A wooden mallet is very useful in the workshop and I’ve been meaning to make one for a while. To make things a bit more interesting I decided to make one with an oval handle using off center turning. An oval handle is also more comfortable to hold than a circular handle. I made this [...]
In a recent post I mentioned I had made a Quarto Board Game for a friend of mine. It is made from walnut and oak that he sent me. It was a fun project and was done almost entirely on the lathe. I used a table saw to cut the stave sections for the [...]
Inspiration for this pen came from some of the work of Ed Davidson. You can see more of his work at http://yoyospin.com.
One of the fun things about turning a closed end pen is that it frees up more design considerations as you are not restricted by the hardware on the end of the pen.
This [...]
Making a simple lidded box is a fun project.
You can click on any of the images to see a larger version.
I started with a piece of spalted sweetgum just over 2″ x 2″ square. I placed it on the lathe between centers and turned it round. I formed a [...]
To read Part One click here
To read Part Two click here
If you are interested in buying one of these tools they can be purchased at Woodchuck Lathe Tools
I got a chance to turn the handles today. I mounted the blank between centers, locating a 60 degree live center in the channel opening at the [...]
Recent Comments