Wood Turning

Wood turning is a popular hobby, and I hope you find this site useful and interesting.

Woodcraft.com - Helping You Make Wood WorkGreat pleasure is obtained by applying chisel to wood to create furniture parts, bowls, and many other useful and beautiful things.

Particular cuts must be carefully mastered with gradual development of experience and confidence leading to skillful work.

Wood turning combines art, design and science with the practitioner enjoying combining the various curves in harmony to create objects of beauty.

Success depends on the following factors:

  • Care of the lathe and tools
  • Careful selection of materials
  • Understanding of the science of revolving bodies and points of tangency
  • Study of results by observing and reasoning
  • Development of technique and accuracy
  • Harmony of mental and motor activities

Pay particular attention to keeping your chisels sharp using the correct grinding technique. New chisels may require sharpening as well as frequent sharpening as the tools are used.

It takes time to master new skills and perfect existing skills. So don't be discouraged if your initial results are not perfect.

On this site, I hope to give you wood turning ideas for what to turn and the tools to use. All the best, Doug