Woodturning Tip of the Day

Reduce Your Sanding

The best way to reduce the amount of sanding that you need to do with your turnings is to use more scraping tools. These tools take off a very fine amount of wood and will smooth your surface thereby reducing the amount of sanding that is necessary.

It will also save you an enormous amount of money on sandpaper!

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Featured Turning Project

How to make a Ball Bearing Yo-Yo
by Matthew Owen

Matt starts his photo tutorial explaining how he learned about yo-yo's and how he eventually got into making them. Matt's yo-yo design is based on a ball bearing spindle. He explains why the ball bearing is superior for yo-yo quality and the ability to do tricks with them.

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Piercing: A Great Way to Embellish Your Work
by Gord Langer

In this tutorial, Gord Langer and Brian McEvoy explain how they pierce their wood turnings--and they are extremely creative in their efforts! I hope this inspires you to give piercing a try. It will certainly provide the "WOW" factor for your friends and customers.

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