Woodturning Basics: Seven Handy Kitchen Items

Overview

Master basic woodturning skills as you create practical, artisanal projects for the kitchen. Learn methods for turning, chucking, and chiseling on the lathe from pro instructor Andy Chapman while making seven essential kitchen items.

Course Outline

1. 01: Rolling Pin
   Meet professional woodturner Andy Chapman and get started on your first project—a smooth, tapered rolling pin. Learn about tool choice and proper handling while shaping your piece.
   Duration: 40 min
2. 02: Honey Dipper
   Transform scrap wood into a beautiful honey dipper. Master the spindle gouge and learn how to create evenly spaced grooves, finishing with food-safe oil.
   Duration: 25 min
3. 03: Wine Stopper
   Learn to use a screw chuck while shaping a wine stopper. Add decorative elements, including a bead and two lines of burnished detail, and finish with a recycled cork.
   Duration: 24 min
4. 04: Citrus Juicer
   Create a citrus juicer while learning to carve a decorative V-groove. Shape the handle and juicer head, and discover tips for achieving evenly spaced grooves.
   Duration: 30 min
5. 05: Mortar & Pestle
   Learn bowl-turning skills as you make a mortar and pestle. Start with spindle-turning the pestle and progress to turning a cylindrical bowl, mastering hollowing techniques.
   Duration: 50 min
6. 06: Flour Scoop
   Build on your hollowing skills to create a scoop with delicate thin walls. Use a pilot hole to assist in hollowing and learn techniques for shaping with calipers and a belt sander.
   Duration: 30 min
7. 07: Nutcracker
   Create a nutcracker with a threaded post. Start with faceplate turning and learn to hollow and shape your piece while cutting grooves and threading for a functional tool.
   Duration: 23 min