make a large wooden sparkplug for my dad for Christmas. wrapped it before getting a prettier picture.1yr β Maddogg59 β r/turning
Recent customer of mine said I deserved better wood. Got this haul for a hundred bucks. How'd I do?2yr β ok_but β r/turning
Turning an ash salad bowl for a commission, and I found a surprise in the log2yr β OtterInAustin β r/turning
Usually I only post my work but one of my buddies is a photographer and I thought people here would appreciate the middle of turning photo1yr β MetalandWoodworks β r/turning
my wife got me this slab of fordite and a couple pen kits as an early valentine's gift π1yr β ripMikeVale β r/turning
I bought this face shield after reading about another redditor getting a face full of wood and stitches. Face shield arrived today and on the first turn with it I get a split and wood flys into my visor. I wanted to thanks everyone for the warning! I am safe and unharmed!4yr β rellim88 β r/turning
Marblewood is pretty cool stuff, smells odd, but overall would turn again.1yr β Philsquatch β r/turning
Slowly getting the epoxy down. Colours are from my homecountry flag.3yr β andrei_stefan01 β r/turning
Just turned this spalted maple bowl; went a little thinner than normal on the wall.5mo β CarolinaGrainCo β r/turning
Thought Iβd try a staved vessel. Pretty happy with the result. Sapele, maple and wenge, walnut/ebon-X1yr β Andawyr β r/turning
Ticked off this achievement today. Truthfully, I was just really enjoying my new bowl gouge and got carried away!1yr β VisualShock1991 β r/turning
I knew my $100 gift card wasn't going to cover it. Luckily I caught it before swiping my credit card to cover the rest.1yr β JT_Snowman β r/turning
468 piece candy jar I made for my grandpa. Wood is African mahogany and blood wood with a red heart finial1yr β m47playon β r/turning
A friend requested a walnut double-sided salt cellar with a swivel lid. Took me four attempts to get it right. Should have just ordered one off Amazon. π€£1yr β SleepyDoc91 β r/turning
First time using a lathe and Iβm happy with how it turned out.. no pun intended1yr β DaddyDankSack β r/turning
Just a friendly to WEAR YOUR PPE! I just had an out turned bowl delaminate at 2,00RPMs (I wasn't even touching the damn thing). It went square into my left pec then took out the face shield. Luckily the only real damage is a huge bruise and the need for new underwear.2yr β JackBNimble33 β r/turning
Been turning rings from old bowling balls. Just wanted to share! Really love the colors.3yr β ac3inspac3 β r/turning
I just had my first direct hit to the face shield from a punky green spalted maple. Remember to be safe out there.1yr β chilibee β r/turning
Two Peppertree chawan style cups, both pole lathe turned, one turned and then carved. Which do you like better?2yr β citationstillneeded β r/turning
I'm visiting Seattle and saw this beautiful wood sitting by the trash. My husband and I are a little heartbroken we can't take it back with us, so someone here should get it.1yr β popraaqs β r/turning
Friend asked me to make a funeral urn for his father that recently passed. He was a woodworker, so I didn't want to embarrass myself. First try at multiple diamonds. Aromatic cedar and mango were two of his favorites. I was going to taper it down completely, but he liked the flair on bottom.3yr β SiguardJarrelson β r/turning
Tried pulling a nail, and the nail won. Conveniently, I just turned this handle last night.1yr β cooldry13 β r/turning
Thought y'all would appreciate the artistry - Danseuse by Alain Mailland1yr β ProllyPolly2 β r/turning
I bought 75 dollars worth of billets collected over the last 50 years over 3 continents from a man in his 90βs selling his entire collection.8mo β SummitWorks β r/turning
Maple side table I turned last week. Not the most complicated turning, but fun to make a piece of furniture (mostly) on the lathe.1yr β infinitesteez β r/turning
I'm very much a self taught amateur at turning, but being a bit of a Sci-Fi nerd, I've taken to making rockets, they're simple but i love it. This is my latest π4yr β GMachine82 β r/turning
A friend cut down this White Oak with a huge burl but doesnβt know how or where to sell it. Advice please!2yr β MrCantPlayGuitar β r/turning
Lost my dad last week. Made this for him. 13β tall x 7β white pine with black walnut cap. Hollow. He was 85. These were his favorite woods.3yr β NECESolarGuy β r/turning
Made an attachment and a platform to use the lathe as a disc sander (still waiting on the hook and loop fitting in the mail)4yr β JayLuvLL β r/turning
I've been experimenting with making jewelry out of spalled maple. Pretty happy with this one.1yr β mboop127 β r/turning
A little project while getting ready for the biggest project yet1yr β RickAstleyletmedown β r/turning
It may be snowing in Michigan today, but the walnut gods have smiled upon me!1yr β EitherKaleidoscope41 β r/turning
long overdue, I used the holiday to finally get my lathe corner in order11mo β EasyEisfeldt β r/turning
Just finished this commission. A Christmas ornament, or so I was told. Looks a bit big to me.........2yr β LaplandAxeman β r/turning
Walnut & Maple Crescent bowl - a happy accident from slightly off center blanks4yr β conforacle β r/turning
Turned a quick & dirty βgentlemanβs caneβ for my sonβs Monopoly Man costume. So boring, but he loved it.1yr β dleifm β r/turning
I see plenty of posts bottoming out their bowls... I had that a couple of times and then 3dprinted this laser holder for my lathe. I measured a block in my chuck of the desired thickness and wrote that number down. Now all i have to do is see how far i am away from that number.2yr β Imagineer_NL β r/turning
A club challenge was to turn something from not wood. Here is a small foam goblet.1yr β FulltimerPC β r/turning
The first piece im REALLY proud of after 4 years of semi active turning.5yr β maggamagga98 β r/turning
Havenβt turned in 13yrs, bought a new lathe and Iβm in love again β€οΈ2mo β Sufficient-Contact78 β r/turning
It's a bit of a monstrosity, but I built this stand so I could finally have my workbench back.. ignore the mess.. I'm reorganizing3yr β Kalzenith β r/turning
My God daughter wanted to make a mallet for woodcarving, so I let her have a go on the lathe. She's a natural!3yr β Artifex75 β r/turning
First week with a lathe complete. So close to one project per day1yr β Ornery_Cauliflower77 β r/turning
One of a kind, automated roughing gouge. Not very effective but works for biscuits3yr β shadowofashadow β r/turning
Weed pots. Pretty excited about these weed pots I made a couple weekends ago. Letβs see if they see at our local Artists cooperative. $14.50 each1yr β 21DrDan β r/turning
I made my first goblet out of a poplar branch! It was my first time working with green wood so Iβm curious to see what happens as it dries.2yr β PuhLeazeOfficer β r/turning
The contractors next door left behind a chunk of industrial plywood, so I turned it into this abstract vase. Hardest wood I've ever turned.1yr β mboop127 β r/turning
Tapered and fluted stair posts to replace originals a contractor couldn't find.2yr β cloakedfan β r/turning
My 59 year old mum decided to teach herself how to turn over the past year and has been entering local competitions and continually breaking the rules but winning first place.4yr β EhAhKen β r/turning
He was supposed to make a wooden vase but he improvised (credit: Matt Jordan)5yr β msargo15 β r/turning
