Imagine if all the wood waste left over from home construction zones, furniture manufacturing, landscaping projects, or lumber mills could be turned into a substance as strong as steel.

In the South West WA town of Collie, 200km south of Perth, locals begin to dust off their workspace and prepare the wood-turning workshop. Among them is a whole range of backgrounds including ...

When JoHannes Michelsen was 9 and the family was living in Westchester County, N.Y., his dad purchased some tools from Sears, including a small lathe. “That’s when I started turning wood,” he recalled ...

When you need to cut wood, it's important to match the type of saw to the type of cut you need to make. Not all of these tools are made the same, and when you need to make a special type of cut, ...

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Peter Bradwick was named an MBE in the New Year’s Honours for his services to the craft of wood turning. He is a founder member of Cwmbran’s Crow Valley Woodturners club which gives people the ...

This video showcases amazing techniques in wood-turning, highlighting the danger and skill required to work with such large materials. From cutting to shaping, every step is performed with ...