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• Christmas Ornament (#103)

  Tis' the season to create a unique ornament to decorate the tree. [27 minutes]

• Baseball Bat (#105)

  Hit a home run by making a baseball bat using ash. Spindle techniques and the center steady tool. [27 minutes]

• Harvesting Wood (#109)

  Learn how to make a bowl and discuss everything from wood selection to chainsaw safety. [27 minutes]

• Green Bowl (#110)

  Learn how to turn a green (wet) wood blank and prepare it for drying. Stand back, shavings will fly! [27 minutes]

• Dried Bowl/Aaw (#111)

  Learn to complete a finished bowl and visits the American Association of Wood-turners Symposium. [27 minutes]

• Earring Stand (#112)

  Tim creates a beautiful earring stand from walnut using triangular turning. [27 minutes]

• Rolling Pin (#113)

  An antique rolling pin is re-created from walnut. Learn sealing techniques for water resistance. [27 minutes]

• Potpourri Pot (#114)

  Create a potpourri pot from myrtle burl. Learn to inset a pewter lid and get hollowing techniques. [27 minutes]

• Osage Orange Weed Pot (#115)

  Time transforms a century old fencepost into an exquisite weed pot using Osage Orange. [27 minutes]

• Purpleheart Tool Handle (#116)

  Make a scraper with a purple-heart tool handle and learn to turn brass a ferrule & insert the steel. [27 minutes]

• Wine Stoppers (#117)

  Learn how to add some flair to your ornate stopper by inlaying man-made materials. [27 minutes]

• Chair Spindles (#118)

  Learn how to re-create and duplicate matching chair spindles. [27 minutes]

• Banksia Pod Paperweights (#119)

  Use this unique design to create paperweights from an Australian Banksia tree pod. [27 minutes]

• Kitchen Scoop (#120)

  Learn how to use a lathe mounted sanding disk to help shape this handy scoop made from walnut. [27 minutes]

• Pens (#121)

  Tim creates a beautiful wooden pen and a special shop pencil. [27 minutes]

• Baby Rattle (#122)

  Purple-heart and maple are the woods of choice for this project. Safety guidelines are shared. [27 minutes]

• Translucent Bowl (#123)

  Learn techniques to make a bowl thin enough that light shines through. [27 minutes]

• Candle Stick & Oil Lamp (#124)

  Tim 'illuminates' with techniques for making a candle holder and an oil lamp. [27 minutes]

• Chasing Threads (#125)

  Learn how to make threads in wood and apply that knowledge to various projects. [27 minutes]

• Birdhouse Ornament (#126)

  Is it a house for the world's smallest bird or an ornament for your Christmas tree? [27 minutes]

• Chess Set (#207)

  Learn how to design and turn an heirloom quality chess set using Cocobolo and Canary Wood. [27 minutes]

• Snowwoman (#209)

  Winter is coming, the snow is falling and Tim is turning his snowman a companion for his mantle. [27 minutes]

• Wood Grain Patterns (#210)

  Tim visits with master woodturner Wayne Furr and gets to see a bowl coring system in action. [27 minutes]

• Pepper Mill and Coffee Mug Kits (#213)

  Tim visits a local woodturning store to get a few ideas and picks up a couple of kits for the shop. [27 minutes]

• Shop Stool (#301)

  Sit down and come along as Tim shows the step by step process of creating your very own shop stool. [27 minutes]

• Holiday Bell (#302)

  Tim turns an ornamental bell to hang on a tree, display on a mantle, or to give to someone special. [27 minutes]

• Fishing Lure (#303)

  Fisherman Charlie Stuart shows how to turn, prepare and paint a fishing lure in Broken Bow Oklahoma. [27 minutes]

• Turned Tern (#304)

  Tim introduces you to the rare Red Palm Turn...umm Tern (it's a bird!). You won't want to miss this! [27 minutes]

• Mortar and Pestle (#305)

  Tim steps into the kitchen to show how to turn a mortar and pestle, a helpful, age-old cooking tool. [27 minutes]

• Hollowing and Slumped Glass (#306)

  Woodturner Steve Worcester demonstrates his unique laser hollowing system in Plano, Texas. [27 minutes]

• Toy Lawnmower (#307)

  Tim shows you how to make a safe wood turned creation for that special little one in your life. [27 minutes]

• Green Wood Goblet (#308)

  Tim turns a green wood goblet and takes advantage of the natural drying process of the wood. [27 minutes]

• Norfolk Island Pine Bowl (#309)

  Tim makes a mess and a masterpiece as he introduces you to Norfolk Island Pine. [27 minutes]

• Metal Spinning (#310)

  Tim demonstrates how to 'spin' metal on a lathe to create beautiful projects. [27 minutes]

• Stuart Batty (#311)

  Renowned for his turning skills and humor, Batty shows how to make one of his classic pieces of art. [27 minutes]

• Tools and Sharpening (#312)

  Tim shows you how to sharpen your tools using several of the sharpening systems on the market. [27 minutes]

• Cowboy Hat (#313)

  Johannes Michelsen makes his famous feather-light cowboy hats from a 100 pound piece of wood. [27 minutes]

• Southwest Sandblasted Vessel (#401)

  [27 minutes]

• Preparing Bowl Blanks (#402)

  [27 minutes]

• Banksia Pod Box (#403)

  [27 minutes]

• Segmented Vessel, Part 1 (#404)

  [27 minutes]

• Segmented Vessel, Part 2 (#405)

  [27 minutes]

• Shipping Tube Ornament (#406)

  [27 minutes]

• Desktop Water Fountain (#407)

  [27 minutes]

• Metal Spinning Redemption (#408)

  [27 minutes]

• Postage Stamp Dispenser (#409)

  [27 minutes]

• Teaching Kids/Bonnie Klein (#410)

  [27 minutes]

• Ladle (#411)

  [27 minutes]

• Trent Bosh/Surface Decoration (#412)

  [27 minutes]

• Captive Ring Goblet (#413)

  [27 minutes]

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