How to Start Woodturning and Make Your Own Bowls and Handles

Woodturning is a bang out of woodworking used to create wooden objects on a lathe.

Wood bowls, table legs, candle sticks, and goblets are all products woodturning.

Heres what you better get started.

The Lathe

All lathes perform the same task of turning wood.

Turning tools look like chisels and have a beveled point.

Each point is shaped differently to produce a desired effect on a piece of wood.

Spindle turning tools, for example, are slightly different than bowl turning tools.

Choose according to your use, but most woodturners have both sets.

Another option arecarbide tipped tools($129) like these from Rockler.

Youre lathe may already come equipped with a chuck.

Roll sleeves above elbows and remove all jewelry from your hands and wrists.

Always wear eye protection.

Always stop the lathe before making adjustments or taking measurements.

Know where the emergency stop is before operating the lathe.

Picking your wood is one of the most fun parts of woodturning.

This video shows you how to safely turn a piece of wood on a spindle.

The more wood you turn, the better you will get and your skills will advance quickly.

Photos byJordanhill School D&T Dept.,William Warby,Charles & Hudson.