In this premiere episode, learn the basic tools used in woodturning and get an overview of the techniques involved in making a lidded bowl.
Kids love to spin tops, and master wood turner Dave Hout loves to turn tops. Here he shows student Vince DeWitt how to make tops in a variety of fun shapes and colors. In this episode of Woodturning Techniques, everything from demonstrating turning several styles of tops on a lathe to showing the different types of tops is included.
Woodturner Dave Hout has been turning for more than 25 years and is passionate about working on the lathe. He is joined by student Katie Gates as he demonstrates how to turn a small box with a threaded lid on a mini-lathe. This style of box, which is both beautiful and practical, is created with multiple woodworking and fine measuring tools. They begin by turning the square blank into a round shape and cutting tenons in both ends.
Master turner Dave Hout creates a tribute to the versatile texture of trees with a natural edge bowl that combines the smooth surface of turned wood with the rough texture of a live tree. Dave is passionate about turning and has been working with a lathe for more than 25 years; now he's teaching Lucy Scott, who is new to the lathe. The current turning challenge is to turn a bowl that has what's called a natural edge, a bowl lip that follows the bark line of a rough wood blank.
If you like to wear fashionable wood creations, join master turner Dave Hout as he demonstrates how to create one-of-a-kind jewelry. In this episode, Dave is turning everything...bracelets, broaches and even half-moon earrings!
Turning a metal bowl on a wood lathe may sound odd. In this episode, master turner Dave Hout demonstrates the distinctive art of metal spinning. The process requires turning a metal disc over a wooden form.
The spindle is a staple of furniture building and a turning project that brings the turner back to the basics. Master turner Dave Hout shares his expertise as he shows everything involved with turning a spindle.
Wet wood is a staple for turners because it's cheap and easy to come by. Twice turning is a way to use wet wood and still turn wood bowls perfectly round, a technique master turner Dave Hout demonstrates in this episode.
A platter with a broad, shallow shape is a pleasure to use. It's also a challenge to turn, as master turner Dave Hout knows. In this episode of Woodturning Techniques, Hout shares his knowledge with woodturning enthusiast Vince DeWitt as they turn a practical platter out of poplar wood.
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