A seemingly mundane yet fun to watch project with more woodturning techniques and challenges than you’d expect. Have you turned something small today? Tools and equipment used in this video: Lathe Faceplates https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/Faceplates.aspx … [Read more...] about How To Make A Toothpick Holder – Woodturning
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A Soothing & Hypnotic Woodturning Practice Session
Before a turning session or after a long period away from the lathe, I do some random woodturning using scrap wood. And, I wanted to share this process with viewers. I hope you all find watching the woodturning as relaxing and meditative as I find doing the woodturning. Enjoy! … [Read more...] about A Soothing & Hypnotic Woodturning Practice Session
How To Quickly & Easily Align A Faceplate To A Center Mark
In this video I show my favorite technique/tool for centering and mounting a faceplate on an center mark. This easy to make tool is so quick to use, even faceplate haters will be converted! Tools and equipment used in this video: Lathe … [Read more...] about How To Quickly & Easily Align A Faceplate To A Center Mark
How To Easily Rehab A Metal Christmas Tree Stand
First, we strip the old rusty finish off the bowl of an all metal Christmas tree stand, revealing the bare metal. Then, we apply clean metal primer followed by a top coat of red enamel. This will give the stand many more seasons of useful life, at which point the stand can be … [Read more...] about How To Easily Rehab A Metal Christmas Tree Stand
Making A Magnetic Bulletin Board Part 2: The Steel
In this video we salvage a piece of heavy gauge sheet metal and completely remove the old finish. Next, we drill and deburr a series of mounting holes and repaint the steel. Finally, the steel bulletin board gets mounted to a cabinet door and we use the magnets from part one to … [Read more...] about Making A Magnetic Bulletin Board Part 2: The Steel