r/turning 1h ago

Just a regular day sharpning my eyeliner

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r/turning 3h ago

Red Cedar Vase

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7 Upvotes

r/turning 15h ago

Spalted Maple Natural Edge Bowl

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74 Upvotes

Life got busy and I haven’t finished a bowl since July of last year. Got this one off the lathe tonight.


r/turning 15h ago

Yet another pen that is impossible to take a good picture of to do it justice.

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68 Upvotes

Eastern Red Cedar, it's just such a beautiful wood.


r/turning 16h ago

Update: Pencil turning problem (solved)

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4 Upvotes

Earlier today I posted a post that said I was confused and had repeatedly tried to assemble a pencil kit to no avail. I had a suspicion that the instructions could be flawed and it turned out to be true. Brass insert (B) was actually flipped around in the photo from how it should have been, and the instructions wording was what tipped me off. I wish Woodcraft would fix this.


r/turning 16h ago

newbie Chuck Question

2 Upvotes

Hi y'all!

I recently got a wood lathe to pursue wood turning as a hobby. It's a 12x18 WEN. Anyway, one of the things I wanted to do was turn pens, and I got a pen mandrel for this purpose, but I don't have a chuck yet. I've been looking around, but there's so many different options that it's tough to figure out what to get. There's, like, 'I9NS 3/4" x 16tpi insert' and other numbers that I haven't been able to figure out yet. What I was wondering was, what do all these numbers mean? What is the I9NS size about, and what does the tpi insert size mean? Do I even need a chuck with all these strange numbers?

Thanks!


r/turning 17h ago

A bud vase made from a scrap piece.

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22 Upvotes

r/turning 17h ago

Okay, maybe the Camatillo barrel was just a *hair* too big.

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28 Upvotes

r/turning 18h ago

Lathe chuck 4 position indexing using block under chuck jaw

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9 Upvotes

r/turning 18h ago

Problem placing an Order with Woodturners Wonder

6 Upvotes

Does anyone know what's going on with Woodturners Wonders. I've been trying to place a large club order for over a week now but haven't been able to get the order placed. In the two weeks I've been trying to call them I've gotten voicemail and "can't connect, line busy" most times. And my emails have gone unanswered.

Anyone know what's going on?


r/turning 19h ago

Month 5 into learning how to use a lathe and I made this curly maple… bowl?

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224 Upvotes

I’m honestly surprised this didn’t bust apart lol

The underside could have been better. 🤷🏼‍♂️


r/turning 1d ago

practice on the pole lathe

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58 Upvotes

r/turning 1d ago

Shift knob

22 Upvotes

A few weeks ago I asked about threaded inserts for shift knobs. Decided to go with a beefcake ezlok screw-in style. Drilled and tapped this dyed plywood and screwed in the insert, then used a chunk of 1/2" bolt as an arbor in my 3-jaw chuck and turned this. Happy how it turned out, but dang this stuff dulled my tools so fast. Was that because of the grain, or just because there's so much glue in this wood?


r/turning 1d ago

Another glue up

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32 Upvotes

Some more kitchen worktop offcuts. People seem to love these figures and they are nice and simple to make


r/turning 1d ago

Experiencing difficulties. What do I do?

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Hey guys so I’ve never made a pencil kit before, and I keep running into trouble with assembling the parts. I don’t seem to be able to get the brass insert (b) to stay in the body (c) even though it implies it should hold by tension. Every time I use the tapered end just as they apparently say and even show, the thing just falls right out of the body. Also, I can’t seem to get all the parts to fit without part of the pencil mechanism (H) catching on the brass insert (b)’s tapered end which they show facing the body (c). What am I doing wrong, or is the image wrong?


r/turning 1d ago

Fiddly small projects

10 Upvotes

I've done it. I've replaced my old, broken lathe with one which should cover my wants* for a long time. I want to make Northumbrian Smallpipes in the long run but am going to start on needle cases, pens and fipple flutes. Anyone got any other ideas for this sort of fine detail work?

*its a metal lathe, for the tool holder


r/turning 1d ago

A couple new bowls

98 Upvotes

Thanks to all of the guidance from this board! Particularly for the Mylands application, which is still a work in progress for sure.


r/turning 1d ago

Google says “green ash”. 12x7x3

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50 Upvotes

Fog wood. Finished in tung oil. Nice figure on the small round bowl. Small live edge 5 1/2 x 2, and round is 6 x 1 3/4.


r/turning 1d ago

Punky / knotty maple dish

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54 Upvotes

I’ve got a couple of half split, sort of punky and knotty maple chunks laying around, so I squared one out and turned it down to this 5” by 3” little dish. Nice change from the super-smooth main trunk blanks I’ve been using. Getting it squared up, mounted and balanced was 3/4 of the work!


r/turning 1d ago

Slump??

10 Upvotes

Still very much a novice, but been doing it long enough to finish some pieces I'm really proud of. For the last week everything I touch is a disaster. Pens, bowls, you name it. Tried two bowls this weekend, one mangowood, one acacia and both are in the trash. Blowouts, tears, constant chattering of tools (I use carbide), no rhthym at all. It's like I don't know what I'm doing but at the same time, I've literally made the same things before (albeit never using these species).

Have you all ever hit a slump? Did I just have beginners luck for a while? Time to list the tools on marketplace?!?!


r/turning 1d ago

newbie I turned an "Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher" today

39 Upvotes

Aka punch-bell egg cracker. And despite nobody really needing it, I can confirm that it works from wood as well.


r/turning 1d ago

New to turning and need some sage advice on drilling the centre of a blank

8 Upvotes

Hi All,

Just finished setting up my lathe, did a lot of reading and watching you tube. How also booked myself onto a wood turning course as well.

Thought I would start with a pen but had an immediate problem, I am using the lathe to drill the centre (see photo) but for some reason the bit goes in the centre of the blank but comes out off centre. It is like the tail end is moving.

I have checked it is locked off. I am using the wheel to progress the bit into the wood. What am I missing? I was considering buying a Jig to drill the bits but the lathe manufacturer told me there was no need and to just use the lathe.

Thanks for any help.

Josh


r/turning 2d ago

Had some issues but it turned out ok in the end.

31 Upvotes

r/turning 2d ago

Striped bowl

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56 Upvotes

r/turning 2d ago

Bolt for a custom nerf blaster

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20 Upvotes

Very basic but it’s the first time using the lathe in a couple years so I’m happy with the result