Prototype cheese knife handle in hard maple. Soon in cocobolo! #grasshopperww #woodworking #woodturning #workinprogress #makermade #madeinpdx #cheeselover #cheeseknife
Prototype cheese knife handle in hard maple. Soon in cocobolo
Original
Original #fidgetspinner #timeless #woodworking #woodturning ##makermade #madeinpdx #funforall
The original
The original #fidgetspinner. #timeless #woodturning #woodworking #diy #makermade #madeinpdx
Our top 6 Wood Turning Insights
After learning to make things predictably flat and square, we’ve turned (bad pun) to making things round. There are a few things we’ve learned from our turning experiences. We figured they are worth sharing for new turners like us — listed below.
- SAFETY
- Ride the bevel
- Stay Sharp
- Chucking
- Build vs. Buy
- Free Wood
SAFETY
It’s surprising how quickly things can go wrong on a lathe. One moment you have a happily spinning bowl. The next, it’s exploded off the lathe, pieces ricocheting off your face shield, bouncing off the ceiling, and scaring the bejeebers out of the dog . While there’s always a reason for which work comes apart, the reasons aren’t always obvious ahead of time — particularly to beginning turners. ALWAYS wear safety gear.
Another turned-box experiment with freehand chased threads
Another turned-box experiment with freehand chased threads. #woodworking #woodturning #grasshopperww #greenwood #makermade #madeinpdx