2018! Seem like just a couple of months ago I was starting up computers hoping they would function after the Y2K Bug scare!

 

@PostalTom showed us a sweet bowl he made for his daughter. It is made from poplar!

 

Check out his description here-

 

 

@Steve Krumanaker turned an awesome natural edge walnut bowl but it was not without its' problems-

 

 

Here's Steve's explanation of what happened-

 

 

 

@Ksvet06 asked a question about searching the turning forum for specific information. Gang, this just reinforces the need for us all to add tags to our posts. Tags make searching for information much easier and a lot faster.

 

 

@Gerald is turning more Beads Of Courage boxes and was looking for advice on a special piece of wood-

 

He was inquiring if anyone had turned a vessel with a natural edge "side". Head on over to his post and see if you can offer some help.

 

 

Probably all of the turners here are currently in the grips of the "Ol' Polar Vortex" (I hate the Weather Channel). Anyway, if you find it's too cold in your shop, pull up a chair, grab a warming beverage and enjoy a few extra videos.

 

Tim Yoder turns a garden gnome (part 1, part 2 linked from the video)-

 

 

Rick Turns posted a video of regrinding a parting tool to make cleaner cuts-

 

 

 

I came across this group of videos from Stuart Batty. I'll give you the link as there are quite a few of them.

https://vimeo.com/woodturning/videos/page:1/sort:alphabetical/format:thumbnail

 

 

And if that's not enough videos to keep you warm, Rick Turns added his list of YouTube videos for the month of December-

 

 

 

Finally, I was looking for an idea for a lathe jig and stumbled upon this site-

http://www.docgreenwoodturner.com/index.html

Lots of neat ideas and some beautiful turnings.

 

 

Safe turning and keep warm

Great post with lots of info. Yoder is fun but also informative. The Doc Green is an interesting site with lots to explore. Love the Batty videos watched those 2 or 3 years ago and they are short and to the point. Will be seeing him at TAW the end of the month.

Great info! Thank you. 

Thanks for the content Lew.  As cold as it is I'll be able to pass some time checking it out and staying warm while doing so.

Thanks lew, I always check out Rick's new videos list, it's almost as good as Wednesday Wisdom!

 

Steve

Thanks Lew.  Tim Yoder is a great source and produces top quality videos.  Also a really nice guy, with a good sense of humor!

@Gerald Thanks! I think I might have posted the Batty videos a long time ago. They seemed very familiar as I was watching them. I personally enjoy Tim Yoder- he makes it fun.

 

@Ksvet06 Thank you, Zach!

 

@HandyDan Thanks! Videos and hot coffee are the order of the day!

 

@Steve Krumanaker Thank You! I hope Rick has some kind of YouTube software crawler that helps him select the videos.

 

@Jim from Easy Wood Tools Thanks! Tim has such an easy going style and makes learning fun. That was my philosophy when I taught school.