Here are some useful links, tips and other resources that novice to advanced turners may find useful.
Wood turning is the process of creating functional or artistic objects by using tools to shape a turning piece of wood. Wood turning can produce bedposts, stair rail spindles, balustrades, table legs, and finials. Wood-turning skills can also be used to produce bowls and even pens. Safe wood turning is important to ensure that you use the tools carefully and correctly. With practice and attention to detail, this hobby can produce rewarding results.
A NOTE ABOUT SAFETY – AAW
https://cvwg.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/A_Note_About_Safety.pdf
YouTube is a virtual university of wood turning education. Just a simple search using “wood turning” will get you started. Some popular turner channels on YouTube are:
Cap’n Eddie Castelin http://www.youtube.com/user/capneddie
Carl Jacobson https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=carl+Jacobson
Sam Angelo https://www.youtube.com/user/WYOMINGWOODTURNER?feature=mhee
Bob Hamilton http://www.youtube.com/user/bobham5
Everything you want to know about turning a bowl. Bowl Gouge Basics – Beginner Guide (parts, use, sizes, grinds) Infographic (turnawoodbowl.com) https://turnawoodbowl.com/bowl-gouge-basics-beginner-guide-parts-use-sizes-grinds-inforgraph/
Comparing Woodturning Tool Steels – Craft Supplies USA (woodturnerscatalog.com) https://blog.woodturnerscatalog.com/2017/01/comparing-woodturning-tool-steels/
The Nitty Gritty of Sanding https://www.woodturner.org/common/Uploaded%20files/WoodFunSp/WFS-NittyGrittySanding.pdf
Band saw clinic with Alex Snodgrass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbZqWac0jU
A Circle Cutting Jig that you can Build by Fred Holder
http://www.westbaywoodturners.com/More-Woodturning/article5.pdf
Message Boards
Woodturners Resource. http://www.woodturnersresource.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl
A fairly active wood turning message board and ALOT of other resources for turning enthusiasts, so be sure to check out the other options of this website. Free registration required to view image downloads on message board.
Sawmill Creek. http://www.sawmillcreek.org/forum.php
One of the more active boards around. Message board has pages for many other wood working specialties. Like the Woodturners Resource besure to check out the rest of the web page for their many resources. Free registration required to view image downloads on message board.
Tutorials from Alan Carter
Alan Carter of Lisle, IL provided demos and workshops at the CVWG clubhouse in March of 2013 and graciously allowed us to share some of the tutorials he has developed.
Alan Carter Studio | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AlanCarterStudio/
Small Goblets https://ptwoodturners.org/Tips%20and%20Handouts/Alan%20Carter/demo-%20goblets%20tutorial.pdf
Creating Thin Stems https://palmettowoodturners.org/images/presenters/alancarter/DemoThinStemTutorial.pdf
Split Bowls https://ptwoodturners.org/Tips%20and%20Handouts/Alan%20Carter/demo-%20split%20bowl%20tutorial.pdf
A Homemade Caliper https://ptwoodturners.org/Tips%20and%20Handouts/Alan%20Carter/Caliper%20tutorial-%20homemade.pdf
Lathe Mounted Drilling Fixture https://ptwoodturners.org/Tips%20and%20Handouts/Alan%20Carter/Drilling%20Fixture%2011-5-12.pdf
Stuff Every Shop Should Have https://ptwoodturners.org/Tips%20and%20Handouts/Alan%20Carter/Stuff%20every%20shop%20should%20have.pdf
Wood Database
www.wooddatabase.com Web site by Eric Meier with an everything you want to know description along with photos of a large variety of Woods. It also many contains many articles concerning wood.
http://www.wood-database.com/
How to make your own Kiln for Drying Wood by Larry Zubke
https://www.mawturners.com/wp-content/files/Kiln4DryingWood.pdf
Information from CVWG members
Everything you wanted to know about setup, safety, cutting bowl blanks and how turners use the band saw in The Band Saw -The Lathe’s best supporting Actor by Mark Palma
https://cvwg.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Band-Saw.pdf
Sanding and Scraping – Mark Palma
https://cvwg.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Article-Sanding-and-Scraping.pdf
Shop Tour, Tips and other Musings by Mark Palma Video – 2 hour 16 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vpPVwlLNrA&feature=youtu.be