And please don't forget to tell your woodturning friends!
Woodturning Tip of the Day
Buffing Wheel Maintenance
To keep buffing wheels from scratching finished surfaces, keep them in separate plastic bags when not in use to prevent dust and debris from contaminating the wheel surfaces.
Videos are a wonderful way to learn more about woodturning and we have created a new section here on our homepage to showcase our featured video each month.
We all love the Tim Yoder PBS woodturning show on TV.
Since the show is no longer in production (but past episodes still air around the country), Woodturning Online has partnered with Tim Yoder to bring you new
free video segments that answer turning questions we are often asked...
right here on Woodturning Online!
So if you have any questions of tips, email us and we will pass them on to Tim!
A Tour of Tim Yoder's Shop
I love to see how other people lay out their shops, where they put their lathe, tools, sharpener. And how they deal with the storage of the so many little items that we seem to accumulate when we make woodturning projects. Today, you get to check out Tim Yoder's shop.
We're looking for new video ideas so if you've got a good turning
question
or video idea, please let us know!
Featured Turning Project
This month, the Featured Project is a video but not your standard how-to video. This video, created by Frank Howarth, uses a stop motion technicque which allowed Frank to remove himself from the story. This allows the materials, process, and product to be the stars of the show. This technique takes a huge amount of time to process so I really appreciate seeing such a great video.
And yes, the topic is a Segmented Walnut and Maple Bowl using a feature ring inspired by traditional tapa cloth patterning.
Thank you to to Frank for creating such a wonderful and fun video!
If you've also got a good turned project idea, please let us know!
Or if you've got any project tutorials that you would like listed on Woodturning Online web site, please drop us a note!
Featured Turning Article
Finding Inspiration
I often find myself looking for the next project or looking for ideas on how others might have approached a woodturning project or even trying to find an interesting shape.
This month, we would like to introduce you to a web site created by Andy Henry. He calls it, Woodturning CAD. Andy has taken a wide range of woodturning items and put them into a CAD program.
I'm sure that you'll appreciate all the work that Andy has put into this site and hope that you'll also find it inspiring.
If you'd like to write an article (or
project) on woodturning, we'd be happy to help in
any way possible, once again, just let us know at
the following link:
Micheal makes this totally organic food safe mixture of waxes and nuts oils for woodturning. He created the mixture one day while trying to solve a end-grain tear out problem.
This wood conditioner and finish wax is easy to use:
For end grain applications, hold the cube of wax on the turning wood at the end grain before you use a gouge or scraper on the end grain. Allow the wax to soften and absorb into the end grain. The wax will help to support the wood fibers as you cut and help to make a smooth even cut.
For finish applications, lightly touch the cube to the turning wood. Let the wax heat up a little bit as the wood turns against the cube, spread the wax uniformly over the turned wood. After you have a light coating of wax, use a pad of soft cotton (t-shirt material) to heat up and polish the surface of the wood.
For a higher gloss, wait a bit for the wax to dry and harden, then buff to the desired gloss.
Each 4"x6" package of Micheal's Magic Mojo comes with two cubes of wax for $5.99 + $3.50 shipping & handling
We update our home page about monthly to feature a new project, a new article, and a new and hot tool. Then we create a newsletter to alert our subscribers.
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