There's a hundred things that I wish went differently with this bowl, but I am so proud of the result. Malachite inlaid in walnut, turned on a mini-lathe. A 40th-anniversary present for my geologist parents.4yr ⋅ BlueIce64 ⋅ r/turning
The maple burl bug - turned/carved no joinery on maple, solid/single/continuous piece of wood5yr ⋅ Mysecretpassphrase ⋅ r/turning
Neighbor just cut down some red maple with ambrosia streaks, a lot of work ahead of me, but excited for the possibilities!3yr ⋅ gregstar28 ⋅ r/turning
They can’t all be winners- this piece was trouble from the start. I’m glad it’s finally over3yr ⋅ Titt ⋅ r/turning
I recently got a lathe. It came in quite handy making props for Spamalot.5yr ⋅ Craigihoward ⋅ r/turning
You guys were so much help in me deciding on my new lathe, I wanted to show my first baseball bat turned on it! Thank you for being great people!4yr ⋅ Vern-dawg ⋅ r/turning
Applying epoxy over beeswax? Does it work for this coffee mug? I love the look of wax, but need the protection of epoxy for hot coffee. Thoughts?1yr ⋅ Branjo23 ⋅ r/turning
This beautiful brute had been sitting in a shed in Copenhagen for years. She's now mine, along with 25 chisels etc. Exciting.4yr ⋅ Ben716 ⋅ r/turning
Sold my 1st bowl. Some people might say it does not count because it was to my mother in law, I say poppy cock to you.4yr ⋅ White_v ⋅ r/turning
How to score some ebony for five dollars... About to cut up this garage sale find into some accent pieces...1yr ⋅ Jojo9876543211 ⋅ r/turning
minor quality of life tip: sharpie your faceplate numbers on the front for easier swaps :)1yr ⋅ twelve12sides ⋅ r/turning
Wife got me an early birthday present! I’ve never used a lathe, I’m looking forward to learning.5yr ⋅ soapdonkey ⋅ r/turning
So my pizza cutter would fill up with water in the dishwasher then dump water on my pizza! So i burned it off and made a proper one. Cherry3yr ⋅ 2goodforafreebanana ⋅ r/turning
I posted a bowl my brother burned the other day and said I’d post more here is a assortment of his jars.5yr ⋅ ricknegan ⋅ r/turning
Not sure if it’s a bowl or what. Woke up this morning with this idea in my head and had to make it before the day came to an end.4yr ⋅ xington ⋅ r/turning
I have a quirk about not abandoning bowls that fail, no matter how badly they exploded.1yr ⋅ spacebarstool ⋅ r/turning
Tidepool: Pen is olive burl hybrid. Stand is paradox walnut burl. Made it for my aunt in Pebble Beach.5yr ⋅ ManagedLab ⋅ r/turning
Soooooo, this happened. More big leaf maple burl than I can possibly handle.4yr ⋅ chatski ⋅ r/turning
The cambium in this live edge piece is NUTS. Don’t know if I’ve ever seen a pattern and color like this before!!1yr ⋅ CedarMagee ⋅ r/turning
While turning this top, the tools chattered which resulted in this pretty pattern I decided to leave.3yr ⋅ nistacular ⋅ r/turning
I wanted a way to mark my wood-turning projects. So I turned a 1 3/8 dowel out of walnut and maple with my initial. Test inlay set into a chunk of scrap poplar. I'm happy with the outcome.3yr ⋅ Captkap ⋅ r/turning
Spring cleaning, turns out there is a concrete floor under the shavings.2yr ⋅ GardnersGrendel ⋅ r/turning
Not posted anything for a long time now so thought I would share this little salt pig i made along with my first go at a tiny spoon.4yr ⋅ StilettoMafiosa ⋅ r/turning
My grandpa died a few years ago. We had to sell his house, but thankfully my brother saved some wood from his fence. I turned this pen from it, (which it rests on in this photo). Just wanted to thank this forum. You taught me to make a meaningful thing.4yr ⋅ Dinosaur18750 ⋅ r/turning
Finished this Walnut bowl last week for my mom's (August) birthday. A little late, but it sure had some beautiful patterns in the grain!4yr ⋅ capnwessles ⋅ r/turning
Niece is working on the first grand baby so I bought a lathe. I present my first attempt at baby rattle, and a tool to make up for lack of skill2yr ⋅ dantheman689 ⋅ r/turning
Beetle-damaged juniper my brother ripped out of his new place, god I love the smell of this wood...4yr ⋅ LeavingHope78 ⋅ r/turning
Finished the duplicator! This is going to make life much easier. Made from scrap plywood, micarta feeler, and 1080 cutting bit hardened to about 63 rockwell. I think I'll add the handles I've seen on other similar designs.4yr ⋅ copperrein ⋅ r/turning
I screamed bloody murder when I went to turn my lathe off and saw this spider hanging out... safely relocated on the end of the tool once I changed my pants!4yr ⋅ rellim88 ⋅ r/turning
Dad gave me some pieces of cedar a while back, made a matching set of tumblers!4yr ⋅ ghabibi ⋅ r/turning
Picked up a little mesquite burl this weekend 20 at base crotch at top4yr ⋅ angryjohnny505 ⋅ r/turning
Midwesterners can't resist a sale at Menards, my lathe is now so well lit my camera can't even take the picture2yr ⋅ mattg3663 ⋅ r/turning
The finer things in life - coming home to a new tool being delivered. Can't wait to try this GL14yr ⋅ DaDa462 ⋅ r/turning
I’m about double figures worth of projects under my belt, first one to be put to work. Not very refined but utterly functional3yr ⋅ thedonkeylasher ⋅ r/turning
Friend gave me a bunch limbs and trunk sections of walnut he rescued from the burn pile. First time working with it.4yr ⋅ microbeman ⋅ r/turning
Finally got around to making a steady, pretty wrapped with how it turned out.1yr ⋅ damo94 ⋅ r/turning
Got some oak in exchange for a maple bowl. 8lb sledge for scale. Might be time to get a chainsaw.2mo ⋅ LordPhlogiston ⋅ r/turning
I made another fordite ring today and it's my favorite so far! I hope you guys like it!2yr ⋅ fordr015 ⋅ r/turning
Olive wood bottle stopper. Happy with how this one turned out (pun intended).5yr ⋅ runkittygogogo ⋅ r/turning
A $10 Ikea lamp is a game changer. It can also swivel over and light up the drill press.3yr ⋅ adventjoe ⋅ r/turning
I found a Mahogany board this morning, took a 1/4 of it and made this thing. First time turning this wood, really nice to work with.2yr ⋅ LaplandAxeman ⋅ r/turning
Don't have the resources to make a river table, so I turned a river fountain pen.4yr ⋅ lochneffmonster ⋅ r/turning
New (used) lathe day! Laguna a175017. 18 swing, 47 distance between centers, 2 HP. No more mini lathe! Got it for only $800 in perfect working condition3yr ⋅ Redrldge ⋅ r/turning
Turned my first bowl today in a class at Woodcraft! Not perfect, but I’m pretty happy. There will definitely be more in my future.2yr ⋅ friedatron ⋅ r/turning
5 years ago I quit my job and moved for my wife’s work under the condition I could buy a nice lathe. This last month I pulled the trigger4yr ⋅ 8bitVeg ⋅ r/turning
Lightsaber baby rattle I made for a friend that's a HUGE Star Wars fan.2yr ⋅ burtonshredder ⋅ r/turning
Just a simple oak goblet but with my first attempt at a couple of captive rings 😊10mo ⋅ Zealousideal_Film584 ⋅ r/turning
My first metal object. Learning my metal lathe is a step up from the wood lathe.1yr ⋅ 2E26 ⋅ r/turning
Rocket I made for local art show to help promote our local turners club. Build log in comments.4yr ⋅ chaotictinkering ⋅ r/turning
Still needs a coat of lipstick(and a couple of back stretchers) but it’s a start for now! Good thing I’ve been buying random turning blanks for years too!1yr ⋅ tomrob1138 ⋅ r/turning
My grandma just turned 86 this past week, so I decided to break my lathe drought and make her something. I call this the peppermint dish.5yr ⋅ WildeHummus ⋅ r/turning
3 bowls I made today. They still need a final turn I am just going to let them dry for a few days. Also, someone wanted to see my coffee table (walnut cookie with 3 Re-purposed legs)4yr ⋅ White_v ⋅ r/turning
