Merry Christmas! Posting a little early as tomorrow will be hectic, to say the least!

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@Gerald showed us his display and setup for the craft shows. Just look at the varied items he has made! No wonder they sell so quickly!

 

There are more images in his post-

 

 

From last week's Wednesdays post, there was some comments about turning bowls. @Gerald added some great information and links in response to the comments. Thanks, Gerald, for jumping in on this!

 

 

@HandyDan created some awesome inside out ornaments and display stands!

 

See more in his post-

 

 

@Masonsailor came up with some beautiful last minute gifts. These will surely be a hit with any hostess!

 

 

He has more information in his post about the type of wood he used-

 

 

@Woodbutcherbynight added some more fantastic hybrid champagne glasses. These are really spectacular!

 

Here's his latest post-

 

 

 

@Ron Altier posted an entry about a really novel turning. Lots and lots of tiny little pieces and gobs of glue

 

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Another club-

 

http://www.azwoodturners.org/wood/

 

 

 

For The Newbies-

Rick Turns posted a 2 part video on making shallow "dish". What I found interesting was not so much the turning but some of the things he used during the process. In Part 1, notice he uses the same depth gauge we mentioned here last week. Also, check out his High Tech drying device-

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

In Part 2 of the videos Rick posted shows how he embellished the shallow bowl using Pyrography and "leafing". If you have never tried leafing, it can really add to a turning and isn't that difficult to do!

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

The folks at Woodturners Wonders have been posting videos of their product. Ken Rizza demonstrates the items. Makes it nice to see the stuff in action. Here's a video of their "Lathe Track"-

 

 

 

Everything Else-

A couple of weeks ago, we posted a video from Mike Peace and Alan Stratton talking about a Christmas ornament contest. The winners were selected and here they are- Announcing the results from the 2019 Christmas Ornament Challenge

 

 

 

There was a minor catastrophe with the elm bowl I was turning. The inside was finished, sanded and the same with the outside. To finish off the foot it required reverse chucking and it looked like that would work with my Easy Wood chuck and the Big Easy Jaws ( @Jim from Easy Wood Tools )-

 

 

 

As an extra measure of caution, I used nylon strapping tape-

 

 

Things were going fine until-

 

I had even saturated the interface between the bark/sapwood and the heart wood but... Reglued the crack and continued on.

 

My original thought on the reverse chuck method was to use a friction chuck. Should have stuck to that plan. Anyway, that's what I ended up doing. An old scrap of wood rounded to match the interior radius of the bowl-

 

 

Then hot gluing a red rubber pad to the scrap-

 

 

Removed the point from the live center to capture the nub on the bottom of the bowl

 

 

The poly is drying, now.

 

I'm working on a little "light box" to improve my photos- using Mike Peace's design. Will post the finished bowl next week.

 

 

Safe turning

Lew Let me be the first to say fine job, and that is not because I am mentioned. I just wish that stuff all sold as fast as my tops do. Planning on doing some "Executive Tops" this Next year , maybe even in a box. My wish for you and yours and everyone else is a very worshipful Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year.

      Going to have to give a closer look at some of those ornament ideas. I am totally surprised you have not gotten a Vacum Chuck for that lathe.

Thanks Lew.  Lots of content this week as finish up our Christmas projects.  Thanks for bringing them together.

Another action packed post, I will be busy watching the videos tomorrow when I am off, and all is quiet in the house.  

@Gerald Thank You! I may have to investigate a vacuum system. It sure would make reverse chucking a lot easier!

 

@HandyDan Thanks!

 

@Woodbutcherbynight  Thank You! I, too, am enjoying the peace and quiet.

25 minutes ago, lew said:

Thank You! I, too, am enjoying the peace and quiet.

 

Know that this weekly post is appreciated greatly.  I have learned a lot from them and have been inspired by all who add to the forum.