Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners July 31, 2024

[lew]

 

Just days left in our fund raising raffle. If you haven't picked up your tickets for some really special prizes, check out-

 

Every little bit helps keep our site alive!

 

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@calabrese55 is getting rid of his extensive stash of pen making supplies. If you are looking for kits or pieces, see his post-

 

 

@Gerald and @kreisdorph added  some gorgeous items to our "What Finished" post.

 

Gerald's project is for an AAW swap he participate in-

 

 

And, Kent's are a couple of turned Chalices made from elm.

 

 

This is where the new entries begin-

 

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Cindy Drozda and Todd Raines will host a free Sharing Session this Friday,  August 2nd,
at 2:00pm Eastern (18:00 UTC). It's FREE, live, and interactive on Zoom!

 

https://www.cindydrozda.com/html/Signup.html

https://woodturningtoolstore.com/
 

 

 

For The Newbies-

Woodworker's Journal published their monthly issue of the Woodturning Monthly. Lots of neat ideas and projects.

 

Here's the link-

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

 

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

 

 

 

Richard Raffan turns some "twig pots"-

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

OK, I know this is a stretch, but hey, I'm trying

 

Sketchup is not generally thought of as software used by turners. This video demonstrates that the software is versatile enough to create elaborate shapes for the turner. 

 

 

For a smaller learning curve, this free software is available. Lathe Magic can create visual, 3D renderings of turning shapes.

 

Free download is available here-

https://www.shapemagic.com/lm/index.htm

 

 

Everything Else-

The rolling pin workshop is done. They made about 21 Celtic knot rolling pins of various shapes and designs.

We started with this-

 

This was one of the finished pins-

 

 

 

Safe turning

[HandyDan]

Thanks Lew.  I need to try one of these Celtic Knots you use on those nice rolling pins.

[Gerald]

Thanks for the post Lew. Looks like we are going into the summer doldrums with too many other chores interfering with turning. Like Dan I have wanted to do the knot for a while.

[lew]

@HandyDan Thank You! Let me know if you need any help with the rolling pins.

 

@Gerald Thank You! When you do the rolling pin, I'll help if you need it!