Woodturning
This adaptable home for frequently used tools creates a handsome display.
When first introduced, four-jaw chucks were viewed by many as a luxury just for professional turners. But they offer so many advantages that anyone from novice level on up would benefit from owning one.
This quick-to-make project slides between the rails in the lathe bed (known as the ways) and cradles turning tools within arm's reach.
After nearly losing a finger to a spinning three-jaw lathe chuck, I came up with this simple guard to keep my fingers safe.
Build this simple press to glue up a stack of bowl blanks or other laminations where you need greater reach than allowed by the throats of most clamps.
Wood shaving and lathes go hand in hand, but your turning tools don't need to be part of the mess with this "off-the-shelf" solution.
Love spending hours at the lathe spinning raw wood into beautiful projects? Here are a few reader submitted tricks to help you turn even better.
When it comes to financing his education, this 13-year-old has the write stuff.
For turning project plans for your shop, visit the Turning Projects section within the WOOD Store.
