Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

The Patriot Woodworker

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Supporting Our Service Members
We proudly stand with all United States service members in Operation Epic Fury and those deployed around the world. Your sacrifice, courage, and dedication are deeply respected and never forgotten.

Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners March 18, 2026

Featured Replies

Our Patriot Turners-

@RustyFN added more ornaments just after we put last "Wednesday's..." post up. I fear we have lost Rusty down this rabbit hole!

IMG_1590.thumb.jpeg.70df642fbf5981c7bb688d8ce3842e1d.jpeg

And then later he added this!

IMG_1610.thumb.jpeg.e99ff16eca5ab170eb61cc95a8f4ec7e.jpeg

Please check the second post in its entirety as Rusty is seeking opinions on various parts of his design.

@calabrese55 Does mixed media turnings. Many of his art pieces are large enough to require a Steady Rest for support. Mike was kind enough to share his shop made Steady with us.

STEADYREST(17).thumb.jpg.65d43d6c05af1c21262efcace424ae6d.jpg

Check his post for more details-

@Geezer Started a conversation about using OB Shine Juice. instead of Poly. As often happens, the discussion morphed into other really interesting topics!

@Rusty S found another piece of cottonwood and added the pictures to last week's post!

20260312_171007.thumb.jpg.b52fa1096ab3ca2582b9c8e0a336e985.jpg

The addition to the original post picks up here-

And then Rusty found a really gnarly chunk of wood and created this beauty-

20260316_150139.thumb.jpg.f58ccdf54f8b5865a071db9aedcb2060.jpg

Check his post for more images and descriptions-

Just a follow up on Rusty's post where he made that gorgeous walnut side table-

20260312_154018.thumb.jpg.0cda9ee605fcf192995885c46d6e17c8.jpg

He posted images in the "What's on Your Workbench" forum-

What's Coming Up-

If you missed last Friday's Tool Talk with Cindy Drozda, she uploaded it to YouTube.

This week Tod Raines (All Things Woodturning) will be doing a live demonstration about sanding on the lathe-

2026-03-18 17_59_16-Inbox - lewiskauffman@comcast.net - Outlook.png

https://woodworker.org/totally-turning-symposium-registration/

For The Newbies-

Mike peace provides his take on getting that extra chuck. While having an extra chuck can have its advantages, Choosing the "Best" chuck can save you a lot of money in the long run. Personal Opinion Here: Easy Wood Tools chuck

Ashley Harwood video short on scraping-

Expand Your Horizons-

Natural edge bowls are beautiful and Alan Stratton decided to do one in reverse-

Tim Yoder is turning tops. You know Tim- he does things differently

With Easter fast approaching, here are some ideas for creating something special.

From a live stream with Tod Raines

From Tomislav-

Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools-

This Weeks demonstrations from Easy Wood Tools-

2026-03-18 13_08_40-Inbox - lewiskauffman@comcast.net - Outlook.png

Next weeks demo-

2026-03-18 19_21_50-Inbox - lewiskauffman@comcast.net - Outlook.png

Blue Ridge Woodturners

Blue Ridge Woodturners

Welcome to the home of Blue Ridge Woodturners on the web!

A great EWT rougher tool tip from Tim Yoder-

Easy Wood Tools in action with Nathan McCollim

Save Some cash and take advantage of these Easy Wood Tools Sales!

2026-03-18 19_27_32-_D__LDK_Patriot Wednesday_Wednesday.txt - Notepad++.png

https://www.woodturningz.com/results.aspx?k=EASY%20WOOD%20TOOLS

2026-03-18 19_27_45-_D__LDK_Patriot Wednesday_Wednesday.txt - Notepad++.png

https://www.woodworkingshop.com/shop-by-brands/easy-wood-tools/

@Jordan Martindale

New Turning Items-

Record Power introduces their new Pathfinder lathe

Check with your local Record Power dealer for more information. List of dealers can be found here-

-
No image preview

Record Power Woodworking Tools

Explore the full range of woodworking tools available in Canada and North America

Everything Else-

Safe turning

Well you did it again Lew another excellent Wednesday post, and thanks for all the recognition.

Thanks Lew. Loved Tim's top. Did some experimenting myself with tops.

Yoder's brass bottom top was sure interesting.

Wow Lew what more can I say. Have not even finished last weeks posts

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

Recently Browsing 0

  • No registered users viewing this page.

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.