Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners August 11, 2021

[lew]

Just realized that yesterday was 55 years ago that I was discharged from the Navy. Left Treasure Island and took a 3 day train ride across this beautiful country. That was the year of the airline strike and there were no commercial flights anywhere.

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@AndrewB has been busy casting and turning resin. He showed us his cast blanks and they turned out perfect-

 

Andrew describes the process in this post-

 

From this casting he is turning a "dragon's egg"-

 

More about the process in this post-

 

 

@smitty10101 would like to do some "inside-out" turnings and asked our gang for some help. He has received several suggestions. If you do these types of turning, please hop over to Smitty's post and chime in-

 

 

@HandyDan is always making such neat projects for his family. He posted these turnings-

 

Our turners gave him lots of praise for making these! Check out Dan's post at-

 

 

@forty_caliber has been busy in his workshop! In last Friday's "What's on your weekend agenda", he posted three projects he has in the works. The first is a jam chuck-

 

 

 Next is a bowl made from pecan. Some really beautiful grain in this one-

 

A little more here-

 

And, a handle for one of his turning tools-

 

 

 

@Fred W. Hargis Jr Asked our turners for input on turning a pepper mill. Several of our members have turned them and were willing to give him some help. If you have any tips that can make Fred's first attempt any easier, please check out this thread-

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

The AAW reminds us of future events-

 

More information at this link-

https://www.woodturner.org/Woodturner/Events/AAW Virtual Events/Woodturner/Virtual-Events/Master-Series-Landing-Page.aspx?_zs=ceDib&_zl=guGi2

 

 

Craft Supplies USA has training workshops-

 

 

More here- 

https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/p/205/7317/Workshop-Woodturning-201-with-Stan-Record-August-18-20-2021-(Deposit-Only)?utm_source=csusa&utm_medium=email&utm_content=record&utm_campaign=21-08-workshops

 

 

Don't forget that S.W.A.T. is live this year-

 

For registration- https://www.swaturners.org/swat-registration-2021.html

 

 

 

For The Newbies-

Here's a nice little project to add some piazzas to your desk. Mike Peace turns a cable grommet-

 

 

Not everyone has this tool in their arsenal but it can create some interesting effects. Carl Jacobson turns a beaded bowl using a beading tool-

 

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

How do you finish your turnings? Do you like no gloss, some gloss or maximum gloss? For maximum gloss and wear, some turners prefer a CA glue finish. Here's a video from Darryl Jones showing how he uses CA and obtains some spectacular results.

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

Not so much new, but some sale prices from Woodturners Wonders in conjunction with S.W.A.T.

 

Check their site for prices and more goodies-

https://woodturnerswonders.com/

 

 

Everything Else-

Rick Turns list of YouTube woodturning videos from last week-

 

 

I mentioned that I had ordered some sanding/finishing products. They arrived yesterday and I had the opportunity to briefly try them. I need to do some experimenting with topcoats other than wax to see how they adhere. From what I've read, most any finish can be applied over the Yorkshire grit. That seems to fly in the face of convention as the sanding paste contains mineral oil and beeswax. 

 

I got a can of each

 

 

 

 

Here is Mike Waldt's take on the product

 

Safe turning and stay well

[HandyDan]

Great post Lew.  Thanks for the nod on the rattles.  The video on large form CA finish is something I want to watch for sure.  I've never been mush good at Ca on large pieces.

[FlGatorwood]

Great post @lew.  Some really nice contributions by our own crew.  Also, love the finish you did on the bowl.  I like the sheen.  Dan ,really nice rattles.  

[AndrewB]

I'm late again, but another nicely put together post @lew loads of information this week.

[forty_caliber]

Thanks Lew!  Continuing Excellence!

 

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[Gerald]

Thanks for the post Lew. I have some homemade grit from a friend just have not had a chance to try it. I like the look of the bead box and who could pass on the opportunity to buy new tools. Going to SWAT in two weeks may find some there. Anyone else going??

[lew]

@HandyDan Thank You! Hope you post your results.

 

@FlGatorwood Thanks!

 

@AndrewB Thank You!

 

@forty_caliber Thanks!

 

@Gerald Thank You! Testing the Yorkshire Grit now to see how my usual finishes bond to the surface. Wish I could get away to S.W.A.T. but that's not in the cards.