I have been a long-time lurker over at OWWM.org, a forum dedicated to the love of old woodworking tools, and its sister site, VintageMachinery.org. After my 9-year-old son watched a few woodworking ...

Metalworking enthusiasts can find several lathe options at Home Depot. Learn which brands make them and how pricing compares ...

I'm just curious, since I was doing some net searching, and you can buy a miniature lathe, great for small projects, for well under $1000, and for non-CNC miniature lathes, you can get one for less ...

First and foremost, you need to figure out where to put it. Sure, you probably should have done that before you bought it, and maybe a pulling a tape measure would have been a good idea. Never let ...

[bongodrummer] wanted to use a lathe to make some gifts for his family. Instead of buying one, he decided to make one and recycle some parts in the process. More info after the break. [bongodrummer] ...

Mini-lathes are designed to turn bowls, table legs, and posts, but they are much too large for turning very small wood pieces. The YouTuber Scrap Wood City didn't let that stop him, though. He built ...

This ambitious woodturning project pushed the craftsman’s equipment as far as it could go. Working with a massive block of ...

Video: Have you seen a woodturner doing the lathe dance? Here's how to turn a smooth edge Joe Centorino shows how woodturners use their bodies when they work with small tools on lathes. Joe teaches at ...