Tim takes you through the process of creating a beautiful lidded box from Mahogany. This episode features a special technique which allows you to see inside the box as it is hollowed.
Wooden plates are a must for every wood turner to have in their collection. Bubinga is Tim's wood of choice in this week's episode.
Tis' the season on the Woodturning Workshop as Tim creates a unique Christmas ornament to decorate the tree.
The court is in session on the Woodturning Workshop as Tim makes a gavel and striker from cocobolo. Tune in for the verdict!
Batter up! This week Tim hits a home run by making a baseball bat using ash. A new tool, the center steady, is introduced and spindle techniques are shared.
This isn't just another "cookie cutter" episode of the Woodturning Workshop. Tim shows some special hollowing and spindle techniques to make a functional and elegant cookie cutter.
This episode is for the young and young at heart as Tim puts his own "spin" on everybody's favorite toy....tops!
Wooden goblets have been used for thousands of years; this week Tim keeps the tradition alive by making a goblet from walnut. Learn hollowing and sealing techniques.
How do you make a bowl? First you start by harvesting the wood. Tim discusses everything from wood selection to chainsaw safety in this first of three episodes.
In part two of this three part series, Tim shows you how to turn a green (wet) wood blank and prepare it for drying. But stand back; shavings will fly in this episode!
In this final episode of a three part series, Tim shows you how to take a dried bowl blank and complete a finished bowl. Also Tim visits the American Association of Wood-turners 2005 Symposium in Overland Park, Kansas.
Triangular turning is in store at the workshop this week as Tim creates a beautiful earring stand from walnut.
An antique rolling pin, dating back over a century, is re-created from walnut. Special sealing techniques for water resistance are demonstrated.
Let your senses flow as Tim creates a beautiful potpourri pot from myrtle burl. How to inset a pewter lid hollowing techniques and are shown.
Tim transforms a century old fencepost into an exquisite weed pot using Osage Orange. Characteristics of the fence post are left intact, preserving the rich history of the wood.
Every wood-turner should have a homemade tool in their collection. In this episode, Tim makes a scraper with a purple-heart tool handle. In addition, he shows how to turn brass a ferrule and insert the steel.
Who says you can't cork your wine bottle with style? Tim turns some ornate wine stoppers this week on the Woodturning Workshop. Also, learn how to add some flair to your stopper by inlaying man-made materials.
An antique chair is in desperate need of help, and it's the Woodturning Workshop to the rescue! Learn how to re-create and duplicate matching chair spindles.
Don't let those important papers fly away! In this episode, Tim uses his own unique design to create paperweights from an Australian Banksia tree pod.
So what's the scoop this week on the Woodturning Workshop? Tim creates a handy kitchen scoop out of walnut, and shows you how to use a lathe mounted sanding disk to help shape the scoop.
The writing is on the wall...or rather the lathe as Tim creates a beautiful wooden pen and a special shop pencil.
This one is for that 'little turner' in your life. Purple-heart and maple are the woods of choice as Tim turns a baby rattle. Safety issues and guidelines are also shared.
Thin...scary thin...translucent thin...Tim shows you techniques to make a bowl thin enough that light shines through.
Let the Woodturning Workshop light up your life! Well at least a room or two. Tim 'illuminates' you with techniques for making a candle holder and an oil lamp.
Impress your friends with a new twist on turning. A twist top that is. ..as the Woodturning Workshop shows you how to create threads in your work. You will learn how to make threads in wood and apply that knowledge to various projects.
Is it a house for the world's smallest bird or an ornament for your Christmas tree? Find out this festive episode of the Woodturning Workshop.
Has Tim gone nuts? This week he has! In this episode of Woodturning Workshop Tim shows you how to turn a giant ivory palm nut into a beautiful natural edge vessel. You'll also see some great pieces of "nut work" from other extraordinary turners as well.
Feathered friends beware this week on the Woodturning Workshop. Tim shows you how to make a couple of collectible game calls for those hunters in your life.
Staved Vessel Part 1&2: Tim visits the shop of "genius of the jig", Bob Fulton, who is easily one of the most creative turners around. Bob shows Tim how to make one of his signature staved vessels. It's a complicated process, but Bob breaks it down step by step.
The first half of the show, Tim transforms a block of spalted sycamore into a unique paperweight. This project is nearly impossible to describe, you'll have to see it to believe it. Then for the second half of the show, Tim visits the studio of profession.
A simple sphere is one of the most challenging designs for almost any woodturner. "Close enough" does not cut it (pun intended) when making one of these elegant objects. Accuracy is of the utmost importance along with a light touch.
Checkmate! It's what Tim always hears from his opponents! He may not be the best chess player around, but he wants to "turn things around" on this episode of Woodturning Workshop. Learn the step by step process on how to design and turn an heirloom quality set.
Woodturning Workshop travels to the "Masters at Work" woodturning competition at the Forrest Heritage Center in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. You will meet some of the best turners in the region as they begin to create pieces for the show.
Winter is coming, the snow is falling and somewhere a wooden snowman sits alone on the mantle. Tim to the rescue! On this episode of Woodturning Workshop Tim creates a snowman companion. The result? A snowwoman!
Get your chainsaw ready on this episode of Woodturning Workshop as Tim visits with master woodturner Wayne Furr. Wayne's use of wood grain patterns in his work will make you think twice before making that first cut. You will also get to see a great tool!
In this episode Tim visits with his good friend and master woodturner Larry Elizondo, to learn about a different way to hold your work on the lathe with a vacuum chuck. Larry shows how using the vacuum can help you make a beautiful natural edge bowl.
Tim takes the lowly platter and elevates it to new heights. He creates a unique and beautiful two tiered platter from curly maple. This is a great project involving spindle and bowl turning skills along with several different mounting techniques.
Why use a kit? Why not? Everyone has those days where the creative juices have dried up. Tim is having one of those days, so he visits a local woodturning store to get a few ideas and picks up a couple of kits to bring back to the shop.
What has four legs and sits around in the workshop all day? Two woodturners! Or in the case of this episode, a shop stool. So sit down and come along as Tim shows you the step by step process of creating your very own shop stool.
Since the holidays inevitably come around every year, why not be prepared? Tim shows you how to turn an ornamental bell to hang on your tree, display on your mantle, or to give to someone special, as Tim does at the end of the show.
Join Tim as he travels to Broken Bow Oklahoma to visit fellow woodturner and professional fisherman Charlie Stuart. You will learn his step by step process on how to turn, prepare, and paint your own fishing lure. Afterwards, Tim gets the chance to test out his fishing 'skills'.
Oh no! Tim's back in the kitchen again. This episode is literally a grind as Tim shows you how to turn a mortar and pestle. Hopefully this age-old cooking tool will help you more in the kitchen than it does Tim.
The early bird catches the worm, unless it's made of wood. Tim introduces you to the rare Red Palm Turn...umm Tern (it's a bird!). This is a fun project you won't want to miss.
Woodturning Workshop heads to Plano Texas to visit woodturner Steve Worcester, where he demonstrates his unique laser hollowing system. You will also see his techniques for adding slumped glass to his 'hemisphere' creations.
Get your kid's mowing skills started early with this week's project, a toy lawnmower! Tim shows you how to make a safe (yet entertaining) wood turned creation for that special little one in your life.
What do most turners think when they see tree branches lying around? Firewood! Well, not Tim. He shows you how to turn a green wood goblet from start to finish. He also shows you how to take advantage of the natural drying process of the wood.
Nothing is more fun than turning green wood! Tim makes a mess and a masterpiece as he introduces you to Norfolk Island Pine. This giant chunk of wood has special characteristics allowing you to bypass normal wood drying procedures. It also looks really cool when turned!
If you think the only thing you can turn on your lathe is wood, you are in for a surprise on this episode of Woodturning Workshop. Tim shows you how you can 'spin' metal on your lathe, creating beautiful projects.
If you think that Tim is batty, wait until you meet Stuart! World renowned for his turning skills and humor Stuart Batty will show how he makes one of his classic pieces of art. You can't miss this episode because all your friends will be talking about it (we promise) .
There's never a dull moment in this episode as Tim shows you how to sharpen your tools using several of the sharpening systems on the market. For those purists, Master Turner Stuart Batty will show how to free hand sharpen your tools.
Head em' up and move em' out this week on the Woodturning Workshop. Tim is joined by the 'Original Hat Man' Johannes Michelsen. Johannes will show you how he makes his famous feather-light cowboy hats from a 100 pound piece of wood.
Tim visits nationally renowned woodturner Bill Luce who shows off some of his phenomenal sandblasted work. Then it's back to the shop, where Tim shows you how to hollow a Southwestern vessel and then tries out his newly found sandblasting "skills".
Almost every turner wants to make a bowl, but doesn't know where to start. In this episode Tim takes you through the step by step process ...from harvesting a chunk of wood, to coring it, and storing it.
With his sister's birthday just around the corner, Tim isn't sure what to get her. But he has a stroke of inspiration when he turns a lidded box out of one of his favorite things to turn...a Banksia Pod (or as he likes to call it... a pine cone on steroids!).
Tim introduces you to a turner who has created his own unique software to help him design segmented vessels. Then he joins master woodturner Bob Hawks at his shop, where he shows you how to measure, cut and glue up the wood for a segmented bowl (Part 1 of 2). Then a special treat as Tim shares with you some of his favorite turnings from the American Association of Woodturners annual symposium.
We pick back up in the shop of master turner Bob Hawks in this final episode on how to create a segmented bowl. You will learn how to assemble the segmented rings and finish turn the segmented vessel.
It's time for Woodturning Workshop's Annual Viewer Holiday Ornament project. This year's winning turning is made with walnut, veneer, inlay and a shipping tube. It may sound a bit strange, but you will have to trust Tim on this one!
Tim gets wet behind the ears as he creates a three level desktop water fountain out of bowl blanks. You will learn what type of water pump to use and how to use epoxy for a beautiful waterproof finish.
Famous for his lack of skill when it comes to metal spinning Tim redeems himself by making a simple nut dish. Then master metal spinner Tom Farrell drops by the shop to spin a spectacular lidded candy dish.
Speedy Delivery! Tim attempts to make paying bills an enjoyable experience for everyone, by showing how to turn Gothard Knutson's famous postage stamp dispenser. Never one to leave well enough alone Tim uses a threading system to mate the lid and body of the dispenser.
One could argue that Tim is still in his second childhood so this episode is right up his ally. With input from master turner Bonnie Klein, Tim shows you two projects that you can use to teach a child to turn.
It seems we can't keep Tim out of the kitchen. He is back at it again as he shows you how to turn a soup ladle that you would be proud to have at your dinner table.
Master turner Trent Bosch shows Tim how he makes one of his famous carved platters. Trent does not stop at turning tools as he uses grinders, saws and chisels to shape this work of art.
Legend has it that newly married couples were given a goblet with captive rings as a wedding gift. As long as the rings remain intact, so will the marriage. Tim shows you the trick of turning the goblet and rings from one piece of wood.