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Jim Jacobs started woodturning more than 40 years ago in high school, but quit in short order. “I wasn’t having fun,” says Jacobs, from Hastings, Minnesota. “My teacher, lathe and tools were not that ...

Woodworking is a tremendous hobby that can last a lifetime, but as your skills grow, so does the need for larger and more expensive tools. Try the specialized skill of woodturning and you’ll be making ...

Michael Allison is a wood-turner, a guy who hauls a block of wood onto a lathe and then, through the steady application of muscle, patience and will, turns it into something artful — a bowl, a vase, a ...

If you’d custom-order a wood-turned bowl made from scratch by craftsman Robert Nelson, it likely would take nine months before he’d start working on it. It has nothing to do with Nelson’s talent or ...

In this video, I explore innovative woodturning techniques by creating a square bowl on 3 axes. This project combines creativity and craftsmanship, demonstrating unique designs, tool use, and wood ...