I had fun with this one! I am going out to Missouri to visit my Dad at his lake house on Lake of the Ozarks next week and I wanted to make one of these to try it out:
It is a kit from Penn State Ind. The instructions suggested using varnish for a finish, but I put a coat of clear...
Here are a couple of projects turned from a splated holly log that Roger (sapwood) gave me at last years picnic. The toothpick dispenser was a fun project and works well. It is about 4 1/2" tall by about 2 3/4" max dia. Finish is a friction polish.
The bowl is about 7" dia and about 5" tall...
This is my latest project, something for xmas.
Walnut and cherry coffee mill.
A couple of WIP pictures the drawer knob was still on the lathe when I took the first picture.
second one with the knob, still got to waxit up.
Thanks for looking
Okay, so I have my small boxwood turning blanks drying and should be ready to turn them in a week or so. I noticed that the boxwood has a light chartreuse color (:tongue2:) which isn't all that applealing to me. I would like to color the wood since it will be for pen and stopper blanks so I am...
This bowl is turned from a small B. WAlnut log that was laying behind Don P's shop. It started as a nasty looking log it was so bad that the sapwood was completely rotted away, and full of ants. but with a little persuasion I was able to find tthis inside.
7"x1 3/4" sanded to 2500 finished with...
These bud vases are turned from segments of red cedar fence post . A combination of natural weathering and heartwood revealed from turning with an oil finish produces a natural beauty.
and three more Saturday. Kiln dried hard maple, plain grained but nice shapes.
These are going to Japan.
And my daughter told me tonight that she wants some to take for gifts to her Japanese host families.
I need a 1" thick disk turned that is 7 7/8" inch in diameter. Would like it in oak or some other kind of hard wood.
The second one I need is 1" by 7 3/4" in a hard wood.
If some one close to Charlotte can help me out please let me know.
Thanks!
As I read learning to turn the hard way I remembered this blank I broke , so I rechuched it and put the CI1 to work this is the end result. But while I have you here my question for you turners is when you have a piece like this how do you sand the end grain smooth when you have missed matched...
I am posting this here, becuase I believe all staff members can see this forum. And I want everyone to know I am not ignoring them if they request anything from me in the forums
I just sent Tracy the last of the "documents" that describe all of the technical base info necessary to run the...
I used my spur centers for the first time on this little box I turned. Just thought I'd share. Thanks For looking. I need a bit of practice on detailing but not to bad for a first attempt.
Mark
Well This is what I call my first real sucess on the lathe with a green bowl blank. I got this lovely hunk of tree at the picnic, I got mi Ci0 and Ci1 in the mail monday. So its Wensday and here is the end result. It has a few problems but I am happy with it anyway. Thanks For looking.
Mark
If I turn green wood to finished size what should I seal it with on the inside and outside? I plan to turn some and let them dry slow but I will also turn some "ART" as daveo is fond of saying.
Thanks Mark
I bought my wife a lathe about 6 years ago with the hope that she might want to try turning. She decided that it was not for her pretty quickly and the lathe just sat there. I had not turned anything for about 40 years (since wood shop in junior high) until today when I put a bowl blank (green...
I turned a box tonight for the first time. It's walnut and and it actually makes the "pop" sound when you open it. :eusa_danc
The photo quality isn't that good. I know about the screw holes too. Probably could've used a smaller face plate for this one.
Thanks for looking, :wink_smil...
Just finished turning a couple of Euros. They are for a friend who owns a millwork shop as payment for a whole bunch of oak, cherry, maple, sapele, walnut, honduran mahogany scrap... His definition is if he cant sell it, it's scrap.....
Now, the question.......
Does anyone have...