Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners November 26, 2025

[lew]

Our Christmas Project is underway. Help us to make a military family's Christmas one to remember!

Check out all the awesome prizes and details here-

https://thepatriotwoodworker.com/forums/topic/42294-adopt-a-warrior-family-for-christmas-2025/

 

Our Patriot Turners-

Many thanks to @Fred W. Hargis Jr who gave us a heads up on some good news from Woodturners Wonders. Many of us purchase supplies from them!

 

What's Coming Up-

Last Friday's Tool Talk, from Cindy Drozda, is available on Steam Yard-

https://streamyard.com/watch/nFhunNEiiBP6

 

Ashley Harwood's 2026 Winter class schedule is filling up fast! Click on the image for link to more information and registration

 

For The Newbies-

Craft Supplies USA has posted a couple of videos on making cute little Christmas ornaments. These videos also have great instructions on how to improve your skew chisel skills!

 

 

 

In keeping with the ornament theme, Tim Yoder does an icicle snowman. Great spindle work practice.

 

If your turning workshop isn't heated all of the time, Tim Yoder has a suggestion for a "Go Bag" for some of your supplies-

 

Tomislav compares spindle gouges-

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Sam Angelo demonstrates embellishing a bowl using colors. Our member @Gerald often used colors for embellishing his work.

 

Carl Jacobson makes a Hoppy Christmas frog. Some turning and some woodworking-

 

 

Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools-

EASY WOOD TOOLS gives back to the community in so many ways. Please consider participating one or more of these awesome events! And, consider 100% made in AMERICA products from EWT for your next purchase!

 

Here's some of the places you can find Easy Wood Tools products on sale-

 

Come watch the EWT Demonstrators in action. Learn about the tools and their other fantastic products. Get your questions answered about the facts and myths of carbide turning.

@Jordan Martindale

 

New Turning Items-

@Fred W. Hargis Jr told us about the changes at Woodturners Wonders. I received this in an email about free shipping and sale items.

Click the image for link to their site

 

Mike Peace reviews a mandrel setup from Record Power

Details from Record Power-

https://turningtools.recordpower.com/small-projects-mandrel-saver-set/

Available in the US from Turners Warehouse- https://www.turnerswarehouse.com/

 

Tim Yoder has a new line of "wooden" measuring tools. These short videos introduce them-

 

 

 

 

Axminster Tools has a new smaller Perform Chuck-

https://www.axminstertools.com/us/perform-woodturning-chuck-t04m-113639

 

Everything Else-

 

Safe turning

[HandyDan]

Thanks Lew.  Lots of good content as usual.  The Axminster chuck caught my eye.  I have a preference to the Tommy Bar chucks.  

[Gerald]

Lew I think you have placed me into overload. Thanks for the mention and all these new videos. I just have to much stuff to be interested in sales tho.

[RustyFN]

Thanks Lew. Those videos should keep me busy for a few hours.

[Gordon]

Thanks Lew. I seem to learn something new every Wednesday.  

[Fred W. Hargis Jr]

I'm really wanting to try some of the ornaments if I ever get some time. One thing Lew, I was planning on buying the EZ Wood mid size hollowers #1 and #3, but Craft supplies is out of stock on the #3. Here's the thing, I checked Amazon and couldn't find their discounts on EZ wood. I'm not asking for anything, just a heads up.

[lew]

3 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

I'm really wanting to try some of the ornaments if I ever get some time. One thing Lew, I was planning on buying the EZ Wood mid size hollowers #1 and #3, but Craft supplies is out of stock on the #3. Here's the thing, I checked Amazon and couldn't find their discounts on EZ wood. I'm not asking for anything, just a heads up.

Found this on Amazon- Have to copy and paste the link-

https://www.amazon.com/Mid-Size-Easy-Hollower-No-3/dp/B07B52STGM/ref=sr_1_67?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Jr9OW9LJmhvjel1r1L2bDrzPN-qLESFDGWQQcPVVRfr9EkEwAlCHDT8wpbIOf5fhsUYKmy47obtl8ztmsxezDg.Zge5U9QbK6KhkInSx91wrD1CxJ3POlf5wBg1bM3oPD0&dib_tag=se&m=A2O29APTAR6C6T&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1764262292&s=merchant-items&sr=1-67&xpid=PmbHIrnV0IKlk

 

This at the Woodturning Store site

https://www.thewoodturningstore.com/woodturning-tools/carbide-tools/easy-wood-tools/

Plus a 10% discount if you sign up for their newsletter (lower left corner of the page)

 

 

 

[lew]

@HandyDan Thanks!

 

@Gerald  Thank You!

 

@RustyFN  Thanks!

 

@Gordon  Thank You!

 

@Fred W. Hargis Jr  Thanks!  Hope you got the EWT at the discounts!!