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Materials and Safety Review From "Woodturning Basics" episode DWTN-103

	Hats at a woodturning convention.
	Movie camera at woodturning convention.
	Movie camera at woodturning convention.

In the past 20 years the world of woodturning has seen an explosion of imagination, with an emphasis on artistic and decorative designs. Objects range from a basic bowl to cowboy hats, telescopes and even a movie camera that was researched for 15 years, has 200 parts and took approximately 2,000 hours to complete!

If you're looking for a woodturning project that's as beautiful as it is challenging (but that requires considerably less time to complete than that movie camers!)), then look no further than this episode of Woodturning Basics. Join Master Wood Turner Dave Hout as he teaches Jane Lueders the basics for carving a goblet with an unusual freestanding ring -- from a single piece of wood. The ring is called a captive ring, and it's the wood turner's version of a ship in a bottle.

Hout knows all the secrets for creating a captive ring -- in fact, after 25 years of turning wood, he knows all the tricks of the trade, including turning a piece of cherry wood into a goblet. As vice-president of the American Association of Wood Turners, he travels the country teaching woodturning and also spends quality time in his basement workshop in Akron, Ohio, where he has created thousands of turned objects.

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Figure A

Materials:

1" spindle gouge
1/2" spindle gouge with a fingernail point
Captive ring tool
Parting tool
Cherry blank
Sandpaper in 100-, 150- and 220-grits
Safety glasses

Basic Safety Tips

• Never wear long sleeves, baggy clothing or jewelry.

• Tie back long hair.

• Safety glasses or a full-face safety shield are required.