Dave Bell's Torus Teapot Wins AAW Turning of the Week Honor

Dave Bell's "Torus Teapot" claimed the American Association of Woodturners community forum's Turning of the Week recognition for March 9, 2026, with forum administrator Emiliano Achaval posting the selection and accompanying moderator's explanation to the AAW discussion forum.

The Turning of the Week feature is a recurring AAW forum tradition that puts a spotlight on standout work from within the turning community. The March 9 announcement followed the standard format: Achaval, listed in the administrator role on the forum, authored the post that named Bell's piece and provided the moderator's rationale for the selection. The full text of that explanation was included in the forum post, though it was not separately published outside the thread.

The piece itself carries a name that will catch the attention of anyone who has spent time at the lathe. A torus is the geometric form most turners know as the donut shape, a surface of revolution generated by rotating a circle about an axis in the same plane. Combining that form with the functional and visually demanding concept of a teapot signals work that engages seriously with both geometry and craft. Teapots are among the more technically ambitious projects in woodturning, requiring the turner to consider proportion, spout alignment, lid fit, and handle integration, often across multiple turned and assembled components.

Forum member William Rogers also appears in the thread associated with Bell's piece, with his name visible alongside the post's interaction elements.

The AAW forum serves as one of the primary gathering spaces for woodturners across skill levels, and the Turning of the Week designation reflects the community's ongoing practice of recognizing work that pushes the craft forward. Bell's Torus Teapot now joins the roster of pieces that have held that distinction.