January 31, 201412 yr friend of mine sent this to me the other day (not sure where he got it) but was curious if anyone had any ideas as to how this was done? Â
January 31, 201412 yr Those are cool aren't they Butch! I am not a turner, but I have always wondered the same, Lew will be on here today he'll chime in I am sure, cool piece! John MorrisThe Patriot Woodworker
January 31, 201412 yr I saw a video of smaller one being made on a lathe that used a router like cutter and was precisionly set up so that the piece would very slowly turn in a precise speed. The router cutter did all the work. I bet you may find such a set up on you tube
January 31, 201412 yr I made a candle stick holder similar to this The majority of the work was done on a drill press and then a TON of sanding. Lew Kauffman-Wood Turners Forum HostTime Traveler and Purveyor of the Universe's Finest Custom Rolling Pins!
February 1, 201412 yr Here's a link to the instructions on how the candle stick was made- http://www.waterfront-woods.com/Articles/SpiralCandle.pdf Lew Kauffman-Wood Turners Forum HostTime Traveler and Purveyor of the Universe's Finest Custom Rolling Pins!
February 1, 201412 yr Author thats awesome Lew!. Thanks!Lewis Kauffman said: Here's a link to the instructions on how the candle stick was made- http://www.waterfront-woods.com/Articles/SpiralCandle.pdf Lew Kauffman-Wood Turners Forum HostTime Traveler and Purveyor of the Universe's Finest Custom Rolling Pins!
February 13, 201412 yr a legacy lathe would do it. here is a guy doing it the hard way Hey~!! It's a hobby~!! It's not supposed to make sense.
March 27, 201412 yr There are several ways to do it.  I do them by hand.  You just draw it out. then cut down to about center with a saw followiing the middle of the empty area. then just start carving using anything from wood rasps to carveing tools.   On the spirals with hollow centers I will sometimes us a forestner bit and drill down to just beyond halfway. overlap the drilled holes. This gets rid of a lot of the waste very quickly and then you go to the tedious part.    It can of course be done with a router using something like the old Craftsman router crafter that's no longer made. You can find plans to build one out of bicycle parts in one of the Router books. I would have to look it up if anyone want's to know.  If your going to do a bunch of them then it's worth building. If your doing one of a kind stick with the hand method.      Stewart Mortimer has an excellent book that tells you exactly how it's done by hand.
March 27, 201412 yr Hylton's Router Magic has plans for a jig to accomplish that twist and lot's more. That may be the one John L refers to. I built a simplified one (also in Hylton's book) to make canes. Lots of fun.Gene'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton
March 27, 201412 yr Thanks for the additional references, John, I'm going to have to check them out!john Lucas said:There are several ways to do it.  I do them by hand.  You just draw it out. then cut down to about center with a saw followiing the middle of the empty area. then just start carving using anything from wood rasps to carveing tools.   On the spirals with hollow centers I will sometimes us a forestner bit and drill down to just beyond halfway. overlap the drilled holes. This gets rid of a lot of the waste very quickly and then you go to the tedious part.    It can of course be done with a router using something like the old Craftsman router crafter that's no longer made. You can find plans to build one out of bicycle parts in one of the Router books. I would have to look it up if anyone want's to know.  If your going to do a bunch of them then it's worth building. If your doing one of a kind stick with the hand method.      Stewart Mortimer has an excellent book that tells you exactly how it's done by hand.
March 27, 201412 yr That is a way cool piece. I hope you are going to save it and make a nice top for it. John MoodySite Administratorhttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com“Don’t make something unless it is both necessary and useful; but if it is both necessary and useful, don’t hesitate to make it beautiful.†Shaker Saying
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