Category: Lathe Projects
Explore woodturning projects made on a lathe, including bowls, pens, handles, spindle work, and decorative pieces, with ideas for different experience levels.
Shellac How To Make Video for Woodturning Reel
Shellac How To Make Video for Woodturning Reel
The Spindle Gouge – A Skew with Training Wheels or Something More?
The Spindle Gouge – A Skew with Training Wheels or Something More?
Five Trees of Knox County: A Field Guide to the Hardwoods of Mount Vernon, Ohio
Black walnut, white oak, black cherry, sugar maple, American sycamore — a field guide to the five hardwoods of Knox County, Ohio, and what each one teaches a maker working out of a barn in Mount Vernon.
Forty-Five Years, One Bad Second: Why I Finally Bought a SawStop
Forty-five years at the lathe without a serious injury, one bad second on the table saw, and the saw I should have owned twenty years ago.
From Fallen Tree to Finished Bowl: The 18-Month Journey of a Walnut
Follow a single black walnut from a Knox County backyard to a finished bowl. How wood drying, rough turning, and finishing work — and why good bowls take 12 to 18 months.
Why the Wood Matters More Than You Think
What makes one bowl different from another? The answer starts with the wood. How species, sourcing, and grain shape every piece.
Adventures in Turning the Worlds Greatest Tool Handle- A Stream Punk Slacker Stack River Epoxy Mess
Adventures in Turning the Worlds Greatest Tool Handle- A Stream Punk Slacker Stack River Epoxy Mess
Anatomy of a Build: The Oak Kitchen Table
How a custom white oak kitchen table comes together — from sourcing slabs to hand-cut joinery to hardwax oil finish.