Woodturning, Scrolling, and Carving
Learn more about the specialty branches of woodworking: woodturning, scrollsawing, and carving. We talk lathes and turning tools; scrollsaws, blades, and patterns; and carving knives, gouges, and chisels.
Four-jaw chucks offer so many advantages that anyone from novice level on up would benefit from owning one.
For an easy way to add eye-catching ornamentation to a project, try your hand at relief carving.
WOOD magazine's Brian Simmons shows you how to turn a perfect sphere out of wood.
An inexpensive kit makes the job nearly goof proof.
Basic tools and skills net impressive results
Interested in spindle turning? Then come along and discover the keys to effectively sharpening and using the indispensable skew chisel.
Want to turn a bowl? You’ll need a bowl gouge to shape both the interior and exterior. We’ll show you how to sharpen and use this versatile tool for roughing and finishing cuts.
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