This ornament was made from 99 pieces of wood. I used walnut, maple, wild cherry, maple veneer, and walnut veneer. In order to make the ornament lightweight it was built in two sections and hollowed out before it was put together. The segments were built as shown in the following pictures: First, I created a […]
I attended the Tennessee Association of Woodturners symposium in January 2022 and saw a turner by the name of Jason Swanson. (http://www.wiwoodguy.com) Jason is known for his pepper mills. The way he makes the pepper mills is by cutting long slices of wood and putting strips between them. I wanted to try the pepper mill design […]
This is the second box that I turned. On this box I used walnut and maple segments and made the top and bottom with solid walnut. To start, I cut the segments for the four rings and two solid walnut pieces for the top and bottom. I glued them up and waited for them to […]
These dragon twist pens are simple to make. I used pen kits from PSI and turned the wood. Below are three different pens I made from different woods: Wenge, Rose Wood, and Leopard Wood. These pens are heavy in your hand but have a good feel to them. The nib is inside the pen, so […]
When I decided to try my hand at making a turned box, I knew I would need some practice. As an experiment to figure out how it would work, I made my first attempt with some maple and walnut I had lying around. I began by cutting my segments and gluing them up. When gluing […]
This weeping cherry bowl is one of the few wet wood turnings I’ve done. Apparently, I am too impatient to wait six months to a year to turn bowls. The wood for this project came from my own yard. My wife had a weeping cherry tree that she planted several years ago that she didn’t […]
Inside-out ornaments have always been very interesting to me. They are also very difficult for me to imagine what they will look like when they’re finished. The concept of an inside-out ornament is that you temporarily put four blocks together and turn a shape that will eventually become the inside of the ornament. Then, you […]
This was a really fun experiment. I have always been fascinated with 3D cutting boards and wanted to try my hand at a 3D bowl. This was my first attempt and it turned out pretty good. While I am really happy with the results, I should note that if you hold it up to the […]