A Custom Bowl makes a great gift
By Curtis Turner
Round Rock, TX
The holiday season is fast approaching, and a custom-made bowl makes a great gift for a teacher,
family member, or friend. This is a great beginner project, and it can be completed in just a few hours.
While entire books have been written about bowl turning, this article is intended to get you started
with a few simple strategies.
Moulthrop: Incredible Woodturnings by Three Generations of Woodturners
Highland blogger Terry Chapman took a trip up to Marietta
last week to check out their latest exhibit - "Moulthrop -- A Southern Legacy". The
exhibit features the amazing turnings of three generations: Ed Moulthrop, his son Phillip, and
his grandson Matt.
Read Terry's take on this impressive exhibit, and take a look at his
slideshow to get a sense of the scale of this family's incredible woodturnings:
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Card Scrapers for Woodturning
For many years I have used card scrapers to clean up small imperfection in my turnings. I get the
line of a bowl or vessel just the way I want it and then notice a small tear out or burnish mark on
the surface. I could make another cut, but don't want to alter the line. In come the cabinet
scrapers and with a few strokes the blemish is gone.
Find out what other
uses Phil has found for card scrapers in his woodturning:
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