Easy Wood Turning Lathe Projects

The amount of turning kits out there can be daunting, and so many require special hardware or bits to use. The kits I like to turn use threaded inserts to mount hardware to a handle, or have a tang that can just be epoxied into the handle you turn. There are TONS of kits available in this fashion and they’re a great way to make some really fun and useful projects on the lathe while you build up your tool collection and skills.
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I no nothing about wood turning, CLUELESS!But yesterday, I accidentally come across it on you tube. I was blown away with curiosity. Love this❤️👍🙏

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Glad I could help!

[@memphiswoodshop192]

That was close with the suggestive slip-up. Glad you caught that.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Me too, almost slid into something dangerous there.

[@Alamyst2011]

Just bought a lathe today. Watched this video a few weeks ago and it sparked my interest. Already turned one worthwhile bowl and a few handle blanks. Incredibly fun. Just started making 5x5 x 36 blocks with ash, cherry, maple, oak and poplar. Letting the glue set now. Going to make some colorful table legs

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That’s awesome man! Have fun

[@ACNailedIt]

I'm pretty sure you're not even talking about woodworking anymore 😂😂😂

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That’s exactly what I’m talking about. Lol

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Just finished my smoke... thank you for the vid. Subscribed. 🙂

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[@bobmccoy5791]

New beginner. Watching all your videos and learning before starting. I have wood burls I want to make bowls. Ty for your videos of teaching

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Thanks for watching!

[@monopinion8799]

Great demonstration and explanations. Very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

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Thanks for watching!

[@tatkinsful]

My ideas will be simple. This is my first year and yet to turn anything but want a walnut bowl. I have high hopes but few tools ! Thanks !

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Just give it your best and keep getting better, good luck!

[@johnnorton8379]

This is the best thing i have ever seen LOL! LOVE IT!!

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Lol glad you enjoyed it

[@DIMTips]

Thanks for the suggestion. I will have to try it myself.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

That's the only way to really know

[@DIMTips]

Thank you

[@cornuschristi1814]

You're working wood. Explaining it is going to sound dirty no matter what you do. I appreciate the advice, at any rate.

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Truth

[@neishat]

Loved the back ground music and the close ups!!! Nice video!!!

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Thank you! I’ll keep the close ups coming. They’re a lot of fun. Merry Christmas!

[@JkCanvas]

the innuendos are strong in this video. Great video brother.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Yeah.. I went a little over board

[@JkCanvas]

@@YouCanMakeThisToo it was way too funny though. Guess that is why your video's are for those over 13.

[@pastorlarrypotts8289]

Terrific project!! Thank you for your thorough explanation!

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Glad it was helpful!

[@ScenicCityWoodturning]

Nice, I love working with walnut!

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Me too!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

The polish technic while lathe is on is cool

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Thanks man. It works well

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Them walnut handles look stunning

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

I was really pleased with them. They paired great with the dark metal

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

@@YouCanMakeThisToo yes they did

[@BruceAUlrich]

You turned out quite a few gifts! Good job with some different techniques.

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Thanks Bruce! Definitely helped get some gifts out.

[@CB-fp5zr]

Great Video, You sure know how to work your wood. 😉

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Lots of experience

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Nice set of handles and tools to go with them handles great work

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Thanks!

[@fernandorosales2418]

It amazes me how so many people have no sense of humor. I thought the video was interesting from both a wood turning perspective as well as humor and entertainment perspective. I thought it was hilarious and impressed that you found 1000 different ways to make those associations. Subscribed.

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It’s like pringles. Once you pop you just can’t stop.

[@willbruce3]

Omg the amount of puns in this video is amazing.

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Haha thanks!

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amazing video

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Glad you think so!

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Awesome video, and I could only imagine where your comments end up having a few beers!! 😂😂

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[@zepapage6022]

Thank you for this video. I'm studying the Buddha's Satipatthana Sutta and he uses an example of a turner and turner's apprentice knowing when the do a long turn or short turn. Your comment around 6:10 really helped my understanding!

[@fisharmor]

I came for the lathe projects but I stayed for the inyouend-o

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Haha thanks!

[@mrPauljacob]

That belt sander is crazy man lol

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It's so handy

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Calling it the shocker instead of the show stopper was very professional. Nice video.

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I do what I can. Thanks

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Gives a whole new meaning to "turning the lathe" :-)

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🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️😊

[@pastorlarrypotts8289]

And, by the way, thank you for making mistakes, because I make a lot of mistakes! Amazing how many of my early bowls became funnels!!!!

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Truth! Most of my lathe projects involved making quite a bit of "artisanal firewood" :D

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Beautiful Work.

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Thank you

[@aleks-33]

Needed to watch this twice, first watch was just laughing and keeping track of every pun and p*rn soundtrack. 2nd watch was paying attention to the cool wood turning 😅

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Very nice, great video!👍🏻

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Thank you very much!

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Awesome vid. Thanks for posting.

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Thanks!

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Informative and hilarious!

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It really got in there deep Me: that’s what she said Lmao

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I was like “thats what she said” on the whole video 😂

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Haha yeah..

[@nathanbell8356]

Valuable commentary

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I thought same thing bro!😂🤣 that’s what she said!😜 but very interesting and informative for the rookie! I just retired and ready to jump in! “ All the way as deep in there as I can stick it! 😂😜

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Lmfao.. amazing!

[@dunesII]

@3:22 "while you watch me play with my wood".................................priceless ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[@chrisholmgren1595]

Well done

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Thanks!

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Penetrating epoxy. Making wood harder than Chinese algebra since 1998😳

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Gold!

[@bernardcampbell6722]

Very nice turnings on that lathe

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Thanks!

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This dude is funny af 😂 I love it

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@austinwork]

Just a suggestion: More puns. Oh wait…. That’s impossible. 😂 Very cool video. Thanks!

[@wikkedjr]

I like what you do the video.

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Thank you!

[@hunterreehoorn7831]

The Amount of innuendos made me check if I was still on youtube and hadn't ended up on Reddit

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Fair question

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Good luck in new 2020 year :)

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Thank you!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Very cool video caleb

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Thanks!

[@SteveSeay]

This may be the best turning video I’ve ever watched. Kudos, sir!

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Thank you!

[@markb8954]

Nice work on all the tools, but these little “kit” packages from Rockler for a simple garden spade are pretty darn expensive. I see that Rockler provided them to you for free - nice. Personally, It’s much more economical to pick up things at Dollar Store or Harbor Freight and dismantle & then add a nice wooden handle. Harbor Freight currently has their 4-n-1 Screwdriver combo for “Free” with any other purchase.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Good tip! I should’ve mentioned that. I will say you get the moneys worth on the Rockler kits. It’s not grocery store utensil aisle quality that’s just marked up. They’re solid stainless, hefty, and very well made.

[@markb8954]

YouCanMakeThisToo - I agree, but $20.00 for a simple garden trowel kit is just too much. And $50.00 for the set of three isn’t any deal.

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If you can afford to by a lathe, then it should be inexpensive, if you are interested in another habby, to build a forge With a forge you can easily make these very study tools for a fraction of the price Really even the cheapest gardening tools would be over prices even if they were good qaulity The price you pay is purely for brand

[@rondysiv]

Nice video. Thanks

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Thank you!

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Love this

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Thanks!

[@rottiwoodturning6184]

thanks for sharing!

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My pleasure!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

Beautiful handles, but perhaps a bit too much butt stuff in this video 🤣🤣

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

I’ll take that perhaps under advisement 😁

[@glenpiro313]

Excellent vid, I just got some ideas for the chunk O maple I cylindracalized from blockington form. I was unaware that there were so many turners that were also prudes, but you got me to subscribe due to content and humour. Thank you for your service too, the RCP guys in RC East (May 2011-March 2012) were superheroes in my book, I could never thank them enough. 38B here.

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Thanks for your service, I was in RC North. Made good buds with some of the CA guys. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@mrconnor5567]

When i heard the first thing that sounded a bit sexual I thought "ha, a sex joke" But when I heard the 70th one I realised this is obviously a KZbin channel I can get behind

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Wait. Did you just..? I think you did.

[@mrconnor5567]

@@YouCanMakeThisToo I think i did

[@masonschultz315]

the amount of sexual innuendos in this

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Yeah, I got a little carried away writing the script for this one.

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@@YouCanMakeThisToo When you say writing the script.... was that just drinking 3 pints of stella before doing the voice over ?

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Mike Fitch yeah too many snowflakes

[@ethanalfman7805]

scott petrie snowflakes? It’s just weird...

[@buxtor]

You had me at 8:01!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

I would live to find a small lathe like that and do more wood working

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It's addictive!

[@KipdoesStuff]

The 10x18 lathe from Harbor Freight is perfect for this type of turning. People will tell you its junk, but it is fine. try to use a coupon when you buy it and save some cash.

[@MarkThompson-ms5wn]

great

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I cume across your channel you have nice hard shaft work great job keep them coming

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Haha thanks.

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Great job 🤗

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Thank you 🤗

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Great job thanks

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Great job i like your video.

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Thank you! I like your comment.

[@masonschultz315]

something I've never been told before 😂 nice

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:D :D

[@joefield]

Love the hidden 4-hour joke in there! 🤣

[@neverusedutube]

Great work but I had a hard time hearing your video over my wife's eyes rolling from all the double entendres. 😂

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Yeah... they were a bit excessive this time. Turning just really lends itself to it.

[@ronjohnson9507]

It's very important to get the shaft all the way in the hole

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Fully seated is preferable.

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The infantryman inside of me was screaming at the TV through the whole video. Way to keep it clean.

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Former combat engineer here.

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Bro jokes in between tho 😂😂

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Oh yeah

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Total Boat really needs to issue a 25% off coupon. We older craftsman need help from this terrible inflation.

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Wow nice tips

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Thank you

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I wish I knew someone that was master lather that could teach me.

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There's probably someone not too far from you.

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Look on Facebook for local groups and watch more KZbin videos. KZbin is the Devil and should be removed form existence but every once in a while you can learn something from it.

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LOl, screw it in hahaha, awesome video :)!!

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Thank you!!

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@@YouCanMakeThisToo I have a lathe to & what fun it is :)!!

[@mauldin128]

Turning wood is easier in the morning when its at maximum hardness.

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🤣🤣🤣

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Don't be silly....🙄😏🇬🇧

[@edwardlee3511]

I'm 13, and I don't really have the money to do any type of this stuff. Can you do some projects with just sandpaper, a saw, and some epoxy and pigment?

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

The amount of extra time it takes to do that doesn’t fit with how often I try to publish videos. But, I did a machine substitution series that shows how to use simple tools to do everything machines do. Watch that and whenever you see a machine, you’ll know how you could do it instead. I also did a 5 tool workshop video and explain how those tools can accomplish almost all tasks.

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[@bypasssecurity6361]

The wood working is nice, but all them low-key sexual jokes are priceless, I love it!

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@grantmillard7071]

Heya! Just saw this video. The content was great but the childish jokes didn’t make me want to subscribe. Reading the comments I saw a good deal of similar feedback and your replies suggesting this wasn’t and wouldn’t be your usual style. I’m going to subscribe and hope to pick up some tips and ideas from your videos moving forward. That tip about sanding along the grain between grits to smooth out scratches was a good one. Thanks for that! Cheers.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Thanks for taking the time to cruise the comments, and it’s true. This is an outlier. Also.. I actually gave away my lathe a year ago when I moved shops. But, I’ve got a new one coming next week! So you will be getting some more turning content soon

[@ChuckyLad]

I operate the tool in my hand with aplomb

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I'm sure you do

[@actually3641]

You would be HRs worst nightmare

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Legendary subliminal puns... LOL!!!

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:D

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1:57 ayooo

[@Diggus_Biggus]

Where did you purchase your cutting tools?

[@jjohnston27]

Woodworking humor for middle school boys.

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Aptly describes

[@billygabrielz]

Take a shot for every innuendo in this video

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Don’t do this, most humans would die.

[@timyoung4871]

What did you put on the block to make it stronger before you turned it?

[@thivudzi5523]

Did you find out what is used? I also would like to know

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Listen to the audio without the video, u get a different idea😂😂

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😬😬

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Pretty funny!!!

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Thanks!

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I can't decide if you're the dirty bird using suggestive language or it's me for hearing it that way!! Ahahahahaha

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Maybe both? Haha. I mean, I just said what was happening.

[@gustavoschnurr1907]

I loved the video, but the way you sawed the wood in the beginning made me nervous a little. haeuheffa

[@mushroommcfarmer1766]

Interesting...I wonder, do the scotch pads actually _remove_ material?

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Not really, mostly just burnishes.

[@tharemyhopkins5873]

This lathe video is Michael Scott approved. (Jokes aside, cool projects)

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Haha thanks TJ!

[@RealRuler2112]

No ferrules on the gardening tools? Aren't you worried about them splitting?

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Nah, won’t be near enough force on them and they’re quite thick. If they do, I’ll just make new ones.

[@RealRuler2112]

@@YouCanMakeThisToo That's good to know... Guess I've just broken too many trowels while metal detecting to trust bare wood when used for something with torque on the handle. Hope you had a Merry Christmas! =)

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

@@RealRuler2112 Oh yeah, if you're out metal detecting I definitely would have put a ferrule on it. These will be used by my mother-in-law in her very well worn garden and gardening pots. Very loose soil. Hope you had a great Christmas!

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Where do you purchase these tools?

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Check the description. Should be links.

[@kanehandcrafted8261]

Me: watching him play with his wood

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Whatever floats your boat bud.

[@gianluigimaroli4232]

Just getting into the woodworking game. Where can I find this lathe?

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Craigslist or Facebook market place.. it's from the 50s.

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Why not use catus stable juice

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Would you mind if I used some of your footage for a video i'm making? Of course with credit!

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Go for it

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i plan on making a vase for my wife

[@YouCanMakeThisToo]

Good plan!