Hazy, hot and humid! Southern Pennsylvania summer weather!

 

Another great week here at The Patriot Woodworker!

 

@PostalTom showed us his first successful bowl. He's taking classes at his "local" Woodcraft store.

 

I personally like the lip he added to the rim. You can read more at-

 

 

@Gerald posted a beautiful curly maple platter. The colors add an awesome effect!

 

More about how he did the finish is at-

 

 

@RustyFN asked if any members had information/tips on making their own acrylic blanks. Head over to his post and jump into the conversation-

 

 

@HARO50  (John) posted some really neat images of an old shop made treadle lathe. Check these out-

 

 

Rick Turns added the June list of YouTube turning videos. Remember, he adds a PDF list of the videos in the "Show More" section below the video.

 

 

 

Carl Jacobson turns a gorgeous maple burl hollow vessel. Check out his use Easy Wood Tools!

 

 

 

If you are looking for a really simple yet useful gift for someone, here's a link to a blog on making a honey dipper.

 

 

http://blog.woodturnerscatalog.com/2012/07/turning-a-honey-dipper/

 

 

Monday, Mimi mentioned she was looking for a cake platter/pedestal. I thought, I can make that. Seems like the perfect lathe project. A little research for a typical size, some lumber rack scraps and a couple of hours in the shop-

 

 

 

She said she likes it.

 

On a personal note, I wish to thanks everyone for the kind comments about the Easy Wood Tools testing program. I hope that I can live up to their expectations and provide useful input on anything I have the opportunity to review/test. Mr. Jim Luley and Easy Wood Tools have been such generous sponsors of our site and I hope anything I can do will help that relationship continue.

 

Safe Turning

Great post Lew. What is the texture ,Sorby?

1 minute ago, Gerald said:

What is the texture ,Sorby?

Yes. The tip for making spirals on a spindle. 

Another great post, Lew. Thank you

Another great recap of the week Lew.  I'll bet Mimi loves the cake stand.  I sure do.  Looks great.