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Hello. Personally, I enjoy the immediate spontaneity of wood turning.
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my name is Tod Raines and I am originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada but moved to Allen, Texas in 1997. I am happily married to my wife Shelly and we have a daughter who is now making a life for herself. I am an electrical engineer that had worked in the telecom industry for over 23 years. I started woodworking in the 1990s making furniture and built-in cabinets for our home. I bought my first

lathe in 2002 and was self taught for the first couple of years. I then joined the Dallas Area Woodturners club (an American Association of Woodturners chapter) which helped guide and train me. One of the most notable training classes I have attended was a weekend turning class taught by Al Stirt. These two days with Al Stirt really helped enhance my turning skills while equally important expanding my knowledge about form, function, and how the wood grain and texture guides the turning decisions. Another great teacher I had was Donald Derry who helped me develop my hollowing skills. The best part is that it only takes a small amount of time to complete a turned project (however, some can take much longer). This makes it easy to keep up with your turning hobby even among a busy work life.

01/09/2026

Happy New Year. Alright, I need to finish this little box, so I will turn a lid for this time.

Join the conversation. Add your comments/chat to ask questions or provide insight or share. This is a great time to hang out with other woodturners. Throughout the session we can talk about Tools & Equipment, Processes & Techniques, and Wood & Materials.

You can also watch directly on my website, https://woodturningtoolstore.com/live-stream-woodturning-with-tod-raines/ or other platforms to watch the live stream include my YouTube channel and my pages.

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Happy Halloween. This afternoon, I turned a five sided, small plate with a web design that may be burned, carved, or pa...
10/31/2025

Happy Halloween. This afternoon, I turned a five sided, small plate with a web design that may be burned, carved, or painted... maybe all three.
This is the second attempt as the first one flew apart during my live stream. It got a little thin on the bottom. Always learning...
By the way, the platform and pencil guide were designed and 3d printed by me. Very useful.

10/31/2025

Last time I introduced the segment marking disks. In this episode I will turn a five sided dish. Since it is Halloween, I will add in a spider web design that I can burn in or carve after the turning.

Join the conversation. Add your comments/chat to ask questions or provide insight or share. This is a great time to hang out with other woodturners. Throughout the session we can talk about Tools & Equipment, Processes & Techniques, and Wood & Materials.

You can also watch directly on my website, https://woodturningtoolstore.com/live-stream-woodturning-with-tod-raines/ or other platforms to watch the live stream include my YouTube channel and my pages.

Join my newsletter to always be informed about our best deals, latest project and news about woodturning and the Woodturning Tool Store. https://woodturningtoolstore.com/newsletter-signup/

A trio of bur oak vessels. This wood is from a quadricentennial oak tree from a local park. Somethin' about working 400...
10/22/2025

A trio of bur oak vessels. This wood is from a quadricentennial oak tree from a local park. Somethin' about working 400+ year old wood...and it lives on.

The Radius Guage for marking rough tenon size when between centers. I chose millimeters for easy math. Designed and 3d p...
10/21/2025

The Radius Guage for marking rough tenon size when between centers. I chose millimeters for easy math. Designed and 3d printed by me.

Super excited to announce that we now carry Axminster Woodturning products. Check out the range of products at https://w...
05/26/2025

Super excited to announce that we now carry Axminster Woodturning products. Check out the range of products at https://woodturningtoolstore.com/
In stock now!

It has been a while since I have posted. In the shop today I split a thick bowl blank into two thinner ones. I am gettin...
02/11/2025

It has been a while since I have posted. In the shop today I split a thick bowl blank into two thinner ones. I am getting ready for my next live online demo. This method can also be use to create blanks for a 'two piece hollow form'. Check out https://woodturningtoolstore.com/

Getting ready to turn a couple of gifts. Join my livestream Friday, Nov 29th, at 2:30 PM Central to watch and share. ...
11/29/2024

Getting ready to turn a couple of gifts. Join my livestream Friday, Nov 29th, at 2:30 PM Central to watch and share.

Live online woodturning teaching demonstration - making a Cake Standhttps://woodturningtoolstore.com/event/nov-2nd-remot...
10/29/2024

Live online woodturning teaching demonstration - making a Cake Stand
https://woodturningtoolstore.com/event/nov-2nd-remote-demonstration-cake-stand/
Join me as I make a cake stand. Why a cake stand, you say? I love a good cake and I am sure some of you do to. It is a mid-size project that involves face and side (spindle) orientated turning skills. It will take two separate pieces of wood and learning how to join and match these two pieces will be interesting to see and learn.

09/20/2024

Hey, everyone. I cancelled today's live stream. Sorry about that. My shop is hot (AC stopped) and it is a mess; plus I am not feeling well today. So I will see y'all in two weeks on All Things Woodturning.

A couple of bur oak bowls. Turned thin from wet or green blanks. They have warped a bit since turning but not cracked. G...
07/25/2024

A couple of bur oak bowls. Turned thin from wet or green blanks. They have warped a bit since turning but not cracked. Good news.

Join me tomorrow (Friday July 12th) at 2:30 PM Central to look at the new Robust Tru-Arc turning tool. Let's go through ...
07/11/2024

Join me tomorrow (Friday July 12th) at 2:30 PM Central to look at the new Robust Tru-Arc turning tool. Let's go through all the components and set it up. I will show it in use to get a perfect arc across the interior of a turned bowl.
Watch right here on Facebook or on my YouTube channel. Or register for a link to the StreamYard On-Air webinar experience which will send you a reminder email.
https://woodturningtoolstore.com/live-stream-woodturning-with-tod-raines/

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