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Wednesday's Wisdom for Woodturners July 4, 2018


lew

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Happy Birthday America!!!

 

Thunderstorms slowly moving thru our area right now. The annual fireworks display may be postponed.

 

@Gerald posted a nice looking platter he is currently making-

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He has had several questions and comment about the process and the wood grain.

 

@HandyDan added a nice image of one of his turnings to help explain what is meant by "feathering"-

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@Smallpatch finished up the teapots he has been creating-

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Final comments are in his post-

 

 

 

@Steve Krumanaker is perfecting his ability to add decorations to his turnings. He is learning "Chip Carving". Looks to me as if he has got the process pretty well mastered-

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His post shows his progress-

 

 

I thought of Steve when I happened across a site that creates custom rolling pins. Steve has a neat shop built laser engraver. The folks at http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/06/new-laser-engraved-rolling-pins-by-valek-imprint-elaborate-designs-on-baked-goods/  make some neat designs on rolling pins-

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These could make some really fancy cookies!

 

 

 

 

Mike Peace has a 2 part video for making brush lids for finishing jars. Part 2 is linked from his YouTube page-

 

This reminded me of @Steve Krumanaker's honey jars.

 

 

 

 

 

The Woodturning OnLine newsletter came this week. Their featured project is one by Carl Jacobson. His video shows a Yin Yang turned platter.

 

 

 The "New and Hot" sections, of the newsletter, has some interesting items as well.

 

The entire newsletter is at- http://www.woodturningonline.com/index.php

 

 

 

Woodworker's Journal posted a YouTube video by Ernie Conover on turning small hollow vessels. Nice explanations and demonstration-

 

 

 

 

I had the chance to play a little, this week. Started a little turning blank for the August demo.

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I forget where I read about this trick, maybe Mike Peace or Rick Turns, about using TiteBond glue as a sealer. I sealed up the turning blanks after I cut them from the logs and none have cracked. I sealed this rough blank turning the same way hoping it will be fine until I need it.

 

 

Safe turning

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Thanks for the mention Lew. Some good videos this week too. 

For Patch this is the feathering on the platter. That crack is the crotch where two branches meet on the tree and the piece is oriented the way the tree grew. This meeting of two branches is .D2FD085A-788C-4406-BA34-991D82C1A11A.jpeg.5740a578f06658e7f924c67231e5011d.jpegwhat causes the appearence of flame or feather. The arrow is pointing to the top of tree.

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