How to Turn a Serving Dish
Matt Monaco makes a bubinga platter with an elegant bead.
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Vessels of Life
Marc Ricourt creates vessels out of beech and oak he harvests near his home in Burgundy France. He begins each piece with chainsaw work before refining the shape at the lathe. He completes the piece with carving, sanding, and finishing.
Read moreEasily turn a sphere on a lathe without a jig
Darryl Jones shows how easy it is to turn a wooden sphere without a commercially available jig. He lays out the process using scrap wood to make simple shop-made cup centers used to mount, turn, and finish a wooden sphere.
Read moreTurning the Corner: Unexpected Porch Post
With an historic preservation grant and vision for a return to the past elegance, the new owners of the Pentagöet Inn in Castine, Maine asked me to create and turn the four new newel posts they needed for the renovated main entrance from the street. Their contractors did an impressive job, and the newel posts […]
Read moreTurning the Corner: Pentagöet Inn Newel Posts
Fresh from New York City, the new, young owners of the Pentagöet Inn in Castine, Maine arrived two summers ago to embrace the long history of the Town and especially their beautiful building in a way that is both impressive and sustainable. Their vision and energy as owner/operators/hosts of this magnificent old-time, 130 year old […]
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