Another Wednesday!

 

One of our new members, @brianpoundingnails posted pictures of a shop made lathe he built. His "machine" is multipurpose and made for creating log furniture.

 

Check out Brian's post and see all the functions of this marvelous machine-

 

@Gerald has been busy turning some hollow forms. The wood was from a neighbors tree. 

 

Gerald posted more about the wood and the turnings here-

 

@Ron Altier Has been turning more ornaments! This first one caused him to have an allergic reaction but that didn't stop him from finishing this little beauty.

 

More about the ornament in Ron's post-

 

Ron kept them coming with this awesome piece-

 

More about this one-

 

And finally, Ron finished up this gorgeous piece-

 

His description here-

 

@PostalTom asked our members how they stored their turning tools. He received lots of feedback and ideas. Head on over to his post and give him your ideas and suggestions.

 

As turners, we are always looking for ideas on how to make our pieces unique. Shapes, wood species, mixed media and finishes.

@Steve Krumanaker posted a topic on chip carving.

 

He plans to use this technique to add detail to some of his turnings. He received lots of encouragement on his new endeavor. Please check out his post and offer any suggestions you may have.

 

Another way to make a unique turning- I picked this up off of a Facebook woodturning page. This is part one of the video and part two is linked from the Youtube site. I'm not sure how robust this finish will be but it sure is interesting.

 

Ruth Niles has added a new item to her stainless steel products. If you are looking for a gift for that discriminating espresso drinker, check out Ruth's new coffee tamper. 

 

https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/ 

 

I spent the day redesigning a jig I use to turn rolling pins. I replaced the high speed steel cutter with a Ci5 cutter from Easy Wood Tools. Now I need to make up some rolling pin blanks. The stock is getting low. I have a bunch of those flame box elder blanks cut and must get to turning them.

 

Safe turning

Lew I didn't know we had had such a busy week. I saw that water drop on FB and it is interesting. I had wondered is the bascially a bubble left over?

I realy like the weekly wrap up.  Thanks for the paint video too.  Interesting.

it's amazing how many different ideas there are when it comes to turning. Brian's machine reminds of a legacy mill but looks to be much more versatile. Nice recap Lew!

 

Steve

Thanks again Lew.  The water drop effect was interesting, but I do not see how it would be anything more than a decoration piece.  IMHO, those bubbles would pop under any type of use (or even cleaning) and begin peeling.  Again, just mho.

@Gerald  Thanks! I wondered about the bubble. Does the water dry out and then the paint shell is all that remains??

 

@HandyDan  Thank You!

 

@Steve Krumanaker  Thanks!

 

@Cal  Thanks! I agree about the decoration piece. I wouldn't want to handle it for fear of damage.

@lew that is what I understand, but sounds a little iffy to me. Will the bubble hold up till finish dries? Will the extra moisture cause the finish to eventually fail?

@Gerald I re-watched the second part a little more closely and it looks like the bubbles flatten out (water dries??) but it leaves the 3D effect. If that's the case, I guess it would be a little more robust.

Another good one Lew.

Herb

@Dadio Thanks, Herb!