From summer to winter in 3 days. You gotta love Pennsylvania weather!

 

 

There's still time to get your ornaments into Easy Wood Tools and @Jim from Easy Wood Tools! If you are making some basic ones that will need finished, they have volunteers waiting! Check out @John Morris's post for more details and where to send them-

 

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

Speaking of ornament, or turners have been busy!

@Ron Altier sent our friends at Easy Wood Tools these beauties-

 

 

There was a bit of confusion as to the identity of the maker but it all got straightened out in the end-

 

Ron also showed us a new type of design that did not require any turning-

 

Check out his post in the General Woodworking forum-

 

 

Last week Ron posted a thread on his "Inside-Out" ornament. Several of our turners added to the discussion by showing us some of their work and procedures. Here is the post again so you can catch up-

 

 

Ornaments weren't the only thing happening here this week! @JohnM got himself a mighty fine new (used) lathe. 

 

He received lot's of comments about his purchase-

 

 

John was not the only one getting new stuff. @RustyFN got a great deal on a new chuck and a bunch of jaws!

 

 

 

@Cliff put his metal working lathe to work and redesigned his wood lathe dust collector system.

 

 

Check out his post for additional information and the discussion from our members-

 

 

@Steve Krumanaker turned one of the most beautiful maple bowls you will ever see. The grain in the wood is stunning.

 

More images and our members compliments are here-

 

 

@Ron Altier asked if any of our turners had ever worked with one of these pen kits-

 

The discussion that followed ventured into the area of pressure pots and stabilization-

 

 

@Gene Howe posted a link to a shop made jig for sharpening gouges. It is similar to the Wolverine jig.

 

Here is the link, however, you'll have to copy and then paste it into your browser. Our site software won't paste it directly as a link-

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/397921

 

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Virginia Woodturning Symposium Sponsored by the Virginia Woodturners, Inc. November 3 & 4, 2018, Expoland - Fishersville, VA

http://www.virginiawoodturners.com/?utm_source=Regional+Event+Virginia+10+12++2018+&utm_campaign=regional&utm_medium=email

 

 

 

For The Newbies-

I really appreciate @Gerald's suggestion for items in this new area.

 

One f the first techniques for a new turner is making a spindle. Mastering this type of turning leads to all kinds of interesting projects- rolling pins, candle holders, salt/pepper devices, etc.

 

Here is a 3 part video showing the various stages of creating a spindle that eventually becomes a spinning top-

 

 

 

 

Of course there are many, many sources for learning to turn. Hands on instruction can't be beat. If there is a turning club in your area or a Woodcraft store, check them out!

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Last week I posted a video from the WyomingWoodturner on bowl embellishment. Here is one more from Sam Angelo showing the process in more detail-

 

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

Although I've never made one, canes are a popular item. If you are thinking about this as a project, you may find this item useful-

 

More about this at there site-

https://www.treelineusa.com/e-z-cane-handle-fastening-system.html

 

 

 

 

Safe turning

Great post Lew.  Didn't have time yet but looking forward to viewing Sam Angelo's video on texturing.

 

 

Good job Lew and thank you.

 

Steve

GREAT job Lew, thanks....

13 hours ago, lew said:

From summer to winter in 3 days. You gotta love Pennsylvania weather!

 

Lew,

Pennsylvania's not alone, 27° here this morning.

i wandered down to the shop today to turn a pine bowl....it didn't turn out, so now i have a really nice piece of firewood for later.  sigh.  try again another day.  my success rate with my expanding chuck is not so good.  back to face plates.

33 minutes ago, DAB said:

i wandered down to the shop today to turn a pine bowl....it didn't turn out, so now i have a really nice piece of firewood for later.  sigh.  try again another day.  my success rate with my expanding chuck is not so good.  back to face plates.

A couple of things that I have found to help is to make the recess small enough that the chuck only needs to expand slightly to fit the recess. This provides maximum surface contact with the jaws. Also taper the inside of the recess to match the jaws taper. 

And check it for tight a few times after you start turning.  Wood fibers will crush and the wood gets loose on the jaws.

@HandyDan Thanks!

 

@Steve Krumanaker Thank You!

 

@Stick486 Thanks!

 

@Larry Buskirk Brrrrr.....

 

@DAB Hope these tips help. Let us know what happens.

 

 

Thanks Lew!

made this today, alternating layers of mahogany, walnut, white oak, walnut, and mahogany.  5-1/4 diameter, 4" high, 2-1/4" deep inside.  finish is mineral oil/beeswax (food safe).  will be given away next IDPA pistol match.

Nice!! I really like your choice of woods and the shape. 

11 minutes ago, lew said:

Nice!! I really like your choice of woods and the shape. 

materials on hand (scraps).  i had made another similar bowl a few years ago for ourselves, with similar lines, so i liked that one, and this one too.  it just feels right in the hand.

4 hours ago, DAB said:

made this today, alternating layers of mahogany, walnut, white oak, walnut, and mahogany.  5-1/4 diameter, 4" high, 2-1/4" deep inside.  finish is mineral oil/beeswax (food safe).  will be given away next IDPA pistol match.

Very nice. The walnut almost appears ebony. Someone is going to be a lucky recipient and happy they showed up for the match.

Too far for me to drive though and probably wouldn't make it past the first round in the match.

Very nice.  Turning is a good use of scraps.

5 hours ago, HandyDan said:

Very nice.  Turning is a good use of scraps.

One of the best and worst things about turning. It seems every little cutoff has potential, got boxes of them

 

Steve

@DAB very nice, someone is going to be very happy with that

Edited October 22, 20187 yr by Jim from Easy Wood Tools

1 hour ago, Jim from Easy Wood Tools said:

@DAB very nice, someone is going to be very happy with that

Carbide tools from Rockler. Just recently learned about EWT. Sigh. 

1 hour ago, DAB said:

Carbide tools from Rockler. Just recently learned about EWT. Sigh. 

The most important thing is you are having fun.  Keep turning!

20 hours ago, DAB said:

made this today, alternating layers of mahogany, walnut, white oak, walnut, and mahogany.  5-1/4 diameter, 4" high, 2-1/4" deep inside.  finish is mineral oil/beeswax (food safe).  will be given away next IDPA pistol match.

Been pondering on how you could make a slight improvement to this piece...

This would send it over the top...well if it was filled to the top.