Learn Turning & Carving Free

Start with I Built a FOOT POWERED Lathe. (Most requested video.) (15 min, Rex Krueger), then The Real Lathe Project (Pt1: Bed and Headstock) (15 min, Rex Krueger). All 17 lessons here are free, from the teachers' own official uploads. You'll need mini wood lathe, turning chisel set, whittling knife kit and a few more basics (about $460 of kit). The book to keep beside you: Woodturning: A Foundation Course by Keith Rowley.

What you'll need

Mini wood lathe: Pens, bowls and handles.
Turning chisel set: Gouges, skew and parting tool.
Whittling knife kit: Carve spoons by hand.
Face shield: Turning throws chips.

Lessons

I Built a FOOT POWERED Lathe. (Most requested video.) (15 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
The Real Lathe Project (Pt1: Bed and Headstock) (15 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
Make Step Pulleys for FREE (Real Lathe Pt. 2) (10 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
The Real Lathe Pt. 3: Countershaft (11 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
Turn a Firewood Bowl on a Cheap Lathe (14 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
Your Quick-Start Guide to Woodturning (13 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
The Real Lathe Pt. 6: Work-holding and testing. (14 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
Real Lathe Pt. 4: Fully Adjustable Tool-rest (15 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
Real Lathe Pt. 5: Tail-Stock (15 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
ASK This Old House | Lathe Turned Segmented Bowl (S22 E13) FULL EPISODE (24 min, This Old House, Intermediate)
How to Recreate a Wood Spindle on a Lathe (15 min, This Old House, Intermediate)
Tom Silva: A Lathe Guy (6 min, This Old House, Intermediate)
Woodturning a spiked mace (11 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
Segmented Bowl | Build It (13 min, This Old House, Intermediate)
Make the cheapest, fastest woodturning gouge EVER. (18 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
Sculpting a flower blossom on the lathe (17 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)
Woodturned Yoga Mat Rack (12 min, Rex Krueger, Intermediate)

Books on Turning & Carving

Woodturning: A Foundation Course by Keith Rowley - View on Amazon
Whittling Twigs and Branches by Chris Lubkemann - View on Amazon