Richard Raffan turns an 8"x3" bowl from very dry hard elm

Richard Raffan turns a jewel box from splintery she oak.

Richard Raffan overcoming twisted cross-grain on a cylinder.

Richard Raffan saves wood, choosing a roughed bowl over shavings

Richard Raffan turns a cross-grain tripod pencil pot.

Richard Raffan turns a screw chuck spacer

Richard Raffan turns a thin pot using traditional gouges and scrapers.

Richard Raffan creates a fantastical goblet for the 14th 4-Ways project.

Richard Raffan converts a cedar half-log to woodturning blanks

Richard Raffan turns a small box elder bowl

Richard Raffan turns a 3" square box elder bowl

Richard Raffan recovers two dishes from a holey blank.

Richard Raffan resaws holey box elder found in a garage sale into six blanks.

Richard Raffan turns a chuck extension useful for completing bowls.

Richard raffan turns and microwaves a green elm crossgrain tube.

Richard Raffan turns a thin green elm bowl

Richard Raffan turns a wig stand for the 13th 4-Ways project

Richard Raffan turns a natural edge tripod bowl.

Richard Raffan converts a highly figured juniper crotch to blanks

Richard Raffan turns a signature scoop in redgum

Richard Raffan turns green elm into a small beaded pot

Richard Raffan on very useful tailcentre disks.

Richard Raffan turns a thin bowl from green elm

Richard Raffan turns a thin bowl for the 12th. 4-Ways project

Richard Raffan turns a beaded crossgrain tube from green elm.

Richard Raffan turns a small pot from green elm.

Richard Raffan converts the end of a green elm log to woodturning blanks.

Richard Raffan turns a signature Tower Box with a suction-fit lid in Huon Pine.

Richard Raffan woodturning chucks

Richard Raffan turning a thin finial for practice