Editor’s note: This column was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Q. We take squares and turn them into round pieces. These pieces must follow the grain To ...

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Wood lathes are built for timber—but what if they could do more? This daring project puts that idea to the test by turning solid brass using standard woodturning tools. With careful setup, low speeds, ...

If you're a creative person and a jack-of-all-trades, chances are that you've given woodworking a try at some point in the past, or you intend to get your hands dirty with wood filings in the future.

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Imagine if all the wood waste left over from home construction zones, furniture manufacturing, landscaping projects, or lumber mills could be turned into a substance as strong as steel. That is the ...

Ideal chisel kit for turning pens pepper mills spindles bowls and lots more woodturning projects of all sizes Each chisel measures 16-1/4" in length with a 6-1/4" M2 High Speed Steel blade and a 10" ...

MOORHEAD — The Minn-Dak Woodturners Association will showcase different aspects of the craft at the 2025 Winter Woodturning Extravaganza. The event, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the late spring, working with a new tool in his Somerset studio, sculptor Max Bainbridge astonished himself.