The Woodworkers Institute

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Woodturning

Woodturning on a lathe, creating wood shavings.
Techniques

Tips on Woodturning

Kurt Hertzog talks us through what he calls ‘the biggest wins’… If you’ve been turning for any length of time,

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Woodturning process on a lathe machine.
Projects

How to Turn a Ring

Kurt Hertzog provides his top tips on using your lathe to make jewellery. Most woodturners have experimented with the variety

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Wooden plate with engraved and painted leaves design.
Projects

Metal Leaf Platter

Leaves and woodturning combine to create Sue Harker’s metal leaf platter. You can open up a wide range of possibilities

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Decorative wooden bowls with unique designs.
Projects

Moonlight Bowl

Colwin Way makes an out of this world moonlight bowl. So we are in the darker months of winter when

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Blue wooden bowl with iridescent interior design.
Woodturning

Opal Blue and Silver Bowl

Kim Gowney tells us about how his experimentation led to this beautiful bowl. Kim’s ‘Opal Blue and Silver Bowl’ made

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