Highland Woodturner, No. 70, February 2017 Welcome to Highland Woodworking - Fine Tools & Education Learn more about Highland Woodworking View our current woodturning classes and seminars Woodturning articles and solutions Subscribe to the Highland Woodturner
Woodturning a Tassel

Project: Woodturning a Tassel
By Curtis Turner
Round Rock, TX

This month, Curtis shares a tassel woodturning project that he recently taught himself how to make. The project incorporates different turning and carving methods with most of the work being done on the lathe.

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Turning Drumsticks

Project: Woodturning Drumsticks
By Temple Blackwood
Castine, ME

While drumsticks appear to be extremely simple in design, they are actually far more complicated to turn than one might think. In this article, Temple discusses his task of turning 2 different sets of drumsticks for both his son and his co-worker, who each have unique drumming abilities and styles that need to be incorporated into the design.

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Show Us Your Woodturning

Show Us Your Woodturning

This month, we're sharing the woodturning projects of Mark Heatwole, who enjoys incorporating unique wood grain, insect damage, wind stress, and voids into his projects.

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Mark's projects

Highland's Upcoming Turning Class Schedule

Woodturning Classes
Many classes fill up quickly, so please register now to make sure we hold a spot for you.

Feb 22 Sharpening for Turners
Mar 15 Taming of the Skew
Mar 18 Beginning Turning
Mar 19 Basic Bowl Turning

Phil's Turning Tip

Centering Small Wood Pieces

Centering Small Pieces

This month, Phil has a simple and easy way to center a piece of wood that is gripped in the jaws of your chuck when it is too small to create a tenon.

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Featured Turning Products
Tormek SVD-186 Gouge Jig

Tormek SVD-186 Gouge Jig

Get your turning gouges sharpened to a razors edge with the new Tormek SVD-186 Gouge Jig. The SVD-186 is an upgrade from the SVD-185 Gouge jig and is able to sharpen tools up to 36mm in length (compared to just 25mm on the previous version).

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Flex Arm Magnetic LED Work Light

Flex Arm Magnetic LED Work Light

Here's an excellent solution for putting bright light exactly where you need it on your woodturning workpiece. A switch-operated magnetic base securely mounts the lamp to your lathe. The 28" gooseneck flexible arm lets you aim the 8 watt LED bulb's almost 800 lumens of neutral white light precisely where you want it.

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More Turning Tools and Books for your Shop

Easy Wood Tools

Woodturning made easier!


Rikon 70-220VSR
12-1/2 inch Midi Lathe

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Tormek T-8
Sharpening System

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Rikon 8 inch Professional
Low Speed Bench Grinder

Only $199.99

 

Woodturner's 3/8 inch Bandsaw Blade

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Oneway Wolverine Grinding Jig

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1/2 inch Keyless
Drill Chuck

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Inside-Outside Caliper
6 inch

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Getting Started in Woodturning

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Weekend Woodturning Projects

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Pens From the
Wood Lathe

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Turning Toys with
Richard Raffan

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Shop Smock

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Deluxe Pepper Mill Kit

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Slimline Pen Kit

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Pen Blanks

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