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.
Let your lathe skills blossom by trying involuted or “inside-out” turning.
Whether you're new to the scrollsaw or just need a refresher course, WOOD magazine's Craig Ruegsegge
Your Three-point Lidded Bowl (Issue 197) intrigued me enough to try turning again. When shaping the bowl’s exterior, the gouges catch and blow out. What am I doing wrong?
I do a lot of scrollsawing and I’m always trying to find new patterns. I’m also interested in making my own scrollsaw patterns. Could you help me get started?
Can you provide me with a “get-started” list of carving tools?
Let's start with the basics.
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