Jim Jacobs started woodturning more than 40 years ago in high school, but quit in short order. “I wasn’t having fun,” says Jacobs, from Hastings, Minnesota. “My teacher, lathe and tools were not that ...

Think of it as power whittling, learn the basic operation and setup of this diverse machine. Pool sticks, custom bowls, vases, fancy wooden pens, these are just some of the possibilities with this ...

Woodturning and inlay tips to spark your creativity Woodturning and inlay work combine technical skill with artistic vision, transforming simple wood into functional and decorative pieces. From ...

When we enter the Mather House Woodturning Studio on a Friday evening, Jack B. Smith ’19 accosts us with a small slab of Hawthorn wood. “Smell it!” he insists. Smith has been a regular at this studio ...