
Identifying Shapes in Woodturning
Richard Findley looks at how to identify different shapes commonly found in turning. Today’s furniture is typically mass-produced by high-efficiency

Richard Findley looks at how to identify different shapes commonly found in turning. Today’s furniture is typically mass-produced by high-efficiency

Philip Greenwood looks at methods of re-chucking. In this part we look at a few methods to re-chuck the base

Richard Findley shares a simple technique for turning a perfect sphere. Turned wooden spheres hold a certain fascination. It is

Now you should be ready to finish of your sphere. However, a sphere is only created in the details of

We wax lyrical about the sticky subject of keeping your tools shiny and running smoothly. An email from a reader

We’re going to go back to southeastern Germany and the Erzgebirge Mountain area, famed for the craftsmen and toy making.

How many different jaws are there? There are many, but here we will look at the four most common ones I

As a woodturner, we are often in pursuit of swift gratification. We like to create details with pin-point accuracy. A