Final wood finishing
It doesn’t really matter how great the shape of an end product is if the finish look dull or rough. Sanding can only get you so far towards getting a great surface feel. … Continue reading
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A Gift From My Husband
I have been asking my husband to make me a necklace pendant for a while now and today I got my wish. I am sure going out and purchasing a bail to attach the… Continue reading
new light box, part 2
With a lot of help from my loving wife I now have finished my new light box. In the end all it cost me was 2 new work lights and 4 new light… Continue reading
New and improved light box
Well, since my last post I have sold my first 2 bowls on Etsy and I am pumped. My wife was looking into other sites and suggested that I figure out how to… Continue reading
Great tooling find
I didn’t really know what to expect when I ordered a cheap tool from Amazon but it was under $15 and had free shipping so I knew I couldn’t go too wrong. I… Continue reading
Drive spur review
I have learned a lot about tools since starting to turn word. I have slowly gotten nicer tools and have been blown away by the difference a good tool can make. One of the… Continue reading
Approach to wood turning
Seems like a lot of wood turners make similar looking bowls. There are only so many ways to shape a bowl and have it be useable in the end. Most of the wood I… Continue reading
My wood working photo shop
One of the great challenges of having a small workshop is figuring out where to put everything and where to get things done. My latest issue was due to one of the requirements of selling on Etsy, taking a… Continue reading
Welcome to the woodshop
Welcome to StoneCreekTurnings blog! Part of what I want to use this blog for is sharing some of the tricks and hints that I have learned and how I turn a fallen log… Continue reading
Christmas in July?
I have Christmas ornaments that I will be listing on Etsy and I was wondering when the best time to post them would be.