New to this board and have introduced myself on the newbie forum. I like to turn everything from tops to ornaments to bowls. Not a professional but do sell a piece now and then, mostly small stuff. Here is smattering of some of my recent turnings. Wood migrants, I apologize, you will already have

suffered through most of these.

Thanks for looking!

Steve

 

Steve! Those are stunning!

Ok here goes the big million dollar questions, lathe type? Favorite turning tools such as brand, type etc. Favorite wood to turn with. And any more information you can disclose here the better!

 

I gotta admit, you were so humble in your introduction that just before I clicked on this topic title to open it, I was not expecting this caliber of work. Nicely done.

 

One more question, and it's a burning question we all ask from time to time, when you do sell, how do you price your work?

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Absolutely awesome. You put my feeble efforts to shame!  Thank You so much for showing us these magnificent turnings. I would love to see a "how-to" on your segmented pieces.

1 hour ago, John Morris said:

Steve! Those are stunning!

Ok here goes the big million dollar questions, lathe type? Favorite turning tools such as brand, type etc. Favorite wood to turn with. And any more information you can disclose here the better!

 

I gotta admit, you were so humble in your introduction that just before I clicked on this topic title to open it, I was not expecting this caliber of work. Nicely done.

 

One more question, and it's a burning question we all ask from time to time, when you do sell, how do you price your work?

John, thank you very much!

I have a PM 4224, the old one that I found on CL at a price I could almost afford .

My gouges and skews are everything from home made to BB to Doug Thompsons. My favorite bowl gouges are my Thompsons but when I need that really nice cut I often sharpen up a BB 3/8" bowl gouge. Maybe it's just my imagination but the softer steel seems to just get sharper, even if the edge doesn't last as long.

Pretty much I only turn domestic woods, cherry, maple, walnut. And, as I've gotten more into embellishing maple is far and away my favorite for that.

As for pricing, well one thing it's important to note. I'm from Huntington IN, Ft. Wayne IN was recently featured in an article as having the lowest cost of living in the country. That's where Huntington people go to find  a better job if you get my drift. I don't really do shows but a few local area gift shops sell some of my stuff, mostly tops and ornaments. It is enough to support my wood turning habit so I'm happy with that, don't want this to turn into a job. My bowls and hollow forms are generally gifted to one charity auction or another as the kids don't want anymore of them LOL

59 minutes ago, lew said:

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Absolutely awesome. You put my feeble efforts to shame!  Thank You so much for showing us these magnificent turnings. I would love to see a "how-to" on your segmented pieces.

 

 

Lew, thanks but I looked at your weebly page so I ain't buying it! Nice work! If you're talking about the hollow forms they are one piece and then pierced and burned, or vice versa.

I have a youtube video about the doing the basket weave look, that is a pattern I came up with based on zentangle principles. The "lattice" looking piece is actually a zentangle pattern I adapted to get that look.

I don't know if there can be a perfect marriage of three but if there can, it's wood turning, zentangle art, and pyrography.

If you like you can see the video on my channel HERE

 

Thank you again

Steve

31 minutes ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

If you like you can see the video on my channel HERE

I'm in awe of your process(es) and talent!  I never knew about zentangle art. You sure make it look easy!

 

Thanks for the explanation and the link to the video- I subscribed to your You Tube channel!

No suffering here, Steve. That's some awesome work. 

Thank you Gene!

 

Steve

That PM 4224 is a serious piece of machinery Steve, for a serious wood turner!

Pricing work is most certainly what the local market will bear. But it's all relative isn't it?

By the way Steve, thanks for the video link to your channel, great work!

Nice work Steve.   Man I have to make it over to Huntington to see your stuff.  

 

That would be neat, like every woodworker everywhere I'm always ready to talk about the stuff  make! LOL. I would rather get you to a meeting and show you some of the fantastic things on display at the club. I don't know if you've ever heard of Huntertown woodworking club but it's an amazing facility with an amazing story behind it. Built and outfitted by a local businessman who loves the craft and wanted to share his passion for it. It has evolved into a not for profit training center and is really an asset to the surrounding area.

 

Steve

It's on my bucket list now.  

Wonderful pieces. I am very curious as the wood or material you used to make the first vase. The layout and pieces were a piece of art. Loved it. I do a lot of turning, but not the skill level you do. I use a jet mini and turn a lot of small intricate things like Christmas tree ornaments. I post pictures from time to  time and am looking forward to seeing your work and your comments on ours. 

 

Welcome to the Patriot woodworker!

6 hours ago, Ron Altier said:

Wonderful pieces. I am very curious as the wood or material you used to make the first vase. The layout and pieces were a piece of art. Loved it. I do a lot of turning, but not the skill level you do. I use a jet mini and turn a lot of small intricate things like Christmas tree ornaments. I post pictures from time to  time and am looking forward to seeing your work and your comments on ours. 

 

Welcome to the Patriot woodworker!

 

Thank You Ron.

 

The vases are both maple one piece small hollow forms. The pattern on the first vase is a zentangle pattern called CUBINE 

Zentangle is an amazing art form that I call pattern drawing and it helps a person who is not really an artist draw a little bit. One of the axioms of zentangle is "anything is possible one line at a time". The patterns are simple and usually consist of only a few lines repeated over and over. They are normally drawn on small  pieces of paper about 4" square but many of the patterns really lend themselves to wood turning and pyrography. There is a zentangle artist on youtube that is also a good teacher named ELLEN WOLTERS and I have learned much watching her videos. The layout for the  pattern on both vases was done by using the index feature on my lathe and drawing a grid for reference to do the patterns. It's a different pattern on a different piece but this VIDEO shows how that's done at about the 13 minute mark.

Thank you for the welcome and I am happy to be here.

Steve

For now all I can say is WOW!!!

Thank you sir!

 

Steve