FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – When Andrew Bowman first learned about pen turning, he didn’t even know it existed. With only one semester of middle school shop class under his belt, his woodworking skills ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are a lot of different skills and techniques that woodworkers can employ to turn raw lumber into something that is both useful and ...

The world of wood lathes is a complex one, offering everything from small benchtop models designed to turn intricate pens, to large commercial tools for making chair legs and giant platters. We’ve ...

Ideal chisel kit for turning pens pepper mills spindles bowls and lots more woodturning projects of all sizes Each chisel measures 16-1/4" in length with a 6-1/4" M2 High Speed Steel blade and a 10" ...

Mini: These bench top lathes are the smallest options, and their 8- to 10-inch swings (Swing and other terms are detailed more below) are convenient for working with smaller projects like pens, ...

Photo by Doug Loyer of Woodcraft Mike Collins, an accomplished woodturner who works at the Woodcraft store in Parkersburg, sands the wood smooth on a pen he is making on the lathe. He also is applying ...