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  • 4-in-1 Screwdriver

    by American Woodworker Editors     Thursday, September 24, 2009
    Buy the parts; turn the handle. by Alan Lacer Download the PDF. You just can’t beat the look and feel of a beautifully turned handle. I love commercially made multiple-tip screwdrivers because they cut down on the clutter in my tool drawers. I don’t...

  • 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...

  • Turn A Classic Wooden Bat

    by American Woodworker Editors     Thursday, July 9, 2009
    Learn How to Beat the Chatter By Alan Lacer The crack of a baseball against a wooden bat is a wonderful sound seldom heard today. Too often it’s been replaced by the metallic “clink” of an aluminum bat. Baseball has its roots in balls...

  • 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...

  • Wooden Plate

    by Tim Johnson     Tuesday, February 24, 2009
    Got an offcut from a beautifully figured board? Turn it into a plate! Standard 3⁄4-in. wood and a shop-made chuck are all you need. The trick is to figure out how to hold such a thin piece of wood on the lathe. It's so thin, there's hardly...

  • Turned Lidded Box

    by AW-Editor     Thursday, January 29, 2009
    A Precision Fit Lid that Snaps Shut by Alan Lacer Of all the different forms of woodturning, I find the most delight in creating lidded boxes. The satisfying snap of a well fit lid as it closes, the beauty of the shape and the wood combined with the usefulness...

  • Shaker Stand

    by AW-Editor     Tuesday, July 8, 2008
    Tools & Materials You'll need turning tools and a lathe with 20-in. spindle capacity for this project. You'll also need a tablesaw, a jigsaw or bandsaw, a router, a router table and a pair of tin snips. A jointer and planer are recommended...
 

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