How To Articles – World Wide Wood Turners

Grain Matching Lidded Box by Joaquin Juatai
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here One of the challenges of turning a lidded box in spindle orientation is aligning the grain from the top of the piece to ...
Turning a Magic Salt Shaker with Matt Harber
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Sources and Examples: Tomislav Tomasic – YouTube – Fruit-Like Shakers. Alan Stratton – Youtube (As Wood Turns)- Volcano Salt Urn. Dane Chandler – Detailed and precision methods. Notes: The Magic Salt Shaker is turned in ...
Marbling on Wood by Walt Wager
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here In this demonstration I will turn a platter, marble the rim, and show how the platter is finished. The demonstration will be staged with some pieces pre-prepared because some steps require drying overnight. However, the audience will see every step in the ...
Segmented Ring Alignment Jig by Billy Burt
I started with a piece of laminated plywood from an old cabinet. It was only slightly larger than the round piece in the photos. I took a 1-1/2″ x 5″ block of ...
Creating a Large Textured Platter with Scott Hampton
Photos Courtesy of the Channel Island Woodturners of Ventura, Calif. This project is best for those who are experienced making platters and bowls. This platter will be between 15-17 inches in diameter, with a shallow bowl shape from rim to center that is deep textured using a mini power carver. The center will ...
Makeshift Lathe Extension with Howard King
Sometimes when you want to, need to, or are asked to do a turning that is beyond the capacity of your lathe. 99.99 % of the time, the answer, for safety’s sake, should be “NO”. When I was asked if I could turn some 36 inch long legs for a Kitchen Island. This exceeded the ...
Turning a Sphere by Matthias Beer
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here This is a photo summary of the steps used by Matthias Beer to turn a perfect sphere in his World Wide Wood Turners demonstration on 5/29/2024. Watch the video, then, you can use this as a quick reference. ...
Dry Brush Painting Basics with Matt Harber
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Brushes and Supplies: Almost any brush will work, but some work better than others. Softer, more rounded brushes seem to work best. Makeup brushes work very ...
Power Carving and Texturing Basics by Matt Harber
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Influences: Dixie Biggs Greg Gallegos Nick Agar Machines used: Foredom: Strong, high torque. ¼" shaft (usually). Dremel (or similar rotary tool): 1/8” shaft. With proper collets, can use 3/32” and 1/16" shaft burrs. 0 – 18,000 RPM. Micromotor ...
Making a Lathe Sanding Block by Matt Harber
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Used for quickly sanding the bottoms of finished pieces I use a sanding block to sand the simple bottom of my pieces. The block fits my scroll chuck, and is constructed out of leftover scrap wood, foam, and Velcro. The foam allows the ...

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