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  1. My apologies to @Smallpatch for giving credit to another member on making the chess piece. I have totally lost my mind. Finally got that computer change-over done (I think), we'll see whether the phone rings tonight. Note to self: clean out your own contact's list. No one need 2894 contacts to try to inform of a new email address. Our Patriot Turners- @Smallpatch was asked to recreate a chess piece. Can’t wait to see the results! Jess has a funny story to go along with the request. Be sure to check out his post- @HandyDanTurned a set of incredible earrings. Dan is our resident "inside-out" turning expert and these beauties accent his talents! Dan received lots of comments and he also describes his process in this post- It is encouraging to see our turner's progress as they post their projects. Some of our member have years of experience while others are relative new to the discipline. @Bob Hodge tells us about how he is developing his creativity gene. I love the way he has chosen to display his turnings. So much better than setting on a shelf. Please check out his post with his feelings about turning Patriot member @BillyJack posted a question for our members about lathe tools. Maybe you can help him decide on what to get- We've had a couple of additional comments added to previous posts. @Bundoman Update his post about his winter projects and his daughter's new lathe- And going back into October on a post concerning end grain turning problems, @Bob Hodge added this information- What’s Coming Up- Pretty well caught up-to-date on what's happening in the near future. For The Newbies- A couple of videos from Mike Peace on drilling on the lathe- and- An older video but a nice useful beginner project from Robo Hippy The first installment on spoon turning from Neal Brand- Expand Your Horizons- Alan Stratton continues his demonstration of the eccentric chuck. Stay tuned to this channel as he \has pronised to show how to make the chuck- Richard Raffan turns square plates- not without a little problem- Cindy Drozda discusses turning tool handles. This was a live presentation and a little lengthy but has great information- New Turning Items- If you turn segments pieces, you are probably aware of the wedgie sleds for the table saw. This video shows a similar device for the bandsaw. Not exactly new, the Tormek wet grinder has been around for a long time. Here's Glenn Lucas demonstrating the turning sharpening jigs for woodturning tools- Craft Supplies USA has some new turning blanks available. These are Chroma-Ply blanks https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/t/29/Project-Blanks?b=chromaply&utm_source=csusa&utm_medium=email&utm_content=chromaply&utm_campaign=22-02-blanks Woodturners Wonders has a Valentines sale. Check the website for more items and coupon code for discounts- https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/sweetheart-sale-2022 Everything Else- Rick Turns list of YouTube woodturning videos from last week- I have a Sorby spiraling and texturing tool. I'm not very good with it. But I've seen some awesome patterns created by turners like Darryl Jones- https://www.instagram.com/dreadknotwoodshop/?hl=en This is one of his pieces from his Etsy shop It amazes me what he, and others, can do. Anyway I've been practicing and recording results so I can reproduce the embellishments on other pieces. I probably should have picked a softer wood than white oak. Sometime back I made a tool described by Mike Peace for small pieces (the one with the brass shank). I use it on bowl bottoms for a spiral pattern. Safe turning and stay well
  2. BillyJack

    Chisels

    What's a good cheap set. I was going to buy a set of Craftsman s from a guy, but couldn't meet up. Have a cheap HF lathe I'd like to put to use. Any suggestions? I'm sure it's like golf, I don't need all the clubs, but I need some.. lol thx..
  3. I have been painfully delinquent from here the last while and have missed the talks. 2021 brought real challenges and changes but I am still out here and “kicking!” Hope to be more active in 2022. Here are some of the couple hundred Snowmen I made for the Christmas season, a few of the Vikings and “Gnomen” I have been dabbling in the winter, and my daughters first attempt at the wood lathe which happened last Sunday afternoon. She has been asking to give turning a try and her and I spent a couple hours at the lathe together. I am still learning technique so hope I am not sending her too far astray. The honey dipper and bullet are hers. I only helped with a few cleanup cuts to smooth a few things out for her. She wants to learn to make ornaments and other smaller things so I suspect I will get more of these sessions. I am sort of watching for an economical mini or midi lathe to cram in the shop so I can set her up with her own work station. She is showing potential and interest right now and want 5o nurture that interest while I can. Proud dad moment for me.
  4. Promoting green woodworking and all its associated crafts, so that once again the woodlands of the world are nurtured and valued as a source of employment and enjoyment.
  5. and up to 15" of snow predicted for next week. But, I know spring is coming and with spring comes wrens. So, just put the first coat of linseed oil on a couple acorn style wren houses, exterior only. Roughed these out a few years ago but pretty sure they are spalted beech. One walnut roof and one red elm roof. Roof is held in place by the little piece of wood that is just wider than the top hole and then it will wedge tight as the eye bolt is tightened. That makes for pretty easy clean out. I do need a longer eye bolt though.
  6. A few months ago my son told me he was going to start making "river" tables. When he told me I was surprised because I didn't really know what is a river table. Secondly, he is in his 40's and had never expressed any interest in wood working that I knew of. More recently, he and his lovely bride have expanded into making charcuterie boards. Once again I wasn't sure what that even was. Well, I have to say, he's doing some very nice things. Stick with me, this is wood turning related. He has given me several cut offs and most of the time they are too small to do much with so I use them for ornaments and such. Recently, he gave me some red elm pieces and they were big enough to turn a couple of little bowls, bigger bowl is about 7" diameter and the smaller is slightly less, maybe 6". I have to say, I had no idea how pretty is the grain in red elm. It looks very open grain but it doesn't feel or sand that way. These pieces were kiln dried and about 2" thick before turning. Since the wood was already dried the bowls are single turned to finish. Red elm is a little dusty but cuts nicely and these have very little sanding on them. They have minwax antique oil for a finish.
  7. I am looking at adding a lathe to my wood working fun and if I do it will not for several months. I do not need a professional one, but I do not want to get one too small either. (for turning bowl, goblets and such) When looking at a lathes dimensions is there a way to tell who big (wide) a project can be? Hope this makes sense. Thank you!
  8. Well, this is a big deal. I've gone many years with my midi-Jet, limited in bowl size to 12 inches. I have announced that a new lathe will be my retirement gift to myself. I want a big hurkin lathe to make big hurkin bowls and platters, and a few vessels. I have little interest in spindle turning beyond finials for vessels. What I don't want and hardly have the space and money for is the long bed that comes with larger diameter lathes. Looking at Laguna, Powermatic, Grizzly, Rikon, I just see really long beds. I seem to remember seeing a lathe to accommodate large diameter with a short bed but cannot find it now. I imagine I am not the first with these two parameters - large diameter -18-20 inches, short bed. An alternative is turning outboard of the bed and that might be a consideration. I would appreciate your wisdom and practical advice on lathes that do that, simply. I watched the Laguna video today for the 1836 to see that it would require a heavy and expensive extension and some other stuff to increase the diameter of the bowl. I see how that works yet it would then take half a wall of my 400 sf shop. So, once again, I turn to this group for excellent advice and experience. Thanks, as always
  9. I don't sell a lot but there is a local gift shop that displays my ornaments every year. The birdhouse ornaments have been so popular I didn't do any "traditional" ornaments this season. Wouldn't you know, someone asked if there would be any "un birdhouse" ornaments this year? She told me on Thursday, told her I'd try to have her five by Saturday. Hopefully the person will see something they like. These will get one or two more coats of finish.
  10. Our annual Adopt A Wounded Warrior campaign is going gangbusters! We are at about the 3/4 point in our goal. If you haven't made your pledge, please consider doing so in the next week. That gives our "Santa" a chance to do the necessary shopping to fulfill the Christmas wishes. Our Patriot Turners- Over the weekend, @forty_caliber posted one of his pecan bowl turnings. He added copper enhancements as a way to fill some voids. His post turned out to be one of the best conversations we have had in a long time, here in the Turner's Forum. I think you will find a lot of great comments that pertain not only to turning but also to creative thinking for any project. Another topic that crosses over from one forum to another was posted in the General Woodworking forum by @Gene Howe. Gene asked about our favorite wood species with which to work. Lots of great content and some super images. One of the images- @Bob Hodge is considering upgrading his lathe. His primary turning projects will be larger bowls, platters and hollow vessels. Bob asked the forum's thoughts on what might be a good lathe for his upgrade. Check out his post, our members comments and see if you can provide some input- Bob also took the time to share a couple of jewelry towers he has made. These would make excellent gifts for any wife or girlfriend (or both) who has a lot of bling! @Gerald updated us on the progress on some commissioned bowls. Looks like they are about ready to ship! Gerald also posed a question to the group asking if anyone had ever turned a full sized "Nut Cracker" soldier. None of members could really offer much in the way of useful information (although lots of wisecracks were offered up). If you have done this, or know someone that has, maybe you could help Gerald- @Ron Altier has been busy cranking out projects. The first one he showed us was some fantastic earrings. Ron has the awesome ability to combine the most gorgeous wood combinations- Ron also posted a new ornament he just finished! And speaking of ornaments, @Steve Krumanaker has made a bunch of birdhouses, Some of these are a new design for Steve and they are fantastic! He received lots of great comments and he offered additional information about how he makes the little birds. @Masonsailor is starting on his Christmas presents- I think I should take the hint! What’s Coming Up- If you are quick- Lyle Jamieson has an IRD, tomorrow (Thursday December 9, 2021), on turning natural edge, hollow forms. https://lylejamieson.com/product/december-9-2021700-930pm-eastern-time-thursday-natural-edge-hollow-form/ https://woodturningtoolstore.com/event/woodturners-retreat-six-turners-live-12-turnings-of-christmas/ For The Newbies- Hand made toys are always a treat for the little ones and with Christmas fast approaching this is a timely video from the AAW- We must be cautious when creating these, especially for those who might be thinking about chewing on the toys. The AAW has a short article with guidelines and some embedded links to more information- https://www.woodturner.org/Woodturner/Resources/Safety-Materials/Safety--Turning-Safe-Toys.aspx?_zs=ceDib&_zl=k8mr2 Lyle Jamieson has some tips on lathe speed- Expand Your Horizons- A live edge bowl from "Turn A Wood Bowl" Richard turning a little bowl. Just nice to watch his skills- New Turning Items- Craft Supplies USA has ornament kits available. A short video showing some of the products and turning a snowman. https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/t/62/Ornaments?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=videos Ruth Niles has a new bottle stopper design. It is functional as a stopper as well as being able to show off the stopper top- Check it out at Ruth's site- https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/product/ss-1000/ Everything Else- Rick Turns list of last week's woodturning videos on YouTube-
  11. A few birdhouse ornaments, these are fun and fairly quick to do. Everyone likes the little birds.
  12. With maybe 8 years of bowls and plates, I tried my hand at spindle turning to make these jewelry towers. You will just have to turn your head as I can't figure out how to upright these photos. I'm using a Sorby spindlemaster only because that is what the sales guy put into my introductory set of tools when I got my first lathe. I suspect that as with most of my projects, I could make these twice as good in half the time as I did with these. I turned the center bowl with a bigger diameter hole to slip all the way down to the middle, keeping the spindle in one piece. I like "story wood". The cherry tower for my grand daughter comes from repurposed pieces of a crib that I made for her 17 years ago. The rest of the crib was transformed into a head board and foot board for her. Maybe worth some points for G'dad. Olivewood beads from Jerusalem to add some class upon which to hang the necklaces.
  13. It is that time if you have not already started or planned what you will make for Christmas now is the time to start. I have been working on a commission and getting stock ready for two Christmas shows. Plus I have designed and tested my Christmas gift for this year. Today started putting final touches on snowman ornaments, mushrooms and seam rippers. So what do you have going on? I can show this because "they" are not watching. This years present.
  14. Found this on AAW site and there is some stuff on mounting jaws on chucks I have never heard and there is lots of beginner info there also. Setting up a lathe chuck
  15. Inspired by last weeks Wisdom for Woodturners post I made a hinged box. I watched Mike Waldt's video and remembered I had harvested some of those hinges from trinkets purchased at the Restore with plans to use them someday. The hinge sets are cheap when purchased this way since the price for one of the trinkets is usually around $0.50 at the Restore. I collected them together and hadn't realized how many I had acquired until they were all in one place. The nick in the lid makes room for the hasp. I filed the bottom of the hasp flat and didn't have to cut out the bottom piece.
  16. Needed some small table lamps so I went to my trusty Ringmaster to fix the problem. The pair are on our bedroom dresser and the single lamp is in the living room. The single is mainly a conglomeration of leftover rings from other bowl projects. But it works.
  17. Steve Krumanaker

    Walnut Bowl

    From the album: Steve Krumanaker

    Walnut bowl with an ogee profile with a fillet, about 10" diamter and 1/4" thick.
  18. Well it would be nice if I could recover all my posts on WWF but can't do that so here goes. My Ringmaster came from a deceased woodworker and was set up for a 12 inch lathe. Well after checking with machine shop to get block made to setup on my Jet 1442 The cost was astronomical so I call RM and sent back to them . I think the rework was maybe $200. I have not gotten away from simple basic bowl but have done some pie shaped blanks. This is my first try in the press which is used to glue the rings together. This is the first bowl completed. This is the glued up board blank. After it is planed we measure in four or 5 spots to determine thickness so we can set the cutter angle. This may be the bowl from the bowl from the board above. This is a slightly busier glue up. This is one form resulting from the blank above. Note the rim is left wider in this version. This is the finishes bowl. Ordinarily you cannot use turning tools on a RM bowl. Yes, I have tried even with warnings and blew a ring or two off a bowl. yes it did explode. Now since that is the disclaimer I do know a turner who makes his rings 1/2 inch and used tools. I do 3/8 and use coarse sandpaper to sand those rings flat and you see in next to last picture above. More later on how all this is done.
  19. Cherry and Spalted Red Oak Bowl. 5 1/2 x 9 1/4 One coat of wipe on poly, doesn't start to really shine till the 3 coat and then I add another. It's still on the waste block. I'm disappointed in the contrast, both look great by themselves but combining them in a bowl didn't work for me.
  20. Just finished this one. I wanted the oval grain to show Dont remember the wood name .I wanted it to be the main feature
  21. I've been doing some research and window shopping for a hollowing system with the goal narrow opening hollow forms in mind. I have yet to make a decision but I have some criteria. I'm hoping that someone can point me to the "best of the best". Captive bar Heavy duty Actual boring bar, not lathe tool adapter. Availability of both HSS and Carbide cutters for the tool Laser guide. Any advice would be appreciated as this is new territory for me. .40
  22. Some here may remember that a couple years ago I made 28 offering plates of which 16 were acceptable size and the rest were gifted. Well I had some blanks that did not make the cut unless it was urgent. This is the best of those as I finally got back onto turning them.
  23. I was told by another member of our household (which only has 2 people and a small dog) that we need a pepper mill to experience fresh ground pepper on our food. You can guess who told me that. My first inclination was to start looking for a USA commercially made one, and then remembered I have a wood lathe. I also remember seeing a video of Alan Lacer making one a few years back and he (of course) made it look easy. Just how much precision and work are these things? Also, recommendations for a good quality hardware kit?
  24. Learning to turn can be intimidating, more so (I suspect) when you don't have anyone local to turn to for advice. So I come here and glean what I can. This is my latest endeavor....another not-very-big-deal, but a handle for a parting tool. The shank is installed with a combination of epoxy in the bottom of the hole and a slit cut in the end under the ferrule. The victory in this is that the hole is aligned with the handle. I had managed to work out a method for this with a screwdriver, and this is another attept (that worked). Anyway, the handle is loosely styled like a Henry Taylor chisel I have and this was actually just puttering around. Since I was just puttering, I tried the burned rings that Dan described in another post. It's hard maple, and if it falls apart I still have the OEM handle to put it in. I did give it a couple of coats of wiping varnish. Forgot to mention, one big screwup was that my tenon for the ferrule isn't long enough, it's too short by almost 1/8"! I think I can get my tubing cutter and shorten the ferrule to the tenon length.
  25. My current putzing around project with the lathe is to make a handle for a lathe chisel (parting tool, to be specific). So the shank of the chisel is 1/2" and so is (presumably) my hole for it. The chisel is a sort of slip-fit, it slides in without undue pressure and I have a collar for it once finished (1/2 of a 3/4" copper union). The collar will be a very tight fit, but I'm wondering about how tight the shank should fit in the hole. Maybe you're supposed to put a little epoxy on it when inserted??? Or do i need to try and get a tighter fit?
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