Don't forget, you have until Monday to file your income taxes!!!

 

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

With Easter a few days away, our turners are cranking out eggs faster than Miss Prissy!

 

@Gerald commented on last weeks post about the mathematics of the chicken egg. Gerald turned some freehand from glued-up blanks. These sure are nice!

 

Gerald received lots of comments on his turnings-

 

 

@HandyDan took a slightly different approach to his egg turning. Instead of different species, Dan used acrylic ink to add color.

 

 

Check out Dan's post-

 

 

@Reese Aukee continues to demonstrate her talent for making cute characters. She posted this little guy-

 

Not sure if we should call him a gnome or a gonk!

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Craft Supplies USA has posted a list of educational workshops available. Follow this link for more information-

https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/emailsales/apr-12-22.html

 

 

For The Newbies-

It's no secret that I hate to sand. Two interesting videos on WET sanding for the turner. First, some tips from Sam Angelo-

 

 

More on the subject from Robo Hippy-

 

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Cindy Drozda had a live presentation on hollowing boxes and ornaments. She made the presentation available on you tube. This was a demo and Q&A-

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

@HandyDan used acrylic ink to decorate his eggs. Carl Jacobson recently used water color pens to add interest to his tops. While not really a turning tool, they certainly work well to add color to a turned piece. Artist Loft Dual Tip pens are available from a variety of suppliers. This image is from the "Michael's" website-

 

https://www.michaels.com/watercolor-24-color-dual-tip-markers-by-artists-loft/10337291.html

 

 

In keeping with the above "Newbie" content, not new, but Woodturners Wonders has a sale on sanding supplies. Check out their website-

https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/sales

 

 

Everything Else-

Rick Turns list of YouTube woodturning videos from last week-

 

 

 

Safe turning

Edited April 13, 20224 yr by lew

Thanks for the nod on the eggs Lew.

 

I have tried various ways of adding colors to turned items over the years and the ink seems to be the answer. It gives great colors quickly and has similar qualities to dyes. It flows well while running on the lathe and leaves no brush marks yet doesn't drip and get flung everywhere as long I regulate the speed.  I have used artist pens before but the tips seem to run out of ink quickly.  Applying the ink with a brush lets me dip back in the jar for more where I had to wait for the pens tips to replenish but to each their own.

Thanks for the post Lew.

Dan I use the brush tip markers for tops. Have not tried on other areas. How do you seal it? I found that lacquer dulls the color.

1 hour ago, Gerald said:

How do you seal it? I found that lacquer dulls the color.

 

The inks colors seem more vibrant than the markers.  The markers also seem to mix with the finish even when dry but the ink does not.  These were coated with clear shellac.  Not the seal coat stuff, clear shellac.

Edited April 15, 20224 yr by HandyDan

@HandyDan Thank You! And thanks for the additional information on the coloring procedure.

 

@Gerald Thanks!