Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Join Colwin for this festive special as he crafts a charming snowman - perfect as an ornament, a heartfelt gift, or a standout piece for your mantel. Throughout the project, Colwin demonstrates a range of woodturning techniques, including roughing down, shaping, and working with the skew chisel, parting tool, and more.

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O’DONNELL JAWS
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WOODTURNING TOOLS
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WOODTURNING DRIVE CENTRES
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WOODTURNING TAILSTOCK CENTRES
https://axminster.tools/48c6gOC

SK115 CHUCK PACKAGE
https://axminster.tools/48CzXYe

THIN PARTING TOOL
https://axminster.tools/49LNTkK

CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Roughing Down
02:53 Shaping the Snowman
15:35 Mark up Snowman nose, eyes, mouth and buttons
17:58 Turning the Hat
29:21 Jam Chuck to finish the hat
31:53 Turning the nose
35:22 Turning the coal for eyes, mouth and buttons
38:57 Cleaning the bottom
40:02 Outro

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