Welcome to TOMTURNS.COM

Hello, I’m Tom Stratton and welcome to TOMTURNS.COM.

A number of years ago I stepped out of my ‘comfort zone’ and started making YouTube videos to document my journey through the world of woodturning.  I quickly found others that were making a similar passage and who found benefit in my experiences.  These were not How-To videos, in fact some could definitely be seen as How-Not-To!  You can read a little more about how I got to this point on the ABOUT page.

 

Now, from April 2016, I am starting to bring you further content here on TOMTURNS.COM.  I hope you find something of interest.

Video #05 – Bottom Repair, Part 1

In 'video #3' I went through the bottom of a bowl.  I'm sure we have all done it.  This is 'Part 1' of how I fixed the bottom.  I could ...
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Video #04 – Quick Tip – Centering a Faceplate

A quick and simple method of centering a faceplate around a known point ...
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Video #03 – Bottom Problems!

I'm sure we have all been 'there' at one time or another... 'there' being through the bottom of a bowl... Oh well ...
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Video #02 – Quick Tip – Sanding

I offer a quick tip, passed down to me, on a simple method of protecting your fingers whilst sanding and also cushioning the sandpaper as it forms to the shape ...
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Video #01 – Onwards and Upwards!

This was my first YouTube video, and the start of my story.  I returned to turning in my middle years, having turned a little in school back in the late ...
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A Small Four footed Bowl

A small 'four footed' bowl (in Beech) I turned before the 'Three Footed' variant.  This bowl started to move as the moisture changed and was able to 'rock' on it's ...
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