Oregon Old Timer Woodturning

05/02/2026

At the Master Gardeners Sale this morning in Tillamook. Among other things, sold planters, vases, coffee scoops, and a couple of dibbles.

04/23/2026

I signed up early and got a spot on the street side next to the entrance.

03/27/2026

https://youtu.be/OsbHE_LHbCE

Sometimes I post photos of my craft show table displays on social media, and sometimes someone reaches out and asks to buy something in those photos. So it w...

03/24/2026

Mailing my vending fee for Dory Days today. Last year, Dory Days was my biggest sale, even when I deduct the counterfeit $100.

03/17/2026

https://youtu.be/H8Aevs1_-lI

A repeat customer asked me to make a kitchen canister for storing ground coffee. That shouldn't be difficult. It's just a lidded box but big. I didn't think ...

02/27/2026

If at first you don't succeed...

I watched a Richard Raffan video on turning small kitchen scoops from small tree branches. It looked like a good way to use wood too small for much else, and...

02/21/2026

https://youtu.be/gsUWdDp49oA

It was a little chunk of wood too nice to throw away. I started out to make a tiny bowl, but the wood had other ideas. I planned to finish it with urethane b...

02/15/2026

Selling at Tillamook High School Sunday 15 February 9 to 4.

02/15/2026

Sometimes things don't go as planned. Maybe actual planning would help🤔.

A basic rule in woodturning is, the inside can't be bigger than the outside. The first flower vase I turned to hold a glass insert for water works fine, but...

02/06/2026

I'll make at least three of these. This first one is Russian Olive.

A disadvantage of pincer-type nutcrackers is difficulty in controlling pressure so as not to crush the nut when it cracks. When I saw screw-type nutcrackers ...