The Joy of Teaching

$thousands in lathes and equipment…..
$10.00 for pen kits…..
$6.00 for wood…..

The joy of children learning woodturning and their excitment of accomplishment…. Priceless! 

A lean shop – The first element

The first element is Customer First. Not just a cliché, an objective, a way of life easily chosen yet difficult to follow.

As the story goes, in the early days of the Toyota car company, the founder Kiirchiro Toyoda knew he could make a car but also knew he was not the best car salesman. Kiichiro had befriended [...]

My First Sale on Etsy!!!

Yipee!!!  or How Sad?

For 20 years I’ve been woodworking. Though I had been commissioned to make a few pieces many years ago, they were mostly for family or friends of the family. It didn’t take long trying to read their minds, then create their vision that I knew it wasn’t for me. What I like [...]

Easy Segmentation

Segmented Turning Math – Look up how wide to cut each segement, or customize the spreadsheet for your project.

Tools Floating On Air….

Imagine a hovercraft floating your lathe across your shop floor. When in the proper location you turn the air valve off and it settles gently on the ground with a wide solid footprint.