Spent the day riding herd on a bunch of electronics technology students.

 

Our company left early so I have a chance to post this weeks entry.

 

 

 

@Steve Krumanaker posted another installment of his laser project. His "Cryptex" is so cool! 

 

Check out the complete post and the comments from our Patriot family-

 

 

 

 

@Gerald showed us his hollow vessel turned from spalted magnolia and it is a beauty-

 

Gerald tells us a little more in his post-

 

 

 

 

@PostalTom turned a sweet little bowl made from walnut and poplar. 

 

I really like his choice of woods and the small lip at the top. Read what our turners had to say-

 

 

 

 

There is a lady turner, Holly Denney, who I have seen on Facebook. She makes turned snowmen/snowladies. Another turner, who also makes snow people is Mr. David Reed Smith. He recently put up his article on how he does his turnings.

 

 

The main article is located at- http://davidreedsmith.com/Articles/SnowPeople/SnowPeople.html

Within his article is a link to a full PDF tutorial- http://davidreedsmith.com/Articles/SnowPeople/SnowPeople.pdf

And a link to his gallery of his work- http://davidreedsmith.com/Gallery/SnowPeople/SnowPeople.html

 

 

 

 

If you have ever turned a bottle stopper, you probably know of Ruth Niles and her stainless steel stoppers. In my opinion you cannot find a better stopper (or a nicer person). Ruth has a really nice combo starter kit on her website.

 

Check it out- https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/woodturning/product/6322-five-star-kit

 

 

 

 

Mike Peace recently added a nice little video on scrapers. Specifically he shows us how to make a burnishing tool to add a burr to a scraper.

 

 

 

 

If you live in or around the Portland Oregon area, the American Association of Woodturners is having a symposium June 14-16. Check out their site for more information-http://www.woodturner.org/default.asp?page=2018Portland

 

 

 

I've had 3 pieces of Manzanita laying on the lathe for about a month- trying to see what I can create. I finally decided on a piece to start with but the area to be turned was off center on the piece. Because it would be off balanced, I need to figure a way to mount it. As luck would have it, a turner I follow- Jim Jakosh, posted a similar off balance project and his solution- a counterbalance.

 

I had a shop made hold down for finishing off bowl bottoms. I glued the piece- paper joint- to the wheel. Then added some bolts to the outer rim to create a balanced spin.

 

 

 

Spun without vibration and so far the paper joint is holding. I'll just have to see what materializes from within the root.

 

 

Safe turning

Another great compilation of TPW resident turners as well as external resource links Lew.

 

Can't wait to see what you do with the Manzanita.

Great post . Love those snowmen -women. Been busy lately getting ready to set up booth this morning. Came off good just waiting for the other four guys to get something set

 

up in it.These are some flowers I made and bleached then colored with Chroma Craft dyes.

Thanks Lew.  Nice post again this week.  I have never had mush lick with burrs on a scraper.  They didn't seem to last long.  Those new Easy Wood Tools are so sharp they make the best finish scrapers I have ever used.  I made snowmen as ornaments one year.  Those you showed are quite attractive.  I really like the ball caps.

Nice job Lew. I'm anxious to see what you do with that burl as well. I follow Holly on facebook, she is very creative with her snowpeople

 

Steve

@Grandpadave52 Thanks! Started on the root sort of disappointed in the color once I got inside.

 

@Gerald  Thank You! That's a fantastic looking display case and super looking flowers.

 

@HandyDan Thanks! I seldom use a scraper either, since I started using the EWT products.

 

@Steve Krumanaker Thank you!