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AAW Safety Guidebook Compiles Checklist-Driven Lathe Safety Standards for Woodturners

AAW Safety Guidebook Compiles Checklist-Driven Lathe Safety Standards for Woodturners

The American Association of Woodturners compiled a checklist-driven safety guidebook that standardizes lathe safety, shop setup, PPE, dust control, and pre-turn checks to reduce injury risk.

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AAW Sharpening Guide Teaches Essential Bevel Angles and Safe Practices

AAW Sharpening Guide Teaches Essential Bevel Angles and Safe Practices

AAW's sharpening booklet lays out step-by-step bevel setups, safe grinding practices, and jig choices to help turners ke...

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Mike Darlow’s Fundamentals of Woodturning: Essential Beginner-to-Intermediate Workshop Guide

Mike Darlow’s Fundamentals of Woodturning: Essential Beginner-to-Intermediate Workshop Guide

Mike Darlow's Fundamentals of Woodturning is a go-to workshop manual for beginners to intermediate turners, mapping lath...

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Essential lathe setup and turning workflow for beginner turners

Essential lathe setup and turning workflow for beginner turners

A clear step-by-step primer covers lathe setup, safety, blank selection, turning workflow, sanding, and finishing for ne...

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Compact Buyer’s Checklist for New Hobby Woodturners: Specs, Speed, Construction, Accessories

Compact Buyer’s Checklist for New Hobby Woodturners: Specs, Speed, Construction, Accessories

A compact buyer's checklist lays out lathe specs, speed control, construction and essential accessories so new woodturne...

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Practical guide to maintaining carbide-insert woodturning cutters for hobby turners

Practical guide to maintaining carbide-insert woodturning cutters for hobby turners

A concise how-to explains maintaining carbide-insert cutters and when to hone or replace inserts. It helps you extend in...

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Community checklist for new woodturners: essentials beyond the lathe

Community checklist for new woodturners: essentials beyond the lathe

An AAW forum thread led by Alan Weinberg collects community-tested tool and safety recommendations for new turners, help...

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Woodturner Tests Multiple Bamboo Diameters and Wall Thicknesses for Turning Blanks

Woodturner Tests Multiple Bamboo Diameters and Wall Thicknesses for Turning Blanks

A short web video documented a woodturner's experiment with multiple bamboo diameters and wall thicknesses to show how t...

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Florida Woodturning Symposium 2026 Posts Eight Demonstrators, Feb 20-22 in Lakeland

Florida Woodturning Symposium 2026 Posts Eight Demonstrators, Feb 20-22 in Lakeland

Florida Woodturning Symposium posted eight demonstrators for Feb 20–22 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, giving turn...

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Jet JWL-1221VS Tops 2025 Ranking of Five Beginner Wood Lathes

Jet JWL-1221VS Tops 2025 Ranking of Five Beginner Wood Lathes

Jet JWL-1221VS tops a 2025 ranking of beginner lathes, highlighting midi models as the best balance of power, control an...

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Woodturning 101: Essential Steps, Tools, and Projects for Beginners

Woodturning 101: Essential Steps, Tools, and Projects for Beginners

A practical beginner’s guide lays out the core steps, essential tools, and two turning techniques so new turners know wh...

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Practical rough-turning workflow reduces cracking and ensures predictable finishes

Practical rough-turning workflow reduces cracking and ensures predictable finishes

A practical guide outlines rough-turning, drying and re-turning steps that reduce cracking and make finishing predictabl...

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Woodturner Abandons Algorithm Chase to Focus on Teaching and Craft

Woodturner Abandons Algorithm Chase to Focus on Teaching and Craft

Martin Saban-Smith stopped chasing YouTube algorithms to concentrate on in-person teaching and short, practical "Bite-Si...

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Woodturner Shows Textured Bowl Techniques Using Specialized Tools and Finishing Workflow

Woodturner Shows Textured Bowl Techniques Using Specialized Tools and Finishing Workflow

A demonstration video published January 28, 2026 showed a bowl turned and textured on the lathe, highlighting specialize...

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Tenth Biennial Maine Wood 2026 Opens at Messler Gallery with Awards

Tenth Biennial Maine Wood 2026 Opens at Messler Gallery with Awards

Maine Wood 2026 opened at the Messler Gallery, featuring 73 submissions from 44 Maine makers and announcing awards backe...

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Clayton Thigpen's Complex Armillary Sphere Featured as AAW Turning of the Week

Clayton Thigpen's Complex Armillary Sphere Featured as AAW Turning of the Week

Clayton Thigpen's armillary sphere was named AAW Turning of the Week for Jan 19, 2026, highlighting a technically ambiti...

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Woodturning School overhauls courses and website for 2026

Woodturning School overhauls courses and website for 2026

Martin Saban-Smith posted a behind-the-scenes update on The Woodturning School. He outlined a website rebuild, reworked ...

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Woodturning School outlines clear learning path for beginners

Woodturning School outlines clear learning path for beginners

The Woodturning School set out recommended courses and progression for new and returning students. The two-day beginners...

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Tiny Turner Emma Cook Demonstrates Chameleon Bowl at Blue Ridge Woodturners

Tiny Turner Emma Cook Demonstrates Chameleon Bowl at Blue Ridge Woodturners

Emma Cook demonstrated a chameleon bowl for Blue Ridge Woodturners on Jan 24, 2026, reinforcing the club's hands-on demo...

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January Is Perfect to Start Woodturning: Small Classes, Lathe Time, Safety

January Is Perfect to Start Woodturning: Small Classes, Lathe Time, Safety

The Woodturning School urged new makers to start woodturning in January, highlighting small classes, extra lathe time, a...

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IDEA WOODTURNING Demo Teaches Quick Craft-Fair Bowls from Readily Sourced Blanks

IDEA WOODTURNING Demo Teaches Quick Craft-Fair Bowls from Readily Sourced Blanks

IDEA WOODTURNING posted a short how-to demo showing a quick bowl-turning project using easily sourced blanks, a useful r...

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Lake Superior Woodturners Meet February 14 at New Dorfman Co. Shop

Lake Superior Woodturners Meet February 14 at New Dorfman Co. Shop

Lake Superior Woodturners will meet Feb 14 at the new Dorfman Co. shop in Superior, WI for a sanding and finishes progra...

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Northwest Woodturners Lists Sharpening Lathe Tools Class January 24 2026 in Tualatin

Northwest Woodturners Lists Sharpening Lathe Tools Class January 24 2026 in Tualatin

Northwest Woodturners held a sharpening lathe tools class Jan 24 in Tualatin, giving turners hands-on practice and conne...

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Dovetail Workshop Offers Jan 24 Intro to Woodturning Class, Pens and Bowls

Dovetail Workshop Offers Jan 24 Intro to Woodturning Class, Pens and Bowls

Dovetail Workshop held an intro to woodturning class Jan 24, giving beginners hands-on lathe practice with pens, utensil...

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Essential Safety Checklist for Hobby Woodturners: PPE, Lathe Setup, Dust Control

Essential Safety Checklist for Hobby Woodturners: PPE, Lathe Setup, Dust Control

A concise safety checklist for woodturners highlights PPE, lathe setup, dust control, and training to reduce catches, re...

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Hardware Centre Randburg Hosts Schalk Van Niekerk Bowl-Turning Demo February 7

Hardware Centre Randburg Hosts Schalk Van Niekerk Bowl-Turning Demo February 7

Master turner Schalk Van Niekerk led a live bowl-turning demonstration at Hardware Centre Randburg, streamed on Hardware...

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Online tutorials great for theory but hands-on classes build turning skills

Online tutorials great for theory but hands-on classes build turning skills

Martin Saban-Smith argued online videos and communities complement in-person tuition; the distinction matters for techni...

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Woodturner documents lathe mishap with poplar burl and resin, shows repair

Woodturner documents lathe mishap with poplar burl and resin, shows repair

A woodturner documented a lathe mishap while turning a poplar burl and epoxy resin blank and then demonstrated how they ...

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Turner Transforms Banksia Pod into Delicate Winged Hollow Form

Turner Transforms Banksia Pod into Delicate Winged Hollow Form

A turner used a Banksia pod to craft a small winged hollow form, showing how natural blanks dictate technique and encour...

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Geri's Basket Illusion by David Croxton Showcases Exceptional Interior and Exterior Work

Geri's Basket Illusion by David Croxton Showcases Exceptional Interior and Exterior Work

David Croxton's commissioned piece Geri's Basket Illusion showcased striking interior and exterior turning, offering a c...

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