Half done and just getting an idea of the size before i get the other half prepped but I'm more than happy with the lathe upgrade so far!4yr ⋅ metalcool36 ⋅ r/turning
Jr. Statesman II fountain in a diamondcast Nebula blank. Come for the picture, stay for the frankly stunning twirl vid in the comments!3yr ⋅ ThaddeusRock ⋅ r/turning
Happy with this mistake! Maple & Redheart. I was planning the typical swirl but glued the third segmented ring in the wrong direction, so I just went with it.5yr ⋅ Bobb-R ⋅ r/turning
Anyone middle to southeast Wisconsin I found a mill that will cut up bowl blanks how you want if you’re looking for green wood. They charge by board foot.2yr ⋅ aberlrac ⋅ r/turning
I won’t be able to spin these, but the customer who buys them is in for a TREAT5yr ⋅ Glock19mos ⋅ r/turning
Sycamore, spiritstain and pyrography. Yay! I got it off the lathe, but not before I made lots of mistakes which I had to fix and tried to slice two fingers wide open. They still hurt.4yr ⋅ badlybehavedelm ⋅ r/turning
Osage Orange - 2nd bowl in years. Getting back in and loving it4yr ⋅ idontwantobeyourhero ⋅ r/turning
About 4 hrs worth of work all in old news papers glued together to form a blank for a small bowl - stay tuned.5yr ⋅ mountain_hermit_crab ⋅ r/turning
Branding iron finally arrived. I ordered it from Etsy. This was a test/ excited to try it out. The top brand was done at 5mins and the bottom at ten minutes. I'll have to find that sweet spot 🤓2yr ⋅ Kerry_____ ⋅ r/turning
When your neighbor loses a tree but you don’t really have room in your shop...5yr ⋅ SweetTeaShirt ⋅ r/turning
Turned this 10” cedar dish this morning. Ocho doesnt seem to approve, but i like it.4yr ⋅ Sexylester ⋅ r/turning
I may not be a machinist, but I'll be damned if I pay $50 for a nickel's worth of stamped steel!1yr ⋅ Silound ⋅ r/turning
My completed cedar bowl from this morning - need some guidance from better turners1yr ⋅ CowboySpencer ⋅ r/turning
Stabilized Black Palm! This is the first & only time we'll be working with this stuff. It's incredibly beautiful but incredibly hard to work with. Also, it's extremely dangerous! Even stabilized, this stuff sends out sharp splinters! Safety glasses and/or Face Shields should be worn if turning!1yr ⋅ MSG_Blades ⋅ r/turning
My first ever non-woodcraft-class project pre-finish! Finally got my lathe set up thanks to many of the folks here on this subreddit and I’m super happy with my little cup! Thank you all for the help!3yr ⋅ PuhLeazeOfficer ⋅ r/turning
Birthday Gift for my Wife. 36 Tall, 50 Layers, Walnut and Maple, (Base is Walnut and Pallet Wood.)5yr ⋅ Ronys2 ⋅ r/turning
My first few pens in the order they were made! Any tips/tricks or friendly advice from the pros?2yr ⋅ Jetstream510 ⋅ r/turning
Pawns inspired by my previously posted sketches. I know there are more than necessary. Whenever I start a batch of identical items I always factor in a few spares, for breakage. Only one broke.4yr ⋅ DalbergTheKing ⋅ r/turning
First project on my new lathe. It s amazing. I started out at 4am yesterday, drove a 1126km round trip and set it up today. Absolutely worth it. I have been using a homemade lathe for the last year. I nearly cried when I turned it on for the first time, lol. MAGIC.2yr ⋅ LaplandAxeman ⋅ r/turning
I love my cozy little lathe corner in my 120 sqft shop; excuse the subpar lathe but it gets the job done!4yr ⋅ WalriePie ⋅ r/turning
bit of a saw killer but this is the strangest grown tree we've come across.1yr ⋅ yorkshire87 ⋅ r/turning
Persimmon— city cut down a huge tree at last cal golf course. I got one piece and wish I’d gotten more.1mo ⋅ Peripheral48 ⋅ r/turning
When your new gear arrives and you’re suddenly sick and unable to go in to work...5yr ⋅ dishungryhawaiian ⋅ r/turning
Score! A local wood shop allowed me to take cut offs from some barrels they put aside. Hoping to make a bunch of stuff and get some practice in.5yr ⋅ ZGardnaaa ⋅ r/turning
First time turning a new stem for a broken wine glass. Think i went a bit big with the base and stem but I like it.5yr ⋅ StilettoMafiosa ⋅ r/turning
My lathe in its new home. Climate controlled instead of unheated and uncooled shop. I can finally work year round! Now to move the rest of my equipment.5yr ⋅ Jkwparrott ⋅ r/turning
In my industry spalting is considered a defect and is removed from the product. Saved this piece.5yr ⋅ Trauma_Sturgeon ⋅ r/turning
This is why you wear a face shield. My face is okay, my shorts not so much.1yr ⋅ ilivlife ⋅ r/turning
I got to get a little creative today after a week or so turning multiples of the same thing, Felt good.4yr ⋅ tfturning ⋅ r/turning
My first live-edge bowl! Learned a lot in the process but happy with how it turned out.4yr ⋅ Scooott ⋅ r/turning
Got a promotion at work which means our of the field and into an office. Decided to make my desk accessories. Pens and a paper clip dish.4yr ⋅ quackertracker ⋅ r/turning
Recently challenged myself to turn a miniature goblet and captive ring using only the skew. Finally starting to feel like this tool doesn't hate me!3yr ⋅ tfturning ⋅ r/turning
Just started turning, about a month in. These are all my projects so far. Any tips on any part of turning would be awesome1yr ⋅ Behemoth_Nemoth ⋅ r/turning
Would love some feedback on the Pilar for this plant stand. Worried it ended up a bit busy. Black walnut and African mahogany10mo ⋅ Carlweathersfeathers ⋅ r/turning
Green turned apple wood. Rough turned left for 4 months, returned, finished and wrapped again for another 2.3yr ⋅ yorkshire87 ⋅ r/turning
Gearing up for my first show tomorrow- Thanks for all the tips this community has given me the last 10 months!2yr ⋅ Titt ⋅ r/turning
Cedar Bowl, my niece keeps giving me cedar so I’ll keep making good use of it5yr ⋅ chris922001 ⋅ r/turning
First time turning fordite. Any tool at all causes tear out, so I used 60 grit to sand down from square and to shape, then sanded up to 3k, CA finish and wet sanded to 12k, then finished with a plastic polish3yr ⋅ k_alva ⋅ r/turning
Anyone else ever have this happen to a CBN wheel? It’s less than a year old. Am I doing something wrong?1yr ⋅ SleepyDoc91 ⋅ r/turning
Obscenely large mallet. Laminated pine head and oak handle. Friend for scale.5yr ⋅ lovesthebuttstuff ⋅ r/turning
What do you guys usually charge for work like this? These are seam rippers ($12 kit) made pro bono for a retired ladies sewing group but I am just interested. Do more intricate ones sell better or are plain ones more popular?1yr ⋅ bek3548 ⋅ r/turning
Several months after being cut down in a dry lightless basement, this chinese elm is still attempting a comeback5yr ⋅ mattg3663 ⋅ r/turning
Low Budget Mandalorian (maybe $40). Can’t tell you how many times my mask has been hit. Cheap insurance.4yr ⋅ NECESolarGuy ⋅ r/turning
I made a pen out of a 60 card Magic the Gathering deck, superglued together4yr ⋅ StringFood ⋅ r/turning
My first bowl! (That I’m proud of... 4th if we aren’t cheating) Thank you everyone who helped me get up and running on my old delta 1460!!4yr ⋅ rellim88 ⋅ r/turning
First attempt at making a pen. Not perfect, but not bad for a first attempt. Surprisingly beautiful grain and figure for what was a scrap offcut.. .8mo ⋅ austinslide ⋅ r/turning
Maple, purple heart and misery. Banjo died on my first attempt at outboard turning on my Laguna 15/241yr ⋅ Minute_Illustrator_5 ⋅ r/turning
I showed my 9yr old son turning today on the mini lathe. He made a chess piece. Very proud father.5yr ⋅ azidstar ⋅ r/turning
I took a one-day woodturning class this weekend, and they provided lovely pieces of ambrosia maple for blanks. Then my husband and I filled it with buckeyes from the tree in our backyard.4yr ⋅ BlueIce64 ⋅ r/turning
Some of the, 32 segmented, rings for a upcoming bowl. This one is huge at 13.5 inches.2yr ⋅ the_colorist ⋅ r/turning
Merry Christmas to me. Shop Fox W1704. I’ve talking about turning to my partner for months.4yr ⋅ Homelessonce ⋅ r/turning
Someday maybe I can retire and play in my shop all day. Till then I do what I can before work. Here’s what I got done today4yr ⋅ quackertracker ⋅ r/turning
Got frustrated on another project, so I stepped back and did something else. Oak and black epoxy cup.2yr ⋅ I_HATE_LANDSCAPES ⋅ r/turning
Made my first bowl yesterday. Really happy with how it turned out(no pun intended)5yr ⋅ kcox1980 ⋅ r/turning
This is the neck of a bong I’ve been working on. Happy legalization Canada!5yr ⋅ Altomckee ⋅ r/turning
Started work on a salt grinder last night. Very much a beginner but very happy with how this is turning out.4yr ⋅ NordicWulf ⋅ r/turning
It was a day of firsts today! First time touching a lathe, first pen/pencil kit I've put together, and the first time realizing I'm going to spend a lot of money on one hobby. It's not perfect, but I'm proud of it.4yr ⋅ Aj_says ⋅ r/turning
After a long hunt, I was finally able to get my hands on a fordite pen blank! Meet my new go-to pen.4yr ⋅ tobyluvr2000 ⋅ r/turning
I struggle a lot with titles. But here's a thing I made. Black walnut bender. Also has a bong inside him6yr ⋅ BrouSarge ⋅ r/turning
Picked up a nice hunk of black palm today. Gunna spin this into a peppermill.4yr ⋅ MiracleWhipB4Mayo ⋅ r/turning
$60 used lathe? Sweet. Then I leaned I needed chisels, face shield, grinder, jig. It’s become the most expensive $60 purchase ever. But I’m just about ready to finally actually turn something.4yr ⋅ TravAndAlex ⋅ r/turning
