Another week in the books. Been busy making requested Christmas gifts but unfortunately it has been all flatwork. However, our band of turners here at the Patriot have been busy.

 

@Steve Krumanaker showed us a little box he made, last week. Well, he finished a bunch more and they are beauties!

 

 

 

 

@HandyDan Finished up a "few" pens and pencils. You may remember that Dan uses the "guts" from premade pens/pencils instead of buying expensive kits.

 

 

 

@Jim from Easy Wood Tools posted a really awesome bowl turned by Will Atwood. 

 

Will is the manager of the manager of the Woodcraft store in Lexington, KY.

 

 

 

Rick Turns posted a video review of a pretty nice looking tool rest.

 

It looks well built and appears to work well with bowl turning and probably just as good for spindle work.

 

 

With Christmas looming ever closer, here's a neat little project from Mike Peace. Nice way to practice offset turning-

 

 

 

 

Mr. David Reed Smith published an article/tutorial on how to make some turned/stacked coaster. These might just make someone a very nice Christmas gift.

 

Here's a link to his posting-

http://davidreedsmith.com/Articles/Coaster/StackingCoasters.html

 

 

Safe Turning

Thanks Lew!

 

I like the tool rest innovation and those stackable coasters uh-huh yep very interesting.  Looks like a good project.  Not so sure they have to be perfectly square either.  Thanks.

Interesting. I do not think I would like the rest for the same reason he gave I start handle down on the flattening.

Thanks Lew

Not sure what to think about that tool rest, I'll have to watch Rick's video and check it out. That offset Christmas tree is on my "to turn" list and Mike has entered that in the Ornament challenge I know.

 

Steve

Thanks for the kind comments and your take on the tool rest!