Here's My Woodturning!
by Michelle Richards
I have been a wood turner for a quarter of a century and make my living at it. I turn chairs
(windsor, etc) bowls, vases, etc.
After all these years of woodworking and turning, I was tired of bowls & hollow forms and set out
to try something brand new.
I have always been fascinated by Weissflog & Fein's work. I did not have the mechanical genius of
Mr. Fein, nor the steady hands of Mr. Weissflog, but I decided to go do a Michelle version of their
work, with just regular shop tools. It took many months and many trials and many errors to get to
the pieces shown here.
I am still developing my process, as there is a lot to think about all at once!
Note: click any picture to see a larger version.
As you can see, this mahogany, walnut & mesquite piece which I call "Eye of the Storm"
(two photos above) is a bowl, although that may not be obvious from
the first view.
Submit your own woodturnings to this column! Simply
SEND US PHOTOS
of your woodturning
projects along with captions and a brief history and description of your woodturning. (Email photos
at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store credit if we show your turning in a future issue!
