Believe it or not, until recently I had never done any turnings. I have been messing with wood for a solid twenty years and never once have I even turned on a lathe. I’ve seen Norm do it a bazillion ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are a lot of different skills and techniques that woodworkers can employ to turn raw lumber into something that is both useful and ...

In this video, I tackle the challenge of turning a massive elm burl vase on a wood lathe. Working with a burl of this size presents unique difficulties, especially when it comes to hollowing the wood.

Ever use a lathe? No? Neither had [Jack Hauweling], but that didn’t stop him from building his own and learning how! Lathes are a lot of fun, especially for small wood working projects. Using mostly ...

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.

Wood turning can be a lot of fun, and there are some pretty amazing things that you can make once you have the proper tools. But you're going to need access to a lathe before you can get started.

The world of wood lathes is a complex one, offering everything from small benchtop models designed to turn intricate pens, to large commercial tools for making chair legs and giant platters. We’ve ...

Bow lathes are a fairly old an simple contraption. A bow is used to rotate a block of wood back and forth while tools can be used to shape it, just like a modern lathe. Despite the fact that the wood ...

Victor J. Andrew High School’s woodshop is full of young students sanding and finishing, gluing and assembling, but that is not all that is happening in this early morning session. There is also the ...