Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners November 5, 2025

[lew]

Our Patriot Turners-

@Steve Krumanaker showed us his rendition of a turned Dragon Fly! Steve's turning are always on the cutting edge of imagination!

 

In his post, Steve explains where the inspiration came from and some of the construction details-

 

We've had a couple of additions to our "What's Off" post.

@Fred W. Hargis Jr added another coin holder plaque to his collection. Awesome segmented turning and species selection-

Check out our members comments here-

 

The Turners Warehouse and Easy Wood Tools are working together and hosting a Christmas ornament contest/auction to benefit the Saint Jude Children's Hospital. Ornament will be auctioned off and all of the proceeds will go the hospital. We will have more information about where and when you can bid for the donated turnings very soon.

I mailed my donation today-

 

What's Coming Up-

Click on the image for link to registration-

 

For The Newbies-

Tomislav posted a video where he discusses turning speed, as in RPMs. Lots of great information-

 

Here's a really cute seasonal idea from Carl Jacobson. 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Just past the first of the month and the collaborators have posted their "4Ways" project. Some hollowing and some spindle work.

 

 

 

 

 

What happens when that bowl becomes a funnel? Alan Stratton has a solution-

 

Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools-

Easy Wood Tools products in action this week!

 

 

 

Check out the Easy Wood Tools demonstrators for next week!

https://woodshows.com/

 

https://www.woodcraft.com/pages/store/oklahoma-city

@Jordan Martindale

 

New Turning Items-

Mentioned this last week and now here it is in action. The new Easy Wood Tools chuck mounted mandrel

 

Not new but on sale from Niles Bottle Stoppers-

https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/product/threaded-rings-for-urns/

 

Everything Else-

 

 

Safe turning

[HandyDan]

Great post Lew.  So far I watched Tomislav's video on lathe seed and agreed with everything he said.  Very informative.

[Gerald]

Thanks for the post Lew. Was looking at the stopper mandrel and then realized I already had one.

[Steve Krumanaker]

On 11/5/2025 at 11:51 PM, Gerald said:

Thanks for the post Lew. Was looking at the stopper mandrel and then realized I already had one.

 

I can so relate to that! LOL

[lew]

@HandyDan  Thank You!

 

@Gerald  Thanks!

 

@Steve Krumanaker  Thank You!