If you're a creative person and a jack-of-all-trades, chances are that you've given woodworking a try at some point in the past, or you intend to get your hands dirty with wood filings in the future.

This week, the project video features a simple and ideal woodturning project for beginners. Using an exotic square hardwood blank (Leopardwood), I transformed it into a wooden plate, platter, or bowl.

For more than 40 years, Maine Wood Concepts lingered in the background, turning hundreds of thousands of custom wooden Shaker pegs, toy wheels, dowels and other components for major game manufacturers ...