07. October 2015
Here's my latest turning, a Potpourri decorative bowl, with a pewter top. The outside shape starts off flat at the top with a slight O-G curve to a fairly large foot to which was added a decorative pattern, The top has a slight curve up towards the pewter top and the bowl itself is undercut to give it more space inside to put the potpourri. With the foot being so large I had plenty of space for the tenon to mount on the chuck while turning the inside of the piece. Click on see more to --- See...
21. September 2015
If you make a shelf, try to make it a themed project - it makes for a much more interesting outcome, like this set of shelves I created for an instructable competition. Catch the full guide at http://www.instructables.com/id/Biplane-shelf/
09. September 2015
Here's and idea - instead of turning a standard spinning top make a colouring one by replacing the center with a small felt tip pen. They make great toys and gifts and also create interesting and fun patterns.
12. February 2015
I think turning Pens is a great next step for any turner - They are relatively simple to make and apart from the tools you will already have all you need is a pen kit, which consists of the various brass /metal fittings required for the finished piece of artwork and a suitable bit of turning stock as well as a pen mandrel although for some designs and a bit of experimentation you can turn pens between centers. From the picture you can see these two pens are just turned on the lower half and a...