Documents for Downloading
September Highlight: check out this page for a huge variety of flatwork, shop and turning projects, hints and tips: https://jayscustomcreations.com/. Spend some time drillling down into Jay’s pages to see an incredible array of great stuff!
Online Stores – Can Be Helpful Reference Sources
- Elizabeth Ross (Georgia Hardwoods). Elizabeth’s parents live in Lampeter Strasburg; she comes up a few times a year and can bring orders to you, or you can pick up. Save shipping, and Elizabeth has interesting options to what we get up in this area. http://www.2treeboyz.com
- Penn State Industries https://www.pennstateind.com/
- Woodcraft https://www.woodcraft.com/
- Rockler https://www.rockler.com/
- Peachtree Woodworking https://www.ptreeusa.com/
- Craft Supplies USA https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/
- The Woodturning Store https://www.thewoodturningstore.com/
- Highland Woodworking https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/
- Packard Woodworks https://www.packardwoodworks.com/
- Snainton Woodworking (UK based, but interesting site) https://snaintonwoodworking.com/
- Northern Tool https://www.northerntool.com/
- Woodturningz https://www.woodturningz.com/
- Wood Turners Wonders https://woodturnerswonders.com/
- Turners Warehouse https://www.turnerswarehouse.com/
Sites of Interest
- Martin Saban-Smith’s site: https://www.msabansmith.com/
- Wow! Check out this turner in Japan – Japanese Woodturner
- Ornamental Turning – http://ornamentalturners.com/
- Women in Turning Facebook Page – Woman Turners
- http://www.aroundthewoods.com/
- AZwoodturner.com – Edward Jones – Segmented Bowls
- Jason Clark
- Larry Marley Art
- Max Krimmel — Turning Alabaster
- Paul Porter Woodturning
- The Studio of J. Paul Fennell Woodturning Art
- Tim Yoder videos
- Wood n Heart
- International Association of Penturners
- Lathe Land Forum
- Sawmill Creek
- Wood Central
- Wood Magazine
- Woodturners Resource
- Woodturners Unlimited
- New! A Wonderful Collection from Brendan at the Hastings Recreation and Community Center, Minnesota
(Thank you, Brendan!)
YouTube, Vimeo & Embedded Videos
Nationally Known Turners
- Carl Jacobsen Videos
- Robert Sorby Videos
- Stuart Batty Videos
- Mike Peace Videos
- Larry Marley Videos
- Lyle Jamieson Video
- Sam Angelo Videos
- Brian Havens Videos
The following web videos are of specific value for beginning and novice woodturners. Where applicable, the run time of each video is listed in parentheses.
Getting started
- Selecting a wood lathe. (8:49)
- Brendan Stemp’s choosing a wood lathe (21:40)
- Anatomy of a wood lathe. AAW video by Lauren Zenreich (5:59)
- How to get started in woodturning. Shows the components of a small and large lathe and demonstrates some basic turning. (20:51)
- Another video on how to get started in woodturning. Focusing on choosing a lathe based on what you intend to turn, how to hold wood to the lathe, and some basic tools and equipment you need to get started. (23:02)
- Tool rest adjustments. What’s the correct height and position for various tasks at the lathe. (15:16)
Turning safety and dust control
- Stand out of the “line of fire” (18:48)
- Woodturning safety. Part 1 (13:00) Part 2 (19:54)
- Additional safety video. (20:54)
- Specific solutions for controlling dust in the workshop. (8:00)
- Keeping your hands safe while turning and sanding (12:53)
Tool sharpening
- Sharpening Bowl Gouges with a Wolverine sharpening jig (23:45).
- Sharpening Spindle Gouges and other tools also with a Wolverine sharpening jig (18:45)
- How to sharpen a scraper (5:42),
- The use and sharpening of negative-rake scrapers (12:17)
- Club handout on sharpening tools using a Wolverine sharpening jig by Jamie Straw
- Does the discussion of tool grind angles make your head hurt? Check out woodcentral for clear photographs and explanations from well-known turners and their preferred grinds.
Holding wood blanks on your lathe
- Ways to mount wood on the lathe without using a scroll chuck. Part 1 (16:08) and Part 2 (15:37)
- Techniques for using a faceplate to attach wood to your lathe. (19:51)
- Using scroll chucks and jaws to attach wood to your lathe (14:17)
- How to create a tenon on your blank for your scroll chuck to grasp. (22:46)
Tool selection and uses
- Woodturning tool identification (18:48)
- Mike Waldt’s thoughts regarding tool selection when you start out with woodturning (13:36)
- Sam Angelo’s must-have tools for woodturning (10:30)
- Basics on tool sharpening for beginning woodturners (11:17)
- Beginners guide to the spindle roughing gouge (14:52)
- Beginners guide to the spindle gouge including the basic use of the spindle gouge, how to present it to the work, and how to avoid catches. (14:11)
- How a detail gouge is sharpened and how it is used to create coves, beads, and other details. (14:30)
- Parting tools can be used to “part” wood but also to create beads and turn other details. (20:58)
- Information about scrapers (19:13) and an explanation of the negative-rake scraper (15:24)
- The basics of the skew chisel (25:02)
Basic cuts and practice methods
- Some of the basic cuts of turning between centers with a detail gouge and a small skew chisel (16:38)
- Allan Batty’s instructional video for using a skew chisel includes the basic cuts. (54:19)
- Brendan Stemp’s skew made easy Part 1 (11:41) and Part 2 (8:15)
- John Lucas’ skew practice Part 1 (8:28) and Part 2 (13:24)
- John Lucas’ practice for turning beads (14:59)
- John Lucas’ practice for turning coves (12:19)
- American Woodworker’s mastering the detail/spindle gouge (24:18)
- Basic cuts with a bowl gouge (5:15)
- Lyle Jamison’s excellent explanation of the four basic cuts with the bowl gouge: Push cut (7:27), pull cut (4:09), scraping cut (3:50) and sheer scraping cut (7:13)
Cap’n Eddie’s Tip Section
- International Blackhawk Set-up guide
- Ellsworth Sharpening Details
- Blackhawk Template
- Blackhawk Pattern
- Building a Steel Snake
- Phi Caliper Directions
- Build your own finial Steadyrest
- Mix your own Sanding Wax
- Mixing O.B.’s Shine Juice
- Making the Eccentric Chuck for Ornamental work
- Boiling wood to prevent cracking
- The $2 Sharpening jig.
- Bandsaw Circle slider Jig