September 2, 201610 yr Popular Post comment_71359 I just signed up; today. My main interest is woodturning. A lot of members at Wood Online decided to migrate over here after Wood announced that they were shutting down the discussion forums. I also participate in a number of other woodturning forums and am an administrator on the AAW forum. I have been woodworking for about 35 years and woodturning for about 12 years. Here is one of my pieces that I did late last year. It is a Native American style basket illusion piece that I turned from maple. I it to about ¼" thick and then beaded it, then burned it, and then colored with Copic markers. It is 14½" diameter and about 3" deep.It is thin enough that light shines through it between the beads. Next time I won't make it so thin because it is too easy to make a big funnel. Report
September 2, 201610 yr Author Popular Post comment_71361 Some people like to see the bottom side so here it is. Report
September 2, 201610 yr comment_71365 Welcome aboard, Sir! Pull up a chair and make yourself at home! Report
September 2, 201610 yr comment_71368 Billy welcome to The Patriot Woodworker, and boy your work is absolutely gorgeous. I think I have seen your work make its rounds on Facebook. And I shared it all over the place, this is just wonderful beautiful work, it's amazing. Thank you for joining us, and I hope you enjoy your new forum. Welcome! Report
September 2, 201610 yr Author Popular Post comment_71375 Thanks, guys. Here is one of my more recent pieces, a yarn bowl. I am out of the turning business for the next several months because of rotator cuff surgery. Wearing a sling is the pits, but I'll have it on for several more weeks. Report
September 2, 201610 yr comment_71376 My goodness Billy, you are an artist. So, since I am new to turning, what is the process for the yarn bowl. Turn to form a bowl, jig saw the yarn opening hole, sand and shape, dye stain, then finish? And, how do you get the sheen so glossy and mirrored? Thanks Billy Report
September 2, 201610 yr comment_71383 Welcome aboard! I think this a pretty awesome site and real friendly people Report
September 2, 20169 yr comment_71396 Welcome to TPW Billy. May I start out and just say WOW,WOW, WOW on those two pieces. Man they are awesome! Thanks for joining and I look forward to seeing much more of your beautiful work. I had rotator cuff surgery a couple of years back on my right shoulder and it was no fun. Six weeks in the sling before I could even start therapy. Slept in the recliner for about three months before I could lay down flat. Hope yours is coming along so you can get back to making beautiful pieces. Report
September 2, 20169 yr comment_71403 Well Bill, I'm certainly glad you're here. Love your work. Steve Report
September 4, 20169 yr Author comment_71973 On September 1, 2016 at 10:23 PM, John Morris said: My goodness Billy, you are an artist. So, since I am new to turning, what is the process for the yarn bowl. Turn to form a bowl, jig saw the yarn opening hole, sand and shape, dye stain, then finish? And, how do you get the sheen so glossy and mirrored? Thanks Billy Thanks for the compliment. I turned it as a monthly challenge that our club does. I first turned a six inch diameter sphere and then created a base and turned the interior. A yarn bowl needs to be heavy so I left the walls about 5/8" thick. I drew the "J" slot and then drilled a series of holes. I then used a Foredom tool to rough shape the slot. From there there was a lot of hand foling and sanding starting with 60 grit. The curl part of the J is flush with the spherical overall shape while the right side of the J recedes back about 3/8". That means that there was much more hand sanding to gradually and smoothly blend it into the overall spherical form. The wood is fiddleback maple and was dyed with blue, yellow and purple Chestnut dyes. I applied about six coats of Deft gloss lacquer and after letting it dry for about a week, I used Micromesh to level the lacquer finish and polish it up to 12,000 grit. Report
September 4, 20169 yr comment_72065 I'm late to this party Billy but since I joined a day later than you I guess that's OK. Welcome...you're going to like hanging out here. Great forums, platform and people! WOW...I'm not qualified to critique your work...Simply stunning and over the top! Your Profile says you're Advanced Level...I think another category is more befitting...Artisan...absolutely beautiful work. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing more. Report
September 4, 20169 yr comment_72071 1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said: I'm late to this party Billy but since I joined a day later than you I guess that's OK. Welcome...you're going to like hanging out here. Great forums, platform and people! WOW...I'm not qualified to critique your work...Simply stunning and over the top! Your Profile says you're Advanced Level...I think another category is more befitting...Artisan...absolutely beautiful work. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing more. What he said... Outstanding artistry! Welcome to the fun fest. Report
September 4, 20169 yr comment_72078 Welcome aboard! Your work is outstanding! Let's see some more. Report
September 5, 20169 yr comment_72094 2 hours ago, Nickp said: Beautiful...awesome...fantastic...and on and on... Report
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