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Woodturning Tips
Woodturning Safety Tips
Woodturning Hardwoods
Using Commercially Prepared Bowl Blanks
Good Wood for Woodturning
Bad Wood for Woodturning
Preparing a Bowl Blank Using a Chainsaw
Preparing a Bowl Blank Using a Band Saw
Cutting a Bowl Blank With a Chainsaw
Drawing the Dimensions of a Bowl Blank in a Log
Preparing a Log to Cut a Bowl Blank on the Band Saw
Cutting a Bowl Blank With a Band Saw
Using a Face Plate to Mount a Bowl Blank on a Lathe
Using a Wood Worm Screw to Mount a Bowl Blank on a Lathe
Driving a Two Prong Drive Spur into a Bowl Blank: Woodturning Techniques
How to Mount a Bowl Blank on a Lathe
Summary: Hardwoods such as cherry, ash, black walnut, mahogany, and most fruit trees are great for woodturning on the lathe. Find out what wood is good for woodturning in this free video on woodturning on the lathe.
Donna Zils Banfield has been woodturning full-time since 2004. Her work includes architectural reproduction for older home restoration, teaching woodturning at local woodworking...read more
"In this clip I'm going to talk to you about the types of wood that is good for turning. Any hard wood species can be suitable for turning a bowl, hardwoods like for example, cherry or ash. This is mahogany and here we have some black walnut. These are all woods that are perfectly acceptable for turning bowls or another type of turning that you might be interested in. Any of the fruit woods, cherry or pear, or apple are wonderful woods to turn because especially if you are working with green wood, they can be wonderful smelling and it is very pleasant to be turning them in your shop. Other woods that are fine for turning can include elm, some oak, birch, and things of that nature."
eHow Article: Good Wood for Woodturning
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