This is my inside out turning.  Surprise.  It was turned on a Shopsmith.

 

A man working on the house next door brought me an armload of mahogany.  This wood is so sweet to turn-so smooth cutting.  I gave this to his wife to finish to her taste.  He was impressed. It sure was fun.

 

 

Well that is coming out real nice!!    

Very nice and good job on the glue-up too.

Good job on this one .....now to do a keeper with paint and finish

I forgot to mention that the inside was finished with wipe on poly.  I did wipe out the sanding dust before I gave it away.  Looking forward to seeing what she does with it.  I now know that I will make these longer so I can make finials.  That, too, will be a first.  

 

Thank you, everyone, for the kind words and encouragement.  

Edited April 9, 20206 yr by FlGatorwood

Looks great Steve. Turning is something I've never tried but wished I could.  Hope to see the finished product and looking forward to more.

Looks pretty darn super for a first attempt Steve.  Looking to a few more from you.

Great job!!

 

That's something that I've never tried turning.

Edited April 10, 20206 yr by LarryS

Yay Steve! Yay Shopsmith!

Lookin good! There may be a problem, if you want to call it that.

         Ornaments can be habit forming!

 It starts with your first difficult turning and it hits you,"I wonder if I did this"

 Then you are HOOKED!

 

Keep it up.....as I said. LOOKIN GOOD!

Ron, you are so right.  Now, I am wondering how to do different designs.  I want to make a snowman, a tree and cross window.  And, I want to add finials to the bottom with a teaser finial on top.  Yes, I think I got hooked.  And, the old man brought me more mahogany.  I may even make windows in pens.  Thinking on that.  

 

Taking a detour at the moment.  Making a cedar box for a widow who also lost her first born last November.  She wants a box to keep his graduation cap and some of his badges.  Need to cut more cedar.  Won't be any competition for Steven Newman.  

9 minutes ago, FlGatorwood said:

I want to make a snowman, a tree and cross window.

 

 

@HandyDan, thank you so much.  You just opened imagination central for me.  I am assuming (I know,it's dangerous) that the crossbar on the cross is down to 1" radius.  Is that right?  And, if it is correct, then I can figure out how to make the tree and snowman.  They will be more like Gerald's.  

 

Gerald, if you read this, I love the outside work you did on your turnings.  Now, after revisiting that thread, I have more things to do.  Thanks gentlemen for lighting the way so we blind folks can see.  Thank you, thank you.

 

 

27 minutes ago, FlGatorwood said:

Is that right?

 

The way it works is if the glue up is 2" square then you need to turn to 2" round or yes 1"radius.  This is why the glue up is important to get right.  After the you turn to 2" round then anything you turn off from there will open the "Window".  If you want a 1/4" vertical 3" long for the cross then you need to turn 1/8" off the 2" for a length of 3".  Whatever amount that is turned off doubles the window opening which is the why for 1/8".  This happens consistently no matter the size of the glue up.  You want the horizontal arm 1 1/2" long then you have to cut where you want the arm 1/4" wide by 3/4" deep.  The 3/4" deep opens the window 1 1/2 inches.  The 1/4" cut is the horizontal arm width.  Makes a whole lot more sense when you actually do it.  Do it enough and it won't so intimidating.

 

These rules apply no matter the size of the glue up.

 

Your tree would just be cut steps deeper as you go up the tree.  Just don't go too deep.  Too deep is the center but the turning gets weaker the deeper you go.  They are still surprisingly strong even when they are thin.

 

 

Edited April 11, 20206 yr by HandyDan

@HandyDan, thank you for the explanation.  I do understand.  Now let's see if I can adapt to the practical arts.    That is always the hardest parts.  I will show them when I get a chance to do them.  I really do appreciate the explanation and will do my best to imitate it.  

4 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

 

 

Taking a detour at the moment.  Making a cedar box for a widow who also lost her first born last November.  She wants a box to keep his graduation cap and some of his badges.  Need to cut more cedar.  Won't be any competition for Steven Newman.  

 Gifts from the heart are so special.

@FlGatorwood When I did mine I made templates of the final shape and cut them in two so I could make the cuts and match them to the template.

@HandyDan, I am going to give credit or blame.  As I posted that you opened the imagination station, so I made another attempt.  Sorry, Gerald, I forgot to make a template.  Will try to remember that.  On this, I forgot to finish the inside before I glued it together.  So, I'll start with the coffin appearing block.  More mahogany wood.  

 

 

You can see I was a bit sloppy with the glue.

 

 

 

Ok, next pic is on the Shopsmith.  Turned one end and turned it around.  Next slide.

 

 

At this point, I toyed with the idea of inserting a small LED, but not smart enough yet to know what to get and how to insert it.  

 

 

Learned this little trick from Eddie Castelin.  This shelving stuff prevents the damage while making a good strong grip.  And, it is not in the way of the tools or won't cause knuckle busting.  

 

About to do final sanding.  After sanding, will take a few days to get wipe on poly.  This is going to a lady across the street who lost her first born son last fall.  I am in the process of building her a keep sake box made from solid cedar.  Thank you, @HandyDan.  I have some adjustments to make and plenty of room for improvements.  Now, Artie, get that Shopsmith out and start making some shavings.  

Edited April 21, 20206 yr by FlGatorwood

Steve that looks great. I would have never dreamed of making a standing ornament . Great Idea

Looks grand to me.  Sloppy glue on the outside will be turned away.  If it is inside it is hard to deal with but not that visible on a cross ornament.  You are going to make your neighbor cry with a gift from the heart like that.  Kudos to you.  You are off and running.