American Woodturner 36-04 (August 2021)

August 2021

Turn a Carving Mallet: Practice spindle-turning skills while making this useful shop tool, with accompanying video, by Walt Wager.

Make a Timeless and Elegant Hourglass: Scott Belway shares all the steps and considerations for making this classic, functional item. Make one like Scott’s, or put your own spin on it.

Hollowing Through the Bottom: A hollow vessel with an impossibly small opening at the top (or no opening at all)? Wes Jones shows us how.

Lathe-Mounted Sharpening Station: Touching up your tools is just one step away. John Lucas describes how to make a simple and convenient disk-sander sharpening setup.

Beginning or Ending? A Turned Infinity Cube: An inventive and clever spindle-turning project, by Jim Duxbury.

Finding the Center: 2021 AAW Member Exhibition - Unique pieces made by AAW members in response to a central theme.

Creative Workholding Solution: Problem-solving at its best—Tom Grimm finds a way to preserve a burl’s natural beauty.

Michelle Holzapfel: 2021 POP Merit Award Recipient - Albert and Tina LeCoff pay tribute to Michelle Holzapfel, a groundbreaking, influential wood artist.