If you haven't seen the post, we are beginning our summer fundraiser to help support the operations here at the Patriot. Please consider donating to this worthy cause and maybe be lucky enough to walk away with some cool prizes-

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@nevinc posted a couple of beautiful bowls-

 

Head on over to his post and check out additional images.

 

 

@calabrese55 finished up that gorgeous segmented bowl. What a beauty!

 

 

Check out his post to see what his plans are for this turning-

 

 

@Gerald posted a vessel he is doing on the "What's On Your Lathe" forum. His image shows the business end of his hollowing rig and the laser attachment-

 

 

@forty_caliber turned some more bowls fresh from the blanks in his drying kiln. I really like how he does the feet on these-

 

There are more images in his post-

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Click on the images for links to more information and registration-

These first two might be a bit of a drive-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you missed Cindy Drozda's live presentation with Carl Jacobson. She has it posted on YouTube-

 

 

 

For The Newbies-

Drilling on the lathe may not require a Jacob's chuck, especially for smaller diameter bits. Tim Yoder demonstrates-

 

Tim also shows a quick and easy way to round over the ends of handles-

 

 

Pretty neat explanation about lathe speed-

 

 

Kent Weakley on the importance of good lighting. 

 

 

 

Mike Peace demonstrates how to make a soft touch cone for the live center-

 

 

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

What do you do when the bowl becomes a funnel- fix it or toss it? Mike Peace has some pretty strong feelings about it-

 

 

Couple of turnings from Richard Raffan-

 

 

 

Alan Stratton modified his Celtic Knot idea to create swirls and added it to his goblets.

 

I had done this on some bottle stoppers-

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

Robert Sorby has a new multi-tip hollowing tool-

 

Sorby tools are now available from Woodturners Wonders

https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/sorby?_kx=gV5SF2As_3IwtBi5TrpHVQM0F3UvGVbQKzhWGippDlk%3D.VJvU8R

 

 

From Spiracraft, a new drilling device for those who make salt/pepper grinders

 

https://spiracraft.com/product/woodcut-tools-mill-drill/?inf_contact_key=48786b7cec548ebb0bc98929c43bd777

 

 

 

Everything Else-

 

Safe turning

Great post , Thanks Lew. I see several very interesting videos. I like the bottle stoppers too

Edited August 10, 20232 yr by Gerald

Thanks Lew.  Raffin is into the little stuff which has caught my fancy too.  Little salt scoops are cool.