Intermediate Engine Turning I – Group 2

This was a great class with students bringing many ideas and projects. Casey Burns, a local flute maker, decided to add engine turning to his instruments. You can see the pieces he turned in the photos below - check out his website for the finished flutes! Two watchmakers also enrolled in this session trying out [...]

Intermediate Engine Turning I

Hey all! I hope you'll enjoy some photos from our first session of Intermediate Engine Turning. We had another great group who brought some interesting concepts and ideas - such as using multiple centers and divergent patterns! Students used the elliptical chuck on both the straightline and rose engine, a pen chuck, the jig borer, and the [...]

Atlas Obscura Event on Engine Turning

Hello readers! I'm excited to announce I'll be hosting an engine turning taster at my workshop in partnership with Atlas Obscura. If you're not familiar with their online magazine - it's very entertaining. In an effort to educate, inspire, and share the weird and wonderful things in this strange world, they host events and regularly [...]