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 ...

This video marks my 28th filmed project and my first using the Robust American Beauty lathe. In this project, I worked with a ...

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

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 ...

“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.

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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