Monthly Archives: November 2014

Cutting Bowl Blanks – Wood-Mizer Style

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Bill

Log on the Wood-MizerI recently watched a video of someone making bowl blanks from a log using a chainsaw.  Now, this is my normal method as well, but I thought I’d try something a little different.  I used my Wood-Mizer.

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Cherry Rolling Pin and Benjamin’s Best Roughing Gouge Review

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Bill

Cherry Rolling Pin

A few years ago, I turned a 34″ long French rolling pin for my wife.  Every year at Christmas time, she makes a traditional Slovenian pastry called potica.  She got the recipe from my aunt.  Making potica involves stretching dough out paper thin over the entire 5′ by 3′ kitchen table.  She tried using her normal marble rolling pin, but this didn’t work very well.  She thought that a French tapered pin may work better, and a really long one may work even better.  So I got a 3′ long piece of 2″ x 2″ purpleheart, and turned it for her.

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Oak Candle Holder

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Bill

Finished Candle HolderWe were decorating for a dinner at church, and my wife wanted some candle holders for some pillar candles.  We found this one at a local store.  After looking at it, I realized I could turn a pair of them pretty easily.

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