Techniques

This section will be updated with tips, tricks, and techniques you can try for various aspects of your turnings. Feel free to email the webmaster with suggestions for new content.

Topic Documents Author / Presenter
Casting Turning Materials Casting Turning Materials Dave Bell - August 2021
Photographing Your Woodturning TVWG Photos Bob Hewson - June 2021
Lathe Tool Holder Lathe tool holder Rick MacKinnon - May 2021
Turning a Wig Stand Wig Stand Instruction John Scott - February 2021
Pyrography Resources Pyrography Resources Renée Sferrazza, Jackie Morningstar - December 2020
Add a Skew to your Arsenal Add a skew to your arsenal Gary Miller - May 2018
Roman Drinking Flask Roman Drinking Flask Paul Newton - February 2018
TVWG Favourite Finishes Article TVWG's Favourite Finishes John Scott And All of your input! - September 2017
Notes for Sharpening Notes for Sharpening Gary Martins - May 2017
Cabriole Legs - Part 2 Cabriole Legs Part 2 Gary Miller - February 2017
Finishing Techniques Cellulose Lacquer Sanding Sealer Finishing Gary Miller - April 2016
A Segmented Ball Christmas Ornament Segmented Ball Christmas Ornament Gary Miller - Nov 2015
Casting Turning Materials with Alumilite Resin Casting Turning Materials with Alumilite Resin Dave Bell - September 2015
Double Axis Square Turned Bowl Double Axis Square Turned Bowl Paul Newton - May 2015
Non-Spindle Multi Axis Turning Non-Spindle MultiAxis Turning Dave Hudgel - March 2015
Twisted Box Twisted Box Gary Miller - February 2015
3-Sided Box 3-Sided Box Turning Paul Newton - January 2015
Lost Wood Process Lost Wood Process Gary Miller - June 2013
Wipe-On Polyurethane Procedure Wipe-on poly procedure Bernie Hrytzak - Feb 2013
Finishing Guidelines Finishing Guidelines Gary Miller - Feb 2013
Story Stick Story Stick Eric Deckert - Jan 2013
Air Brushing - online instructions http://www.howtoairbrush.com/ Howtoairbrush.com
Turning a Raffan-Style Spurtle Spurtle Gary Miller - February 2012
Turning Wooden Pendants Wooden Pendants John Calver - January 2012
Finishing Techniques Finishing Techniques Tom Pinches, Doug Magrath, John Van Kesseler
Turning a Hollow Egg Turning a Hollow Egg John Calver
Scroll Saw Inlay Penguin Scroll Project Bob Hewson
Eccentric Vase Eccentric Vase Procedure John Calver
Pen Turning Pen Making Seminar.pdf Bob Hewson
Christmas Ornaments Turning a Sea Urchin Decoration Bob Hewson
Box Turning How to turn a box John Calver
Parallel Axis Turning Multi-axis candlestick Eric Deckert
Cabriole Leg Turning a Cabriole Leg Gary Miller
Bowl From A Board Edward Burlington's method
Golden Horseshow Guild's technique page See the Bowl from a board links
Woodturner's ResourceSee the "Bowl from a board" link
Malcolm Tibbetts method at woodcraft.com
Malcolm Tibbetts bowl from pen blanks at woodcraft.com
Steven Marlow's method on the Florida West Coast Woodturners Club website
Fred Rodger and Patrick Sutherland


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