Some projects for the beginner
Impress your family and friends
"Practice, practice, practice, and have fun with these projects while you do it."
| Welcome! Each of the projects here are relatively easy for the beginning turner to do but each one will also teach you a little more about turning. Have fun and practice, practice, practice. | |
| If you have not turned a bowl or are looking for an easy face plate project, a tea light holder is a good one to try. |
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| My daughter wanted a wall clock for her birthday and for the new apartment. |
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| Keep the cook, in my case me, happy with a Kitchen Spatula. This is great practice in spindle turning. The blade is a bit tricky at first because you are turning air a lot of the time, but it sure is satisfying when you get it done. |
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| Mushrooms are always fun to turn and have. |
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| I had a request for a Lazy Susan and decided to take pictures for a web page. These make a quick Christmas gift for helping with the family dinner. |
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| Another one for the cooks in the house and a good stocking stuffer. I had read an article about making whisks which had a good section on cutting and installing the wire for a whisk. Realizing I would rather be turning than wire cutting I decided to take a cheap whisk with a poor handle and make a handle for it. This makes a nice but simple beginner's project with what I feel is a neat way to center the handle on the projecting staff. |
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| One of the projects from Milton and Wohlers, this scratch awl is a useful tool around the woodworking shop and an easy turn. |
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| Another of the projects from Milton and Wohlers, this file handle is a useful and elegant addition to any file in the shop. |
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