• safely operate a lathe • prepare wood for turning • keep tools razor sharp • get started with faceplate turning • turn your first bowl. • craft a goblet • make a baseball bat • turn decorative boxes • work with green wood • keep a lathe running smoothly. The founder of the Mount Diablo Woodturning Center, Jim Rodgers is a professional educator who has been teaching woodturning for over a decade. Jim is also a member of the Bay Area Woodturners, American Craft Council, and American Association of Woodturners.  A lesson plan for. Wood. TURNING Step-By-Step Instructions for Mastering Woodturning Fundamentals. JAMES RODGERS. Linden Publishing Fresno. Green Woodworking Tool Buying Guide. Woodworking Clamps, Gluing, & Fasteners Buying Guide. Wood Carving Tool Buying Guide. Wood Finish, Sanding & Scraper Buying Guide.  Green woodworking is an incredibly fun method of woodworking, because you get to use fresh, wet wood, and start transforming it into rustic furniture (and downright elegant, in the case of Windsor chairs) without having to wait for it to dry. And the wood is often free! Table of Contents.  For green woodworking, the axe is typically used to get the wood pieces to a manageable and usable rough state, though a saw is used for final cutting. The axe is used, or often a maul (a splitting axe) to help split or rive the wood while it’s in the round shape.” (Mike Cundall). But green wood is also somewhat weaker, causing unwanted vibration when thin spindles are turned on a lathe. And differential shrinkage (explained in chapter 3) causes green wood to distort as it dries; shaved green cylinders and turned bowls become oval, and special accommodations are needed for mortise-and-tenon joinery. Green wood is not suitable for building conventional cabinets or carcase furniture. I also have not gone into detail on specialized crafts, such as basketry, log building, cooperage, and chair making.  10 Green Woodworkins. PART ONE. An Introduction to Green Woodworking.
Seasoning Your Own Wood Turning Blanks From Fallen Tree Limbs.: A recent storm broke 2 large limbs on the big cherry tree in my garden. Rather than cut them up for fire wood I decided to turn them into blanks and leave them to season naturally for future use. Cherry is a hard wood that would be expensive . Prepare your location in advance. I know playing with the chainsaw and the mill is the fun stuff but plan ahead and be prepared. Then once your wood is milled take it immediately to the stacking location so it can season properly. Step 2: Prepare a foundation. Since you want the wood .

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