Woodturning Projects: Ideas, Inspiration, & Instructions

Turning a Squared Bottom Candlestick

Ellis Hein tells you how to turn an elegant candle more...7 points

Ellis Hein tells you how to turn an elegant candlestick with a unique squared-off base.7 points

Roll Holders & Mug Trees

Brian Clifford shows how to turn simple spindles i more...6 points

Brian Clifford shows how to turn simple spindles into useful household items. Use the roll holder to hold your paper towels and the mug tree to display your coffee or tea mugs.6 points

Turning Table Legs

By Alan Lacer. Turning four table legs that match more...3 points

By Alan Lacer. Turning four table legs that match may sound impossible, but it's not.3 points

Turn A Rolling Pin

This tutorial by Larry Hancock shows how to create more...3 points

This tutorial by Larry Hancock shows how to create a rolling pin from two contrasting species of hardwoods. A great project for practicing spindle turning techniques.3 points

Making A Bowl From A Single Board

By Bob Hamilton. This is a technique whereby you t more...6 points

By Bob Hamilton. This is a technique whereby you turn a fairly large bowl from a flat board with almost no waste. This is so cool!6 points

Turning A Simple Bowl

Larry Hancock titled his tutorial "Turning A more...5 points

Larry Hancock titled his tutorial "Turning A Simple Bowl" because it does not require any special tools. A great bowl-turning tutorial for a beginner.5 points

Turn A Square Edged Bowl

Not your typical boring round bowl. This unique de more...4 points

Not your typical boring round bowl. This unique design features a square shape with four sharp corners. Another really cool bowl!4 points

Video: Faceplate Turning Part 2

Short video by the Robert Sorby Tool Co. demonstra more...4 points

Short video by the Robert Sorby Tool Co. demonstrating the proper method of hollowing & finishing the interior of a bowl.4 points

A Guide To Bowl Making

By Brian Liang. A step-by-step guide to turning a more...2 points

By Brian Liang. A step-by-step guide to turning a bowl on the lathe.2 points

Turning a Beech Platter

Oskar Douglas shows you how to turn a large platte more...2 points

Oskar Douglas shows you how to turn a large platter for your next summer barbeque.2 points

Turning a Square Potpourri Bowl

By Bob Hamilton. Another great square edge design!2 points

DIY Network's Woodturning Techniques: Platter

Master turner Dave Hout demonstrates how to turn a more...2 points

Master turner Dave Hout demonstrates how to turn a practical platter out of poplar wood.2 points

Banksia Pod Winged Bowl

Turn a banksia pod into a natural-edge winged bowl more...2 points

Turn a banksia pod into a natural-edge winged bowl. Project courtesy of Woodturning Design Magazine.2 points

Video: Faceplate Turning Part 1

Short video by the Robert Sorby Tool Co. demonstra more...2 points

Short video by the Robert Sorby Tool Co. demonstrating the proper way to mount a bowl blank to a screw chuck and begin your profile cut.2 points

Turning a Long Stem Goblet

By Larry Hancock. Tutorial on turning a long-stemm more...4 points

By Larry Hancock. Tutorial on turning a long-stemmed goblet.4 points

Video: Turning a Cherry Goblet

This is a video lesson on how to turn a goblet. Th more...3 points

This is a video lesson on how to turn a goblet. This link requires Windows Media Player.3 points

Natural Edged Goblet

By Brian Clifford. Article describing the method f more...3 points

By Brian Clifford. Article describing the method for turning goblets with natural edges around the rim.3 points

Woodturning Wood Goblets

Full instructions for building staved wooden goble more...0 points

Full instructions for building staved wooden goblets.Here I'm going to show how I build staved goblets similar to this pair. These are a lot of fun to make and are not nearly as difficult as they appear. They aren't any different to turn than a normal one piece goblet once their glued up but you wil...0 points

Turn a Straw Stem Goblet

Turning wood goblets is a project that is fun to d more...0 points

Turning wood goblets is a project that is fun to do. The best part is you can go from blank to finished product in a short amount of time.Straw stem goblets are just a bit trickier than a normal wood goblet being that the stem is so thin. It takes very little to break a straw stem goblets stem. Most...0 points

Turning a Weed Pot

Rex Haslip shows how to turn branches & other more...6 points

Rex Haslip shows how to turn branches & other scraps into functional pots for weeds and small flowers.6 points

Video: Turning a Bud Vase

A video lesson on how to turn a small bud vase use more...5 points

A video lesson on how to turn a small bud vase used for displaying dried or artificial flowers and plants.5 points

Turn An Inside Out Vase

Ellis Hein shows a technique for turning "ins more...3 points

Ellis Hein shows a technique for turning "inside out" hollow vase where turned exterior surface of blank actually becomes inside surface of vase.3 points

Turning A Hollow Form

By Chris Wright. A basic outline of turning hollow more...1 point

By Chris Wright. A basic outline of turning hollow forms. Illustrated.1 point

Woodturning Hollow Forms

Hollow forms are one of the most difficult types o more...0 points

Hollow forms are one of the most difficult types of woodturning. There is always risk involved when your turning hollow forms. The problem is you can't see where your hollowing.Hollow just a little too deep and you can go right through.If you go through near the top you can always remove the top and...0 points

Woodturning Bottles

Here I show examples of bottles I have built. Wood more...0 points

Here I show examples of bottles I have built. Woodturners call them bottles because they look like bottles but they can also be called vases. This first example is a big leaf maple burl with an inlaid top.The link below goes to an article I wrote a while back describing how to build these.0 points

Beginner's Project: Six-Sided Segmented Bowl

Dennis Daudelin gives us a step-by-step process fo more...7 points

Dennis Daudelin gives us a step-by-step process for creating a simple segmented turning.7 points

Basic Frame-miter Segmented Bowl Construction

This webpage is for the beginning segmented woodtu more...4 points

This webpage is for the beginning segmented woodturner. Kevin Neeley shows the sequence of bowl construction steps.4 points

Round Maple Box

Master woodturner Dave Hout teaches us how to turn more...2 points

Master woodturner Dave Hout teaches us how to turn a round box on the lathe. From DIY Network's popular Woodturning series.2 points

Turn A Mushroom Box

Ellis Hein shows us how to turn a mushroom-shaped more...2 points

Ellis Hein shows us how to turn a mushroom-shaped lidded box. Great project for small stock.2 points

Small Lidded Boxes

This tutorial on turning small lidded boxes by Pam more...1 point

This tutorial on turning small lidded boxes by Pam Reilly is featured on the Woodturning Design Magazine website. (See photo above)1 point

Simple Lidded Box - Articles at Woodcraft

Simple tutorial on box turning from Woodcraft.com more...1 point

Simple tutorial on box turning from Woodcraft.com which happens to be one of my favorite places to spend money.1 point

Turning Wooden Bracelets

by Chris Wright. Shows you how to turn a style of more...3 points

by Chris Wright. Shows you how to turn a style of bracelet called a "bangle." It will take you through the process of turning one that is finished inside and out.3 points

DIY Network's Woodturning Techniques: Jewelry

Join master turner Dave Hout as he demonstrates ho more...1 point

Join master turner Dave Hout as he demonstrates how to create one-of-a-kind jewelry.1 point

Turning a Textured and Colored Solid Egg

By Larry Hancock. Turning a solid wooden egg with more...5 points

By Larry Hancock. Turning a solid wooden egg with texture and coloring on the lathe.5 points

Turning Eggs Using An "Egg Chuck"

By Mike Brazeau2 points

Turn An Egg Cup

By Teknatool. These little cups are simple to make more...2 points

By Teknatool. These little cups are simple to make and are a great way to display your turned eggs or to serve cooked eggs at the dinner table. Just don't try to serve your wooden eggs at the dinner table!!2 points

How To Make A Duck Call

This pictorial article demonstrates how Don Dennis more...2 points

This pictorial article demonstrates how Don Dennis makes his beautiful custom duck calls.2 points

Greg Keats' Custom Calls Workshop

Greg Keats, author of "Turning Custom Duck &a more...1 point

Greg Keats, author of "Turning Custom Duck & Game Calls" shows off his shop and process for turning high-quality custom calls.1 point

Doc Hull Turns Custom Waterfowl Calls

Doc Hull shows us his process for turning a custom more...1 point

Doc Hull shows us his process for turning a custom waterfowl call in his shop.1 point

Making Duck Calls

David Schneider shares his experiences on turning more...1 point

David Schneider shares his experiences on turning and tuning duck calls. Good stuff!1 point

Hand Turned Wooden Chess Pieces

This tutorial from Shopsmith includes great patter more...3 points

This tutorial from Shopsmith includes great patterns for turning oversized chess pieces. A little larger than most standard chess pieces, this set is still a great fit for any chessboard with typical 2-inch squares.3 points

Turning a Finger Spinning Top with Chatter

This tutorial shows you how to turn a finger top, more...2 points

This tutorial shows you how to turn a finger top, and then add decorative texture to it using commercially available "chatter" tools.2 points

Log Furniture Hand Made- Montana Log Furniture-Log Bedroom Furniture

Log furniture made in montana by montana log furni more...2 points

Log furniture made in montana by montana log furniture craftsmans2 points

Baby Rattle Using Captive Rings

by Brian Clifford. This baby rattle is based on th more...0 points

by Brian Clifford. This baby rattle is based on the woodturner's old trick of turning "captive" rings around a stem or spindle. Includes a nice dimensioned drawing for use as a reference when turning.0 points

Making Captive Rings on a Baby Rattle

by Dennis Daudelin. Another excellent tutorial on more...0 points

by Dennis Daudelin. Another excellent tutorial on turning a baby rattle using the captive ring technique. Dennis gives us excellent photos and step-by-step instructions. This project is a great way to practice the cool technique of turning captive rings.0 points

Turning a Bocce Ball

Instructions for turning a bocce ball. Freehand tu more...0 points

Instructions for turning a bocce ball. Freehand turning of a near perfect wooden sphere without flat spots or bumps is a wonderful challenge for a turner. Whether it's for croquet, furniture drawer knobs or simply as a decorative object, the wooden sphere is a wonderful exercise in developing form and tool control and understanding grain direction.0 points

Ball And Cup Toss Toy

by Bob Hamilton. Bob shows us how to turn this cla more...0 points

by Bob Hamilton. Bob shows us how to turn this classic toy.0 points

Swhacker Broadheads

Swhacker Broadheads with blazed that are honed raz more...0 points

Swhacker Broadheads with blazed that are honed razor sharp. These Swhacker archery broadheads are the next big thing. Swacker broadheads hold up under scrutiny!0 points

Flying Saucer (See Photo Above)

Turn this miniature flying saucer (complete with r more...7 points

Turn this miniature flying saucer (complete with real flashing lights). The perfect gift for the sci-fi fan your you life!7 points

Turn A Mushroom

Why would you want to turn a mushroom? Why not? He more...5 points

Why would you want to turn a mushroom? Why not? Here's a quick tutorial by Larry Hancock.5 points

Turn A Gavel

Tutorial on turning a gavel. Makes the perfect gif more...2 points

Tutorial on turning a gavel. Makes the perfect gift for the judge on your list!2 points

Turn A Clock

Brian Clifford shows us how to create a variety of more...1 point

Brian Clifford shows us how to create a variety of unique and attractive clocks.1 point

Turn A Decorative Door Stop

These door stops look a lot better than the ugly r more...1 point

These door stops look a lot better than the ugly rubber ones you buy at the store, and they're easy to make too!1 point

Dusting/Basting Brushes

Like to cook or clean? Then turn your own dusting more...1 point

Like to cook or clean? Then turn your own dusting or basting brush with the instructions from this article.1 point

Turning a Snowman Bottle Stopper

NewWoodworker.com's tutorial shows how to turn a w more...3 points

NewWoodworker.com's tutorial shows how to turn a wine bottle stopper shaped like a snowman's head. A simple, fun, and quick project.3 points

Turn A Holiday Angel

By Nick Cook. It just takes one good turn for thes more...2 points

By Nick Cook. It just takes one good turn for these Christmas Angels to get their wings.2 points

Acorn Ornaments

Christmas ornaments that can be turned from scraps more...2 points

Christmas ornaments that can be turned from scraps of exotic wood and real acorn caps. Courtesy of Woodturning Design Magazine.2 points

Woodturned Chistmas Trees

By Eugen Schlaak. A quick and easy 14-step photo t more...1 point

By Eugen Schlaak. A quick and easy 14-step photo tutorial.1 point

Turning an Easy Snowman Christmas Ornament (See Photo Above)

By Nick Cook. This project is one that most anyone more...1 point

By Nick Cook. This project is one that most anyone can make with a little practice and patience. An excellent project to help develop skills with the skew.1 point

Inside Out Angel Ornament

David Reed Smith shows the step-by-step process fo more...1 point

David Reed Smith shows the step-by-step process for creating a very unique angel Christmas tree ornament using the "inside out" turning technique.1 point

Turning an Ornament for the First Time

Jim Shaver shows us step-by-step how he made his f more...0 points

Jim Shaver shows us step-by-step how he made his first turned Christmas tree ornament. Lots of good pictures.0 points