A few pics of some turnings..

[NCTurner]

Honey dipper.

Second pen. Purple dyed Maple

Third pen. Spalted Pecan(from DaveO)

4th pen turned tonight(a glue up from DaveO's "scrap pile") and small Cherry bowl turned from wood p/u in Ashville on w/e getaway.

 

[DaveO]

4th pen turned tonight(a glue up from DaveO's "scrap pile") and small Cherry bowl turned from wood p/u in Ashville on w/e getaway.

Hey Gary, I am glad that you were able to utilize some of my cast offs.

If you're not careful that pen might give birth to a few more

Was that from the ill-fated box glue up we ripped down? It really has some spectacular grain :icon_thum:icon_thum


Dave

 

[erasmussen]

I like the pen, very nice work:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[rcflyer23]

Awesome work. Those honey dippers are fun easy little things to make. The pens look great. What did you dye the maple with?

Dave is that Lacewood in that pen?

 

[NCTurner]

Thank you all.

Dave yes that is the same glue up, two of the blanks that were biased cut, I married them up and reversed them.

Kevin,
The honey dipper was actually very fun, but was turned for the LOML, she has a thing for honey, and has been wanting a dipper. The "dye" was a chemical reaction to a polish and a funky colored paper towel I was using, it looked cool so I sealed it and put a CA finish over it. Hope it stays.

 

[rcflyer23]

The "dye" was a chemical reaction to a polish and a funky colored paper towel I was using, it looked cool so I sealed it and put a CA finish over it. Hope it stays.

That is funny. I think it turned out good. Looks like some of the ones I have seen done with aninline dye.

 

[Rob]

How do you glue up at a slant and keep it from slipping? Cauls?

 

[DaveO]

How do you glue up at a slant and keep it from slipping? Cauls?

Glue it straight and then cut it at an angle :icon_thum

Dave

 

[farmerbw]

Gary, those are all very nice, good work. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Brian.

 

[rcflyer23]

Glue it straight and then cut it at an angle :icon_thum

Dave

Okay you just lost me. I thought I understood how to do that. Are you saying you laminate with the different colors then cut at an angle. Do you happen to have a picture of the blank before you cut it.

Nice pen.

 

[skeeter]

Nice work. The honey dipper is nice and I really like the pen.

 

[DaveO]

Okay you just lost me. I thought I understood how to do that. Are you saying you laminate with the different colors then cut at an angle. Do you happen to have a picture of the blank before you cut it.

Nice pen.

:nah: that's the boring part. Yes, I just glued all these strips together just like you would do for a workbench top. Then I drew a line at the angle I wanted across the slab, which would mike the stripes end up angled. I free-handed the first cut following my line on the BS, and then set up the fence to cut the remaining strips until I ran out of pieces long enough for a pen blank. I now have a very nice laminated wedge door stopper from what's left

In the picture is posted I have just flipped the cut blanks for fun, if that is causing some confusion :dontknow:


Dave

 

[CaptnA]

nice work
see there are no 'mistakes' only design changes along the way.
sometimes they work out, sometimes they require additional work...

 

[Rob]

Nice Dave, thanks. I can't cut a straight line on my band saw, I would probably use the table saw.