Spindle and Bowl

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I turn wood on a bench-top lathe in one bay of a two-car garage, with the car parked outside when the weather allows. The lathe has a 30 cm swing and about 45 cm between centers, which means small bowls, spindles for furniture repairs, boxes, and a lot of practice. Most of the wood is from the firewood pile or from street trees that came down in storms.

Archive

A 22 cm cherry bowl that warped 6 mm, and why I like it
Sharpening a bowl gouge: 40 degrees, 55 degrees, and a jig I made
Turning eight matching spindles for a broken chair
Green wood, wet shavings and a bowl that cracked overnight
The catch: what happened when the skew bit back
Setting up a small lathe on a bench that moves

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