Well the weather here in South Central PA is finally starting to look more like spring. Only 3 days in the last 4 weeks have had above average temperatures. Maybe I can get some plants into the garden!

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@Gerald turned a gorgeous vase from chestnut oak. Not only does it have a beautiful shape, Gerald also finished it with various stains to create fantastic depths of color.

 

Gerald explains more about his process in his post-

 

 

Gerald also posted some of his turnings in our gallery-

 

 

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Cindy Drozda is having a special live video demonstration!

"On May 23, 2020, I will be offering a Live, Interactive, Woodturning Demonstration where I show you how I turn my signature Finial Box. This is an internet presentation that you can watch from your home, on a computer or TV. You will be able to ask questions and I will answer you in real time. After the demo, I will be online to chat. Come join me!"

 

 

 

 

 

For The Newbies-

Sharpening traditional turning tools can be a challenge. Here, Mike Peace demonstrated how to sharpen a both a standard and curved radius skew-

 

 

Sanding a turning is my achilles heel. No matter how hard I try and how long I work, there always seems to be those obvious scratches. The folks at Woodturners Wonders have a blog section on their website and I found this article to be interesting-

https://woodturnerswonders.com/blogs/news/41247428-the-art-of-sanding

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Not everyone is a fan of gloss finishes. I discovered that when I sent a little walnut form to a friend as a gift- after he said how much he liked it. He stripped the gloss finish and made it matted and cut the finial length in half. 

 

Anyway, if you do enjoy glass like finishes, Mr. M. Saban has a three part video set on his methods. These were live demonstrations so they tend to be a little lengthy. Part#1-

 

Parts #2 and 3 can be found at-

https://www.youtube.com/user/workingimage/videos

 

 

New Turning Items-

Woodcraft, one of our site sponsors, has some new forstner bits. They are available in both metric and fractional diameters. They are supposed to stay sharper longer. 

 

 

 

Everything Else-

Rick Turns has started publishing his list of YouTube videos in a weekly format. 

 

 

 

My idea of the ebony feet on my arch nemesis bowl was a complete failure. My thoughts were to keep the feet small so as not to be the focal point. I just don't have the talent for graceful proportions. I think I'll just put a finish on it and call it done.

Inside-

 

Outside-

 

 

Safe turning and stay well

Well plenty for me to look at while I have paint drying on a outside project.   NICE!!!

Thanks for the mention Lew. I think it was Mike Peace who gave me the idea to regrind my straight shew to a radius one and love it.

   How about a pic of the bowl standing on its own feet?

   Gotta check out the Drozda thing.

I need a day or so of rain so I can have time to view all this.  Super post, Lew.  Thank you for showing those fabulous pieces of Geralds.  

 

@lew, I think (although you did not ask my opinion), that those feet look like blueberries.  I like those little feet.  I suppose you will sand the inside until they inserted dowels are flush with the bottom of the bowl.  I think it looks great.  I hope it is level for you.  It looks great to me.  

 

Edited May 14, 20206 yr by FlGatorwood

Thanks Lew.  Cindy always has great videos.

@Gunny Thanks!

 

@Gerald Thank You! Gonna put some finish on it and take some pictures.

 

@FlGatorwood Thanks! It sets level. Three feet would have been preferable but there were four holes.

 

@HandyDan Thank You!