Woodturning Projects

I wanted to turn some bowls but couldn't afford a large slab of hardwood, so I turned to pieces of glued-up wood. Here are my results.

Matt Monaco makes a bubinga platter with an elegant bead.

Marc Ricourt creates vessels out of beech and oak he harvests near his home in Burgundy, France. He begins each piece with chainsaw work before refining the shape at the lathe. He completes the piece with carving, sanding, and finishing.

Darryl Jones shows how easy it is to turn a wooden sphere without a commercially available jig. He lays out the process using scrap wood to make simple shop-made cup centers used to mount, turn, and finish a wooden sphere.

Barrie Lynn Bryant turns round frames in medium density fiberboard, before covering the frame in gold leaf and paint.

Frame maker Barrie Bryant gives a glimpse into the gilding process and the tools and techniques he uses to create his beautiful gilded frames.

Ireland’s Max Brosi is one of the most inventive woodturners to emerge in recent years, known both for the ingenuity of his designs and for having the technical prowess to bring them to life.

Simple banjo-mounted router table makes it easy to add decoration to spindles, bowls, and ornaments.

A Fine Balance

Make beautiful last-minute gifts on the lathe while trimming down your scrap collection.