Woodturning

Beginner Woodturning: Safe, Step-by-Step Guide to Turning Your First Bowl

Learn safe workshop setup, essential tools, step‑by‑step turning and finishing techniques to make your first bowl with c...

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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...

Updates

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 ...

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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Cindy Drozda hosts live Woodturning Tool Talk today

Cindy Drozda streams a free live woodturning demo and Q&A today. Join via the Streamyard link to see tools, techniques, ...

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...

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...

Taiwan’s woodworking machinery surge boosts efficiency, sustainability for turners

Taiwan logged USD 424 million in woodworking machinery exports for 2024, ranking fourth worldwide and signaling new ener...

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...

Harrogate demo life revealed - Martin Saban-Smith travels light, connects

Martin Saban-Smith traveled light at the Harrogate show, sharing demo space and doing short demonstrations while meeting...

Updates

Jesmonite outlines 2026 palette and finish guidance for makers

Jesmonite released its 2026 colour and finish guidance, highlighting neutral stone shades, accent pigments, and sealing ...

Lumber tightness could push U.S. prices higher in late 2026, affecting blanks

An industry analysis this month projects U.S. lumber prices to rise in the second half of 2026 as supply tightens, a shi...

News

Brazilian 1952 Chevy Runs on Firewood for Nearly 50 Years

A 1952 Chevy in southern Brazil has run on firewood since a 1977 conversion, proving wood can be a long-term, low-cost f...

News

Canada and China Sign Five-Year Mass Timber MOU to Boost B.C. Exports

Canada and China signed a five-year, non-binding MOU on mass timber to open markets for B.C. engineered wood. It could s...

Southwest Florida marks 40th Wood Art Exposition in Punta Gorda

Southwest Florida hosted the 40th wood art exposition on Jan. 10, showcasing regional turners, carvers, live demos and a...

AAW forum names Larry Copas's Magnetic Yarn Spinner turning of week

The AAW forum honored Larry Copas's 'Magnetic Yarn Spinner' as turning of the week for Jan. 12, 2026, highlighting commu...

Redlands gallery hosts Art Majerus final woodturning sale and photos

Art Majerus is exhibiting his last woodturned bowls, platters, pens and kitchen tools through Jan. 23 while shifting his...

Releases

Small-class hollowing course launches after successful trial run

The Woodturning School ran a successful trial hollowing class and will run a full session on 13 February 2026. Four-stud...

News

Hoedspruit turner finalist in global pepper mill design awards

Deon Breytenbach was named a finalist in the Crush Grind Craft Awards for a half-metre pepper mill turned from salvaged ...

Wildfires Doubling Forest Loss Threaten Woodturners' Timber Supply

New analyses show global forest fires now destroy more than twice the tree cover of two decades ago, shrinking and degra...