This Moroccan turner uses his foot to steady the skew chisel, his left hand to control a skew chisel while using his right hand to "bow" the lathe!

Working away from the lathe will the single most beneficial thing for turning since the lathe itself.

An article looking at and comparing art and craft.

Successful woodturning artists of all stripes have a set of qualities that might be the Artist's Toolbox.

What is dharma and what in the world does this have to do with woodturning? Dharma surely is not an obscure hardwood species found only on an uncharted Polynesian island. It is not a new type of super glue. It most defiantly is not a technique for preserving wood by soaking it in liquid soap.

"Be warned, woodturning is addictive. Once you start you may never want to stop. So go ahead and take the plunge, and remember, you're never too young to start."

A Philosophical Discussion of the Creative Experience

If you are looking for a shop built bench to build for your new lathe, look no further!

This lathe is one of Deltas new models and fits a niche between mini/midi lathes and the large heavy pro models.

There is a lot of confusion about grinding wheels amoung woodturners. This is a collection of discussions about grinding wheels. They occured over several months via both email and in various newsgroups.

We could all use better lighting around the lathe. Here is a way to get some high powered lights focused right on the lathe.

This mini proves to be a sweet addition to the shop.

Powermatic 3250A Lathe proves to be quiet and smooth when mounted with 125lb. piece of walnut.

"Bad boy" and "sleek black beauty" are but a few of the enduring terms used to describe this lathe.

Sanding, you either hate it or you tolerate it - usually we mostly hate it. One recent development in sanding is power sanding and there are many implementations of this. The implementation I'm going to discuss here is the hook and loop disk on a power drill method.

For several years I have been trying to figure out a way to use a router to make fluted cuts in the tops of my hollow turnings, lidded vessels and around the exterior edges of bowl. With the help of a few of my engineer woodturning friends I came up with this rather simple device which anyone could make.

Build this solid base of your mini lathe or scale it up to support a full size lathe.

Shop-built wooden outrigger extends the length of a short bed so that a "Jamieson" style hook tool support can be used. This idea could be extended for other applications.