How to Turn a Bottle Stopper Bottle stoppers are a fun and inexpensive project for the wood lathe and are a great way to use up those fancy scraps of wood you’ve been saving. Precut bottle stopper blanks can also be purchased for very little money and are a great way to get a variety of different turning woods.

Is Spalted Maple Foodsafe? Spalted maple has to be one of the most beautiful woods available for both wood turners and luthiers. It’s unique characteristics make each piece a treasure.

Pen Turning Basics Pen turning can be a very satisfying hobby, as well as a very rewarding way to earn some extra cash over the holidays. It takes very little time, once you know the basics. They also make great gifts for anyone on your list… after all, do you know of anyone that doesn’t use a pen?

Sealing Green Wood to Prevent Cracking Have you ever decided to turn that beautiful piece of wood you’ve been saving for a special project only to discover it has checked and cracked. Maybe you forgot to end seal it before putting it away to dry? I’m sure every wood turner has experienced this at some point during their turning careers.

Sealing Your Wood with Pentacryl or Polycryl These methods are perfect for sealing your roughed out green turnings to prevent them from cracking or stabilizing those beautiful spalted pen blanks to keep them from falling apart when you turn them.

How to Stabilize Small Pieces of Wood The question ‘Do you know how to stabilize spalted maple pen blanks?’ is a common one. So I decided to do some homework on the subject. Here’s what I found…