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Where a spinning log becomes a bowl, and your nerve becomes a souvenir.
means The craft of shaping wood by spinning it on a lathe while cutting it with hand-held tools to make round objects like bowls, spindles, and chair legs.
from A plain English compound, exactly what it says: "wood" plus "turning" — because the work literally turns, revolving on a lathe. The verb "turn" in the sense of shaping on a lathe goes back centuries; a craftsman who did it was called a "turner," a surname so common it still fills phone books. The lathe itself is ancient, and the language followed the machine: as the wood spun, the trade was named for its motion.
- ancient craft
- Egyptians turned wood over 3,000 years ago
- the catch
- A snagged tool can launch wood back at you
- green wood
- Wet, fresh timber cuts easier than seasoned
- the lathe
- Name shares roots with old Norse for ladder
- spalting
- Fungus stains decay into prized black marbling
david ellsworth — master woodturner who pioneered hollow vessel turning techniques since the 1970s
aaw symposium — annual american association of woodturners conference with hundreds of turning demonstrations
pennsylvania house furniture — company famous for hand-turned spindles and legs on colonial-style furniture through the 20th century