This website is about the hobby of woodturning. Woodturning involves the use of a lathe to create things like bowls, platters, containers and sometimes other common items like spindles. Trees are rarely cut to supply the wood hobbyists use; rather, turners give new life to fallen trees that would otherwise simply rot or be burned. If you have a recently fallen tree on your property let a turner know and he'll make something for you, bringing new life to something that has passed, but can always be remembered.

John D. Williams has been turning trees into interesting objects for years, and he's made it a practise to keep track of things along the way. This site is where some of this is recorded. You'll find bowls and other items that John has made with his lathe, and there are articles about adaptations to equipment and his shop. A quick run through some of the tutorial content will soon convince you that the hobby is more than just bowls and platters - at least for John. On this site you will also find hundreds of links to the sites of other turners, suppliers, trade associations and magazines. John concedes there is probably more information and ideas than you will have time for, unless you're a turner yourself and then there is never enough information. Thanks for visiting, now here's more about John...Read More