Acrylic (plexiglas) Welding
I wanted to share a little project with you on a display case I’m making for the Taneytown History Museum. The bottom will be a basic wood box, while the top (what you see here) will be a Plexiglas or … Read More
Sourcing Wood
Wood is all around us. Fortunately, I have a number of folks who think of me when they have trees cut down on their properties. A friend of mine, Tim, came along to help with cutting and loading the wood. … Read More
Weeping Cherry Woodturning Projects
I’ve been working on many turned pieces in Weeping Cherry, mostly bowls, but some candle holders for 3″ pillar candles. Here are a good selection of photos taken by Kelly Heck Photography, showing off the Weeping Cherry.
A Rough-Turned Maple Bowl In-Progress
Here’s a quick look at a medium maple bowl, freshly roughed out on the new lathe. I roughed it out green – it had some moisture in it, but it was not very wet. The bark peeled off fairly easy … … Read More
The New Laguna REVO 1836 Lathe
I just purchased a new lathe. WOOHOOOO! I already had a few lathes in the wood shop… so you might wonder WHY in the world I would retire my Jet 1442 Lathe. The Jet 1442 Lathe still comes in handy, … Read More
Welcome to My Website . . .
Hi! I’m Douglas Heck! I am a self-taught woodturner, local to Taneytown, Maryland. I warmly welcome you to my new website. Here you can learn about me and how I got into woodturning, keep up with my projects in the wood shop, … Read More
Turned Maple Vase In Progress
Here’s a little experiment with a piece of maple this evening. The lighting isn’t great, but I wanted to get a couple quick photos. This Norway maple has nice color.
I’m Turning Bigger Bowls Now
A simple cylinder shape just turned to go on the lathe, destined to be a big wood turned bowl. The pencils give you an idea of the size.
Playing in the Wood Shop
SHOP TIME!!!! I knocked out a good number of pieces yesterday, including these pictured. Rough-turned bowls in-progress… they will have to dry for about 3 months before I finish them. The first image is a bowl I’ve wrapped in paper … Read More
Turning Green on the Lathe
I took a break this afternoon to do a little wood-turning. So, yes, I’m posting a few more photos of wood – what can I say, I’ve been busy and having fun! The first image was taken inside – the … Read More