Wild Versus Plantation Timber
Wild Versus Plantation Timber As you contemplate your beautiful piece of timber and plan precisely how to cut with the…
Rosewood Breakfast Table
Rosewood Breakfast Table I have several clients who prefer antique furniture and this rosewood table came in from one of…
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…
Hidden Box Earring Stand
Hidden Box Earring Stand One of my staple production items is made from 85mm square lignum vitae (Guiaiacum officinale) stock…
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…
Get Set to Turn
Get Set to Turn Throughout my 35 years of teaching I’ve encountered a lot of novice woodturners who nearly abandoned…
Carving a Red Grouse
Carving a Red Grouse The red grouse (Lagopus lagopus) is a mid-sized bird typically found in heather moorland and uplands…
In My Workshop with Peter Walwin
In My Workshop with Peter Walwin The acclaimed woodsculptor, woodcarver and maker of fine furniture on Rodin, Einstein and how…
Gypsy Wagon
Gypsy Wagon Out of the blue in July 2010, I had a phone call from an unknown fellow called Harry…