.
Also included is a video from the tool developer himself, Joe Wagner. In this video, Joe shows how to use his texturing tool to add texture to a birdhouse Christmas ornament. He demonstrates a technique that allows him to keep a consistent texture across his entire workpiece.
-
Get Email Updates