Maybe you hadn't noticed but I missed a couple of weeks in our woodturning adventures. With the holidays falling on Wednesdays this year and people in and out, the poor old lathe hasn't been fired up in quite a while. 

The only woodworking I've done lately is milling, sizing and thicknessing materials to make a batch of rolling pins.

So, in lieu of what I've been doing, her are some links to more productive turners.

Woodturning OnLine's newsletter for this month has a very nice, brief tutorial on making a Segmented Kitchen Urn-

http://www.woodturningonline.com/index.php

The author, Richard Wile, provides some really neat tips on streamlining the process with a minimum of clamps and jigs.

For the more advanced turners, Mr. David Smith has published a great article on how to make your own "points" for your centers.

You can read his entire article here-

http://www.davidreedsmith.com/Articles/MakeYourPoints/MakeYourPoints.htm

Those of you who prefer to watch turning in action, here is a You Tube link to a super turner, Mike Waldt.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCymruBoy?feature=watch

And as always, Cap'n Eddie is someone excellent to follow.

https://www.youtube.com/user/capneddie

Safe Turning!

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time Traveler and Purveyor of the Universe's Finest Custom Rolling Pins!

Thanks Lew, your information is always very helpful, I enjoy the Wed posts!!!!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker