Come join us for Jim Echter’s monthly Ask the Woodturner session. These have been a lot of fun, the attendees are all getting to make new friends and the group gets larger every month as the word gets out. Just like the title says, Jim will be in his studio to answer questions or explain techniques and processes. Take advantage of speaking with a production turner and educator with over 44 years’ experience. We have been averaging about 20 topics at each session. So bring your questions and ideas and join in on this educational and fun session.

As a frugal woodturner, I like to make many of my own tools and every tool needs a nice custom handle. Turning your own tool handles is a wonderful opportunity to improve your spindle turning skills, will challenge you to fit the ferrule, allow you to try different woods and is very satisfying. In this demo, I’ll show you all the steps I go through to turn my wooden handles. We’ll discuss ferrules, what type to use and where to source them. I’ll show you how I plane a wide cove on the handle with the skew. We’ll then discuss finishes. As a wrap up, I’ll review how I make my low cost aluminum handles. This demo is appropriate for all skill levels.