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Handles for Turning Tools
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, June 24, 2010
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” gives a...
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 Too often it’s been replaced by the metallic “clink” of an aluminum bat.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
by Tim Johnson Though it looks modern, the original version of this three-legged stand was built almost two hundred years ago in a community. Simple, pur-poseful and elegant, this is an outstanding example of Shaker design. Like the Shakers, we’ve...

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