How to Find the Centre of Timber
How to Find the Centre of Timber Some by people new to turning and others who have been turning for…
Browsing: Techniques
How to Achieve a Perfectly Sanded Surface
How to Achieve a Perfectly Sanded Surface You may look at this article and think ‘Oh no, another article on…
Using Northwest Coast Style Bent Knives
Using Northwest Coast Style Bent Knives Over the last few years, a large number of woodcarvers have discovered the pleasures…
How to Sharpen Your Joinery Plane Irons
How to Sharpen Your Joinery Plane Irons The cutters or blades of my favourite joinery planes, namely, the router plane,…
Diamonds are Forever
Diamonds are Forever Although the art of chequering has been around for many hundreds of years, it was first seen used in…
Beneath the Surface
Beneath the Surface All too often, woodworkers have a fairly vague understanding of the various types of wood coatings and…
Freehand Routing
Freehand Routing The term freehand is slightly misleading, suggesting holding the router with some means of guidance but not fixed…
The World Beyond Wood
The World Beyond Wood With more than 100,000 species of woods in the world, most turners shouldn’t have a need…
How to Turn a Perfect Sphere
How to Turn a Perfect Sphere Turned wooden spheres hold a certain fascination. They demand to be picked up and…
A Home-built Vacuum Chamber
A Home-built Vacuum Chamber Before I begin to explain how I made my own vacuum pot, for those who are…