Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners April 22, 2020

[lew]

I hope this Wednesday find everyone healthy and save.

 

I just couldn't resist this. I laugh everytime I see it!

 

Our Patriot Turners-

If you haven't already check out the new Easy Wood Tools website, you really need to see how our sponsor has done a complete overhaul. Way to go @Jim from Easy Wood Tools! This is @John Morris post on it.

 

Here's the link- https://www.easywoodtools.com/

 

 

@Pauley showed us a beautiful silver maple platter he turned. Check out his post to learn a little more about the size and what equipment he used.

 

 

 

 

@Gerald turned several "Friendship Bowls". In his post he tells us about the materials and how he finished them. He received a whole lot of great comments on these beauties.

 

 

 

 

@Ron Altier posted a video of a woodworker creating a Celtic Knot bowl. The video author has some serious skills!

 

 

@Lissa Hall has been working on turning some mugs and wondered what the best finish would be to be able to handle both hot and cold liquids. She has had lots of input from our turners. Lissa has settled, for the time being, on pine resin. One of Woodcraft's franchises recently produced a video that talked about this very subject. Maybe there are some ideas here-

 

 

 

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Woodcraft and Frank Beyers posted their latest Turning Tuesday video. This week Frank turned an acrylic ice cream scoop. Notice the use of Easy Wood Tools! Also, Frank's finishing techniques-

 

 

 

For The Newbies-

A little spindle turning and a little hollowing from Easy Wood Tools!

 

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Sam Angelo demonstrates how to turn an egg.

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

The folks at Woodturners Wonders and a great 15% sale going on sanding pads and backers.

Check it out!

 

 

 

Everything Else-

Lately it seems everyone of my turning projects have had major complications. When I mounted this bowl blank, initially, the now open end was supposed to be the bottom. The wood, however, was too soft and punky to be able to turn a safe tenon or recess. I ended up moving the faceplate to the opposite end. Then there was an ingrown rotten branch that ran diagonally through the piece. The open end  had to be enlarged to remove soft wood which kept flaking off. When I finally got the wall thickness to where I wanted it-

 

 

 

 

The rotten branch area left a void in the side-

 

 

And to top it all off, the original faceplate mounting holes were visible in the bottom-

 

 

Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed.

 

 

Safe turning and stay healthy

 

[Gerald]

Another impressive post , Thanks Lew. Have had that same problem and the solution is  hide it or enhance. I enhanced by making it a 3/8 square hole and plugged with walnut.

[Gunny]

Great post !!!!  

[FlGatorwood]

More good stuff.  Thanks, Lew.

[HandyDan]

Thanks for the video suggestions Lew.  Your bowl sure has some tough grain to work with. 

[Jim L]

Thanks very much @lew

[Larry Buskirk]

Thanks Lew,

I needed that first video clip! 

[lew]

8 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Thanks Lew,

I needed that first video clip! 

I think I need a mask like that!