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Winter 2012

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Projects

4-in-1 Screwdriver
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 13, 2011
4-in-1 Screwdriver Buy the parts; turn the handle. By Alan Lacer Download this 4-in-1 Screwdriver Project with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . You just can’t beat the look and feel of a beautifully turned handle...
Turned Lidded Box
by American Woodworker Editors Friday, November 4, 2011
Turned Lidded Box A Precision Fit Lid that Snaps Shut By Alan Lacer Download this Turned Lidded Box Project with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . Of all the different forms of woodturning, I find the most delight in...
Turn a Classic Wooden Bat
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, October 10, 2011
Turn a Classic Wooden Bat Learn How to Beat the Chatter By Alan Lacer Download this Turn a Classic Wooden Bat Project with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . The crack of a baseball against a wooden bat is a wonderful...
Handles for Turning Tools
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, June 24, 2010
Handles for Turning Tools Customize their fit for comfort and performance. By Alan Lacer Decades ago, woodturning tools came without handles, and turners would simply fashion their own. This makes perfect sense, because a handle that fits and feels “right”...
Perfect Pommels
by American Woodworker Editors Monday, August 17, 2009
Make splinter-free square edges every time. by Alan Lacer A pommel is any area left square on a turning. You’ll find pommels on table legs, balusters, porch columns and other furniture parts. A pommel can have an abrupt square shoulder or a gently...
Turning a Green Wood Bowl
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, June 30, 2009
By Alan Lacer Making a functional object directly from raw material in its natural state is incredibly satisfying. Just ask any potter. For woodworkers, green woodturning captures that feeling. You literally start with a log and end up with a beautiful...