The outboard spindle on the Wadkin Bursgreen lathe provides sufficient swing to accommodate large turnings, like this round mahogany tabletop, designed for a small pedestal table or a candle stand. 1: Shaping the underside Use a band saw to cut your blank into a circle slightly larger than the finished diameter of the tabletop. Turn [...]

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The laminated plate shown in the photo was made with purple heart and a pau amarello insert bordered by two strips of zebrawood. The technique for turning such a piece is presented below. Preparing the blank Cut two 1-inch-thick blanks: one for the main part of the plate and a narrower piece of contrasting stock [...]

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Use the shop-made gauge shown below to check the depth of your bowl as you hollow it out. The jig is easy to build from scrap wood and 1/4-inch dowel. Make the crossbar two or three times longer than the diameter of the largest bowl you can turn on your lathe. Cut it to the [...]

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Popularized by wood turner Dale Nish, the technique of adding contrasting wood veneers to bowls can be used to create a unique design. The Laminated bowl shown in the photo was turned from cherry and two strips of shop-made pau ferro veneer. Turning A Laminated Bowl 1.Preparing the blank Outline the bowl on your blank [...]

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The contraction chuck shown above can be fashioned from a small block of wood. The dimensions in the illustration will enable the jig to secure the bottom of a large-sized goblet blank to the lathe headstock. To make the jig, mount a blank on the headstock and turn it to a cylinder. Then use a [...]

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The jig shown below allows you to rout sliding dovetails without a router table. The device features a fence that holds the router and a pivoting adjustable table for aligning the workpiece with the bit. Cut the fence, table, and support piece from 3/4-inch plywood. Make all the boards 16 inches long; the fence and [...]

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