Turning a bowl on the lathe is a fun and rewarding experience, which helps to explain why woodturning has become the fastest-growing sector of woodworking in the United States in the new millennium.

Heath labels a circuit breaker; Tom shares his hobby of lathe turning and turns a bowl. Heath Eastman shares his tips and tools homeowners can use to identify and label home circuit breakers; Tom ...

Watch as a plain block of wood becomes an eye-catching lava bowl with swirling colors and molten-like texture. The turning ...

“There’s a certain misconception that you have to be really strong and muscular,” says Ashley Harwood, a woodturner creating stunning handmade wooden bowls out of her shop in South Carolina.

Full-Size: Unlike the benchtop mini and midi options, full-size lathes (also called floor lathes) are freestanding, with sturdy bases or legs that position your workpiece at waist height. Their ...

When we enter the Mather House Woodturning Studio on a Friday evening, Jack B. Smith ’19 accosts us with a small slab of Hawthorn wood. “Smell it!” he insists. Smith has been a regular at this studio ...

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