Wood turned spinning tops

When spun with sufficient velocity, this top inverts and spins in the opposite direction. #tippy-top #top #sphere #woodturning #woodworking #wood-turning-projects #lathe #AlanStratton #video #DIY #Utah

Collection de boîtes toupies These spinning tops are made out of boxwood, dyied with Indian ink and sometimes with gilding wax. They are little boxes with different textures, the damascus, the ink …

This project is turning a spinning top out of cherry wood. A quick task for my new mini lathe using a one way chuck. I wanted to see how the mini lathe handles a heavy multi-jawed chuck as well as head stock turning and a good amount of torque. Follow along to see how my mini lathe performs.

The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood and its history as a furniture maker. To expand the story, we looked for elements in nature that occurred around trees that could be poetically translated into tops, hence the Agua and cairn versions. This resulted in three tops whose sculptural nature made them perfect items to admire while at rest as objects of…

In a world where so many things are mass-produced by automated machines, it is heartening to stumble upon someone who still values the quality and uniqueness of something lovingly produced by hand – and bases its entire work on it. One such person is the Bolognese Mauro Sarti, an artisan who began his activity by making wooden spinning tops, and has subsequently branched out into creating small furniture objects and jewelry – always using wood. “I’ve always liked to work with my hands,”…

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BarbS's Project

A Planet Spin Top on a matching stand. Amboyna Burl & Boxwood. By Jon Sauer

Tools and materials I propose: Lathe Buffing kit Wood turning tools set Chuck kit Tormek T8 Sharpening System Tormek Woodturner’s Kit Wir...