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 […]
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 […]