Popular Post Ron Altier Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Report Posted May 21, 2020 I had one small block of ugly ply that I haven't used because it is ugly. Drab colors and it didn't seem to be worth working with. It was among several blocks that I received as a gift. So I again tried to make a difficult, time consuming project. (Covid 19 isolated shop work) As I progressed, it didn't get any prettier and remained ugly. Then I got the bright (no pun intended) idea of using paint and glitter on the inside. Worked good. I added a center swing ball and it started to look better. It is actually a lot brighter than the picture shows. I prefer natural wood, but thats all of the UGLY colored ply left FlGatorwood, Gunny, Gerald and 4 others 7 Quote
lew Posted May 21, 2020 Report Posted May 21, 2020 I see it's not an inside out turning. Did you carve out the center? FlGatorwood, Gunny and Cal 3 Quote
Gunny Posted May 21, 2020 Report Posted May 21, 2020 Pretty good looking! Cal and FlGatorwood 2 Quote
Artie Posted May 21, 2020 Report Posted May 21, 2020 I shall call this ornament The Swan! It started out as an ugly duckling, but through an artiste’s touch it is now beautiful. HARO50, Gunny, FlGatorwood and 1 other 2 2 Quote
Popular Post Ron Altier Posted May 21, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Posted May 21, 2020 2 hours ago, lew said: I see it's not an inside out turning. Did you carve out the center? I drilled thru all four sides of the block at the same location, then tried to saw the rest out with my portable jig saw. That only worked on one side and messed up the other because of the blade bending. I resawed the bad sides and sanded till they looked decent. Then proceeded to the lathe for the turning. I don't know if a stationary jigsaw would do it better, never used one. Any way, it kept me busy and wondering for quite a while. Wondering if it would have the strength to stay in one piece. I was surprised and pleased that it did. My original thought was to experiment and if it failed........no big loss, I had plenty of time and it was ugly anyway. It came out nice but I prefer to see real wood Cal, Gunny, Artie and 3 others 6 Quote
lew Posted May 21, 2020 Report Posted May 21, 2020 Thanks for the explanation FlGatorwood, Cal and Gunny 3 Quote
Gerald Posted May 22, 2020 Report Posted May 22, 2020 OHHH Ugly no Mo Cal, Artie, Gunny and 1 other 3 1 Quote
FlGatorwood Posted May 22, 2020 Report Posted May 22, 2020 I'm with Gerald on this one. I do not think that it is ugly. Maybe the color is not that great but what you did is awesome. I know folks who would pay for that. Did you get the ball and decorations at Hobby Lobby? Gunny, Cal and Artie 3 Quote
Ron Altier Posted May 22, 2020 Author Report Posted May 22, 2020 Yep, Hobby Lobby Cal and FlGatorwood 1 1 Quote
FlGatorwood Posted May 24, 2020 Report Posted May 24, 2020 Thank you, Ron. Will be shopping after the first of the month. Have spent too much money this month. Rockler sent a letter with a 15 per cent discount. Then Winfield Collection sent a new catalogue with a discount. I got a bit carried away. p_toad, Cal and Gunny 3 Quote
Ron Altier Posted May 29, 2020 Author Report Posted May 29, 2020 I think I should clarify what "ugly" meant. The striped ply I started with had ugly color combinations of dull colors. I had to enhance it quite a bit to get it where it ended. FlGatorwood, lew, Artie and 1 other 3 1 Quote
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