Wood turned toys

Hardwood Yoyo (1 Hour Build): This is a perfect project if you have limit time to make something. It can be a great gift for someone and can be made in under an hour. It is also a great project for using up scrap materials.

Learn how to turn a spinning top. It's a quick project that can be made from some of the smaller pieces of wood lying around the shop or from local wood. They're easy to turn, make great gifts and are a good product to build your inventory.

How to Make a Newton's Gravity Puzzle: The Newton's Gravity Puzzle is a very simple puzzle. The objective is to remove the center piece while keeping the puzzle on a level surface. No tools can be used to remove it, only your body and the puzzle itself. Here are the steps to make your o…

Lathes have been around for centuries and are still used today in various settings. A wood lathe is a powerful tool that can be used to create beautiful and intricate pieces of woodwork. Though their primary purpose is to create cylindrical shapes out of wood, they can also be used to create other objects. In … What Can You Make With a Wood Lathe? 18 Things You Can Make With a Wood Lathe Read More »

I Made a Hardwood Pokéball: Recently, I got a new wood lathe. So I decided to make this Pokeball. The ball has four different parts, which are the top red section, the mid black section, the bottom white section, and the button. For each part, I used different woods to mimic t…

George Vondriska talks about how easy an inexpensive it is to use counter-top surfaces for the material on any pen that you turn.