Full-Size Easy Rougher - Carbide Turning Tool

Woodcraft’s Inferno acrylic and Tru-Stone turned pens are hot off the lathe and are shown below with the Wall Street II Pen Kits. Pen kits and pen blanks are offered in hundreds of choices and styles. In addition to the acrylic pen blanks, we also offer pen blanks in domestic wood, exotic wood, metal, poly resin, inlay, coffee bean, circuit board, deer antler, and many other unique blank choices.

Hopefully you have seen our “How-To” on  Creating Custom Acrylic Pens blog and video by Ben Bice. Joining our exciting line of beautiful pen kit choices are these brand new additions brought in by our product development guru.

This project was my first experience in turning these Travel Mugs offered in a kit by Woodcraft.  This is a relatively new kit with a screw top lid.  In our online ad, it states, “Create a custom travel mug using your favorite wood or mixed media to produce a one-of-a-kind dramatic effect.  You can either turn the outer liner using a stave configuration or simply use solid wood blocks.  Although this kit is for an experienced turner, you will find that the hollowing techniques are easy to execute, and the results are nothing short of amazing.  

The American Association of Woodturners (AAW) held its 26th annual International  Symposium in California’s Silicon Valley this past June at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

With over 14,500 members, this international nonprofit organization is dedicated to the advancement of excellence in woodturning with the mission of providing education, inspiration, information, and organization to those interested in the art of traditional woodturning. This show provides the opportunity to learn new techniques, improve skills, and share the knowledge of woodturning.

At the Woodcraft Vendor Trade Show, we visited with the Easy Wood Tools Company, who is now onboard sub-sponsoring the Rough Cut-Woodworking with Tommy Mac PBS Show.

Did you ever start a hobby and loved it so much that you knew you would never quit doing it no matter what?  Well Michael Smith is such a guy and his hobby is, you guessed it…woodworking! Now Mike is not your average woodworker.  He is hooked on woodturning and turns by feeling.

The wood curls were flying at The Woodworking Show in Columbus, Ohio.  The Woodworking Shows have established a devoted following by providing woodworkers with an outlet for their passion through tools, education and a unique sense of community by hosting hands-on trade shows for woodworkers across the United States.

A military widow from California and her children are experiencing a much merrier Christmas this year, thanks to a Patriot Woodworker Gold Star Family project.

Does it feel like you spend more time sharpening than turning? Easy Wood Tools has designed a complete turning tool set that eliminates sharpening by employing four-sided replaceable carbide cutters. Thanks to the cutter’s unique design, there’s no bevel angle to figure out: the tool can cut from left to right, or right to left, even straight in, simply by keeping the tool flat on the rest and parallel with the floor.

The Patriot Woodworker organization is asking the public to support a fundraiser that will make the Christmas holiday brighter for a severely wounded veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and his family. Woodcraft is one of three retailers sponsoring the project.