Featured Work
Our article on turning a box with a twist was published in the June 2o26 issue of the AAW Journal. A good project for expanding your turning skills. Please note that the article should have the the wall thickness of the mortise be least 3/8 inch, not 3/16 inch as stated. This is not a thin wall turning exercise.
Andy Kuby is Riverwoodsturner
I have been turning since 1988 when a real estate partner gave me a lathe. Over the next few years I managed to “turn” a couple of passable pieces. In 2000, I took a class with Binh Pho, a world-class turner, who introduced me to real turning, good equipment, and the Chicago Woodturners, where I am still a member.
I have experienced most phases of woodturning, from the preparation of green wood, through drying and turning, to the embellishment of completed pieces. I have studied with David Ellsworth, Mike Mahoney, Hans Weissflog, Lyle Jamison, and others. I currently teach at the Chicago School of Woodworking and tutor privately in my Riverwoods studio.
Working with other members of the Chicago Woodturners, I have introduced turning to high school students and other groups, mentored beginning turners (including blind woodworkers).
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