For our Irish members, Happy St. Patrick's Day! (Thursday!)

 

Getting this out a little early today as relatives are expected shortly and staying the rest of the week.

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@Steve Krumanaker gave us a look at the start of a beautiful turning to which he has added resin in order to highlight a natural void.

 

Check our Steve's post and the comments from our turners-

 

 

@jthornton has been showing us some of his turnings and his pampered chickens!

 

 

Here's one of his gorgeous segmented bowls. He gives us a look at his glue-up procedure-

 

 

 

And in this post he goes into more detail about his segment sled used to turn these bowls-

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Cindy Drozda reminds us the Spring Vendor Showcase is coming up in a couple of weeks. 

Click on the above image for the link to registration.

 

 

Don't forget about "Meet The Turner" event this weekend March 19 and 20.

Click on the above image for the link to more information.

 

 

For The Newbies-

Cindy Drozda posted a video demonstrating using negative rake scrapers to get a perfect fit. This link takes you to Facebook videos, hope it works for everyone-

https://www.facebook.com/cindy.drozda.3/videos/298113892412909/

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Mr. David Reed Smith creates fantastic turnings and always has some interesting jigs to help with making them. Two articles with step by steps on turning a heart-

 

http://davidreedsmith.com/Articles/TurnedHearts/TurnedHearts.html

http://davidreedsmith.com/Articles/TurnedHearts/TwoCenterAuxChuck/TwoCenterAuxChuck.html

 

 

Mike Waldt returns to finish up a bowl-

 

 

 

Lyle Jamieson's Hollowing rig was reviewed in Popular Woodworking. 

Click on the above image for the link to the article. It goes to a Facebook page so I hope it is available for everyone.

 

 

The latest edition of Woodturning Monthly from The Woodworker's Journal is available. Lots of neat turning ideas. This one looked really interesting for the "tea drinker"-

 

Here's the link to the entire newsletter-

https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/woodturning-monthly/?utm_medium=email

 

 

New Turning Items-

Ruth Niles has the deluxe Pizza Cutters back in stock and a special deal to go along with it!

Click on the above image for the link to Ruth's store.

 

 

Everything Else-

Rick Turns list of YouTube woodturning videos from last week-

 

 

I finished up my little Manzanita turning. It measures about 10" x 7" x 2". Turned entirely with Easy Wood Tools products. Finished with a few coats of gloss wipe-on poly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safe turning

Edited March 16, 20224 yr by lew

Thanks for this weeks post Lew.  Love what you did with the Manzanita.  Beautiful.

 What the Manzanita looked like at the start to the final results is awesome. That's a beautiful dish!

BEAUTIFUL! 

Lew, this may be buried back in one of the posts about that Manzinita and I didn't see it, but was the flat surface on that piece done on the lathe as well?

He has the pics here @Fred W. Hargis Jr

 

2 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Lew, this may be buried back in one of the posts about that Manzinita and I didn't see it, but was the flat surface on that piece done on the lathe as well?

Fred, I did do the flat portion on the lathe. Flattened the entire surface after cutting off a small piece at the edge that was sticking "up". Then scooped out the center. Went back and fine tuned the flat surface enough to create the small lip at the flat/bowl transition. Then added the rings.

Wonderful!

 

I clicked on an ad for a lathe.  There was a BIG log in the lathe and the turner was about to go at it.  Looked fun.

 

Is wood turning addictive?

3 hours ago, Dovetail said:

Is wood turning addictive?

It was for me!

Lew glad to see that finished piece. Looks to be lots of events this year

@HandyDan Thank You!

 

@DuckSoup Thanks!

 

@Gene Howe  Thank You!

 

@Fred W. Hargis Jr Thanks! Did the additional posts help answer your question about creating the flat surface on the turning?

 

@Dovetail  Thank You! And, yes, woodturning is a slippery slope into addiction...

 

@Gerald Thanks!

11 hours ago, lew said:

@Fred W. Hargis Jr Thanks! Did the additional posts help answer your question about creating the flat surface on the turning?

 

Yes indeed, thanks.