I found a log with a bit of burl wood, so I turned a tiny bowl. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

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Velvet mesquite with koa stitches Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

I really like this one, so you will probably see a lot more pictures of it coming up Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

Applying penetrating oil to an african sumac bowl ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

This one is for detail work Signed it with a little inlay The frame is sycamore and the handles are koa.

Free bowl blanks

Too much orange peel in my shellac

Finally getting ready to glue this thing together

Back in December I turned a little bowl from a branch of African Sumac that I found. Fresh cut, the wood is really pale. The bowl has been sitting on my wife’s desk for six months now and you can see that

Finally getting around to turning this tree trunk. It was the only one small enough for me to lift into the bed of my truck. I sealed the ends with latex paint, but it cracked anyways. The heartwood was

This series is a quick introduction to selecting handtools for woodworking. You can see previous posts here: Next up is an introduction to chisels. The Marples chisels have a fine reputation from way back

This series is a quick introduction to selecting handtools for woodworking. You can see part one here: The key to precise cuts with a hand saw is good markup and practicing the skill of sawing to a line.

Quick Preview of the Joinery for my Bookshelves

If you have been following along you have seen how I made myself a bowsaw. If not, here are the links to the whole series: Maybe it was not the smartest move, but once I had it all put together, I went

Over the years I have gradually sold off most of my powertools as I learned techniques for getting the same or better results with hand tools. For example, if you wanted to cut a miter, most people would

Just a chunk of bandsaw blade held with carriage bolts and cotter pins and tensioned with cotton twine. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

I showed how I cut the tenon on the cross brace earlier. Now I will chop out the mortice in the handle. The handle and the cross brace need to be able to pivot slightly to allow the blade to be tightened.

I had as scrap of koa so I stuck it on the lathe to give it some detail. It came out pretty nice. And that is before finish. It goes here; And holds tension on the blade. We have started a woodworking