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  1. 84° today in Harrisburg and then some snow maybe in northern PA over the weekend. You gotta love Pennsylvania weather. Too much happening here for me to get to the lathe this week. I started a walnut, cheese and chip serving platter but haven't gotten back to it. We often feature Tim Yoder's turning videos here in the "Wednesday's..". Mr. Yoder will soon be releasing a DVD explaining/demonstrating various turning catches. This short video is a preview of the release. You'll notice Mr. Yoder is dressed for protection! Speaking of what can go wrong, Carl Jacobson posted a video of an incident while turning a bowl- If you have a Facebook account, here's a video posted by Scott Phillips and the American Woodshop. Notice Mr. Phillips use turning tools from one of our most generous sponsors- Easy Wood Tools! (The video appears for me but might not for other members without a Facebook account).There has been some discussion by our turners concerning the making of toy tops. One of my favorite turners/woodworkers in Mr. David Reed Smith. He is not only a talented turner but a "jig junky" like me. He writes for More Woodturning Online but also publishes many of his creations/jigs on his own website- http://www.davidreedsmith.com/default.htm. In this recently published article, Mr. Smith demonstrates how to make several turning chuck clamps for turning centered or eccentric pieces. His narrative is directed towards a recent article in the above mentioned magazine but the chucks/clamps will work for any of this type of turnings. You can find his description at- http://www.davidreedsmith.com/Articles/Whistle/WhistleJigs/WhistleJigs.html Safe Turning-
  2. Another week in the books. I've been preparing for the annual Christmas gift shop projects. Most of the gifts/recipients have been decided upon and some of the supplies have arrived. A lot of blank glue-ups need to be started before the turning can begin. Member John Morris posted a link to a really nice video on turning a bead using only a skew chisel. The video was done by Mr. Curtis Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan does an excellent job of explaining how and why. Here's a neat little kitchen project from Carl Johnson. Usually knife storage blocks are square and made on the table saw. Carl makes his on the lathe. Check out his use of the Easy Wood Tools and that Best of the Best Easy Wood Chuck! Carl really fancied up his project but what I really liked was his take on how to keep the knives from banging together- Over on Google+, a turner- Gerald Merchant posted the a link to a blog about a newbie purchasing a new lathe. It's an interesting read. As with all blogs, it is the writers opinion. You may find things upon which you agree/disagree. Just posting it for another perspective- http://carlford.info/blog/2015/07/newbie-lathe/ This afternoon member Postal Tom asked a question about turning green wood. I'm sure he'd appreciate all the turners, with green wood turning experience, chiming in with their thoughts. Here's a link to his question- http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/topic/18006-green-wood/ We still need all of the new turner members to post your projects. We would like to spotlight your work here on the the "Wednesday's..."!!! Safe Turning-
  3. Spent the past 2 days subbing in the Engineering Technology program at the local Vo-Tech school. It was nice to be able to help the kids. This weeks Patriot Turner spotlight is focused on Steven Newman. Steve can get more project out of the least amount of material than anyone I know. Most of Steve's projects are made with hand tools but he does use a powered lathe for turning. And, he does not use a lathe duplicator! I've grabbed some shots of his turnings from his gallery. A Shaker Night Stand- A small table- His "leftovers" table One of his most recent projects, a walnut night stand- Check out Steve's page at http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/profile/3502-steven-newman/ With Christmas just over the horizon, there's been an ongoing discussion among the turners about turned Christmas ornaments. Gerald posted a link to some beautiful ornaments at WoodCentral. Here's just one example of the gorgeous work done by the artist at that site- Check out this and all of the awesome work at- http://www.woodcentral.com/newforum/ornaments/ Gerald also posted a cute little figure he turned- He has more about the project here- http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/topic/17859-christmas-carrolier/ I did get a little lathe time this past week. A buddy brought a Buck Brothers carving gouge that needed a handle. I asked for some turning ideas, here at the Patriot, and you guys came through with flying colors. The gouge required a socket handle- I measured the wide opening with calipers, the bottom using various drill bits and then the depth of the socket. Transferred the measurements to the blank. Turned the taper, test fitting until it fit snugly into the socket. Finished the shape and sanded. He was happy with the results. He'll probably do a little more sanding and put on a finish. If you are a turner- beginner, expert or anywhere in between- post your work! We'd love to turn the spotlight on you! Safe Turning!
  4. Spent half a day substituting in the Electronics Technology program. Good bunch of kids. This week we spotlight one of the Patriot's long time turners, and Overall Forum host, Charles Nicholls. Charles is a prolific turner. His projects run the gamut from boxes to tops. You can see his entire Patriot album here- http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/profile/2590-charles-nicholls/?tab=node_gallery_gallery&albumPage=1 Here are just a few of Charles' turnings that I copied from his album- Head on over to his profile and check out all his fantastic work. If you turn bottle stoppers, you probably know Ruth Niles (if you don't know her, you should!). The other week she posted some information about a turner and seller of turner's stuff. His site is at http://www.turningwood.com/. Not only do they have super prices on sanding products, there are links to some really helpful information. One of our long time (and very generous) supporters- Easy Wood Tools has sponsored an informative video demonstrating the use of the Easy Wood Detailer. I have used this tool and believe it should be in every turners arsenal. Woodworker's Journal put up a super informative article on "Cutting Green Bowl Blanks With a Chainsaw". The article is written by Ernie Conover. Here's a link to his write-up- http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/cutting-bowl-blanks-chain-saw/ This You Tube video is included in the article. The article, however, contains much more additional information. Safe Turning!
  5. In between other obligations, I was able to finish up the salt shaker Mimi wanted. The glued up blank from a variety of scraps- I trimmed the diagonal piece to form a square blank then rounded the blank on the lathe- Remounted the round blank in the 4 jaw chuck after turning a tenon on one end. The shape is a little different from others I've made. Although the top "ball" is not perfect, I still like the overall shape and proportions. Next I drilled the inside hole according to the dimensions that accompanied the parts. My Forstner bit extension wasn't long enough to drill to the correct depth so I switched over to a speed bit. The final top hole was drilled on the drill press using the drive center mark for locating the drill point. Couple of coats of gloss poly- A couple of weeks ago, member John Morris asked about adding a cover/cushion to the tool rest to prevent tool damage. Most of the people who responded felt this probably would not be a good idea as this might trap dirt. While turning the salt shaker, I noticed this on my tool rest- If buildup occurs on bare metal it would probably be even worse if padding/coverings were added to the tool rest. I'm not sure if a Facebook account is required to view this but Scott Phillips has a short video with some turning tips- https://www.facebook.com/theamericanwoodshop/videos/1664358050491053/?fref=nf Safe Turning!
  6. This week's featured Patriot Turner is Gerald. I've copied a few of his gallery pictures, here, for your viewing pleasure- As you can see, Gerald does some awesome work. He has shared his ideas and techniques with our turners and graciously answered questions about turning processes. You can check out his complete gallery at- http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/profile/4348-gerald/?do=content&type=gallery_image&change_section=1 And his profile at- http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/profile/4348-gerald/ It is really great having you here Gerald and we look forward to having your input here in the Turning Forum! The latest Woodturning OnLine newsletter arrived. As always it has great information. One of the article relates to a previous discussion we had a few weeks ago concerning Steady Rests. The article discusses turning a Trembleur. These turnings typically don't use the standard steady rest but instead use a string steady rest. Here's a link to the article- http://www.lavieenbois.com/html/trembleur_eng.htm Several of our members turn Christmas Ornaments. Most of them include at least one finial turning. The newsletter included a nice PDF article on turning finials- http://www.detroitareawoodturners.com/uploads/3/4/8/5/34854207/finial_demonstration-daw-4-27-2014.pdf The entire newsletter is located here- http://www.woodturningonline.com/index.php Finally, Woodworkers Journal is offering free plans for a turned apple birdhouse- The PDF can be found here- http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/WJ086-Apple-Birdhouse.pdf Safe Turning!
  7. It was just too beautiful outside today to spend time in the shop. Rototilled the garden, planted onions and got some grass seed on the front yard bare spots. I'll be paying for this tonight when I try to go to sleep. Over the weekend, I did have the opportunity to finish up the coffee scoops. Each one is a little different from its' neighbor but all hold about 2 tablespoons of grounds (we like Navy coffee). I don't put any finish on these. I learned from Ruth Niles that they will develop a smooth silk-like surface through repeated use. I also see that I really need to work on my sanding techniques. Recently, I stumbled upon a manual jig used to help apply a finish to a turning. The concept is to prevent runs in the finish. It looks easy to make and seems like it works. I wonder if an added grill rotisserie motor would work to make it a bit more automatic? Several of our "Wednesday's...." discussions have been on lathe steady rests. Mostly we think of them as large devices with three or four wheels to keep the turning from whipping about. Here's a different technique for those fragile spindles. I found this steady rest at Rich Hutcheson's website http://www.scrollsaws.com/. He has a bunch of lathe related information/projects. Here's a link to the steady rest http://www.scrollsaws.com/WoodLathe/woodlatheString.htm Safe Turning!
  8. Our Patriot turner of the week is ATBT. Michael turns beautiful shaving brushes. Here's an example from one of his posts- He also has a Facebook page that shows his work. Here's a link to that- As The Brush Turns Of course, a shaving brush is just half of the combination for a close shave. Michael also make awesome scales for straight razors. Again, a picture from his Patriot posts- Welcome to the Patriot Woodworker, Michael. We are looking forward to seeing more of your beautiful items. Easy Wood Tools, one of our most generous sponsors, has partnered with Carl Jacobson to produce very informative videos designed to advance the knowledge of beginning turners as well as those more experienced. One of the latest video compares the use of carbide cutters versus the traditional turning gouge. The video also introduces a nice air powered disk sander. The sander is covered first and the cutting tools start at about 2 minutes. Finally, our buddy Tim Yoder has a nice how-to video on making a jewelry/necklace holder. Tim's videos are always fun to watch. Safe Turning!
  9. Well, we had one partly sunny day this past week- fitting enough that it was on Mother's Day! Early entry this week as we are once again preparing to entertain relatives. I actually got to spend a little time at the lathe. Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Ruth Niles' shop. Ruth is the owner of the SS Niles bottle stoppers and she live about 40 minutes from here. While I was there she showed me a bottle stopper she made that resembled a Mennonite man- we live in an area with a large concentration of Mennonites and Amish folks- so I thought I'd try my luck with one. It will ultimately be a gift to my brother who recently has a fascination with photographing the Mennonite/Amish lifestyle. This is turned from hard maple, painted with acrylic paint and then clear coated. The stopper is "internal" and threaded into a tapped hole then fixed with a dab of epoxy. The stopper is one of Ruth's #A-301 stainless steel stoppers. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned I was considering making a rolling pin style noodle cutter. Epic Fail! At first things went pretty good- But the best laid plans of mice and....... I think instead of trying to cut the coves and "ridges as one operation, the sharp ridges need to be made first- most likely using the skew- then creating the coves. My Easy Wood Finisher does a fine job making the coves. I just need to figure a way of leaving the sharp ridges un-touched. From another site, I stumbled upon a shop made turning tool that looks really heavy duty. It's called "The Big Ugly Tool". Here it is in operation- And here's a video showing the process of building one- Safe Turning
  10. Another week gone by. The sun is getting a little lower in the sky but the days are still hot and humid. A really warm welcome is extended to all of the new members to The Patriot Woodworker. We've been blessed with some really talented folks. As mentioned last week, we'll be spotlighting these turners each week. Today's lucky winner is a turner who celebrates Christmas all year. Ron Altier has been giving showing us his beautiful turnings and ornaments for the past 6 years! His latest endeavors are these two awesome turnings Check out Ron's work, which by the way isn't limited to ornaments, here- http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/profile/3488-ron-altier/?tab=node_gallery_gallery Most turners know the name Carl Jacobson and if you turn bottle stoppers you should know about Ruth Niles' stainless steel bottle stoppers. Carl has put up a You Tube video demonstrating Ruth's stoppers and some of her turning accessories. In my opinion, you cannot do better than the Niles stoppers. New member and turner Gerald, posted a picture of his beautiful "Pink Magnolia" vase. Here's a video showing how a vase or "weed pot" can be turned. Safe Turning!
  11. This week I'll start by adding a little more information to some questions that have been posed over the past several week. Patriot member Charles purchased a hollowing tool. He was having difficulty because the tool had a tendency to twist in his hands during the hollowing operation. I suggested maybe the addition of a handle, perpendicular to the long axis, might help with stability. During a search for an unrelated subject, I came across this video that, in part, demonstrates hollowing a vase using the Robert Sorby Ultima hollowing tool. The video is by Martin Saban-Smith. The hollowing tool portion of the video starts at about 11 minutes. The Sorby tool has an additional right angle handle. Maybe you can get some ideas from this, Charles. Mr. Saban-Smith has a unique twist to finishing many of his turnings so check out the rest of this video. Patriot member Ron asked about ways to prevent dust bleed over when sanding on the lathe. One way is to seal the wood with shellac. Recently, however, I came across another turner's suggestion. This idea comes from Capt. Eddie. A little back story here- almost 2 years ago Capt. Eddie was undergoing brain surgery. No one (except Capt. Eddie) was sure, at the time, if he would be able to go back to the lathe. Well on July 2, 2016 he posted this video- Capt. Eddie's suggestion is to use Deft lacquer sanding sealer. His description starts at about 2 and a half minutes.. The remainder of the video is about turning a bottle stopper using Ruth Niles' stainless steel stopper. Ruth has awesome stoppers. If you haven't tried them, you owe it to yourself to do so. You won't be disappointed. It's great to have Capt. Eddie back!! Speaking of bottle stoppers, here's a short video, by Derek Oliver, demonstrating how to make a stopper mandrel- The Woodturning On Line newsletter came this past week. Lots of good information. The project of the month is turning a yo-yo. I remember the Smothers Brothers TV show- Tommy Smothers was quite good with a yo-yo. The entire newsletter is at- http:// http://www.woodturningonline.com/index.php Safe Turning!
  12. Well, last week I said I thought I'd be returning to the workshop. Emergencies changed all that and it didn't happen So, here's some turning work from other more productive turners. First up, another in the series of "Back to Basics" by our sponsor Easy Wood Tools and Carl Jacobson. This one talks about face plate turning and turning a bowl without the use of a chuck. Tim Yoders' creativity is shining with his Cosmic Cloud Platter. Really Cool! Creating a vessel, by segmented turning, really allows the turner to develop patterns that catch the eyes of potential customers. This month's issue of Woodturning On Line has a very nice written tutorial for creating patterns. This particular tutorial describes a Navajo weave pattern. http://www.morewoodturningmagazine.com/articles/navaho-border-patterns.pdf The tutorial is written by Bill Kandler. Mr. Kandler is the author of Segmented Project Planner software. You can checkout his work and the software at- http://www.segmentedturning.com/. The entire Woodturning On Line newsletter is at- http://www.woodturningonline.com/index.php Oh, yeah, that emergency. No self-respecting woodworker/woodturner should ever have a workbench that looks like this- An acquaintance managed to contract the very latest in ransom ware- CRYPTOWALL. Nasty, nasty, nasty. Ended up with one of two choices. Pay $500+ or reload the system. He opted for the format/reload. Safe Turning and be careful of email attachments!
  13. With the home improvements coming to an end, maybe I can get into the shop and do a little turning. I received a couple of metal rings, to slip over the end of a mallet head, from a friend. Can't wait to make this one!! In the meantime, here's a video from Tim Yoder. He is making a nightlight from acrylic and wood- Easy Wood Tools and Carl Jacobson have another video. This one is all about how to mount work to the lathe. Check out that Easy Wood chuck! In my opinion this is the best chuck available today. And, it is made is the good ol' US of A! For those of you who like to build your own specialized chucks, here's an instructional video for making a doughnut chuck. These are great for finishing off the bottom of a bowl- Safe Turning!
  14. Hot and humid Wednesday here in south central Pennsylvania. We could use some rain here in the valley. Garden is getting dry. Speaking of the garden and some rain, here's a simple little turning project that you fisherman might be able to use. This thing is called a worm stick and is used for "Worm Grunting". The one pictured was not made on a lathe. Another one, I saw, had ridges turned on the vertical stick- an easy job on the lathe. Here's a link to information about this mystical process- http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0003472 . There are several methods of "calling" the worms. The turned stick is just one type of instrument. I was perusing another turning site and came across this video discussing a technique called Shear Scraping. The author of the video- John Lucas- demonstrates the advantage of this method using a variety of turning tools. As for me, I finally had a chance to get to my lathe and make some shavings. We decided to take out the shrubs at the front of the house. They were here when I moved in so I know they were over 50 years old. Not sure what species they were but I can tell you they are completely unforgiving when you fall face first into them, from a ladder, while hanging Christmas decorations- don't ask. The piece I used was at the corner of the house. After chainsawing it out of the ground and doing some preliminary trimming, I ended up with- This is what was hiding inside- The turning is about 5" tall and 6" in diameter at the top. Sanded to 4000 grit. The only finish is paste wax. Totally impractical but I really like to make something from each tree/shrub we have had removed. Safe Turning
  15. Easy Wood Tools, one of our sponsors, has partnered with Carl Jacobson to create a series of turning videos called- "Back To Basics". The second in the series covers mounting turning blanks in a chuck and some additional information about the sanding system from Woodturners Wonders Early on in my journey as a turner, while turning a bowl, I mistakenly turned on the lathe before I had the chuck securely seated. The inertia/lathe speed spun the chuck so tightly onto the head stock that it took a large wrench and a breaker bar to remove it. Fortunately the only damage was to my pride. At that point, purchased a spindle washer as a preventative measure against it happening again. Mr. Jacobson, in this weeks videos, discourages the use of spindle washers (at the beginning of the video). Seems there are two schools of thought concerning the use of the washer- I'll let you decide which to follow. Speaking of bowl turning, here's a video demonstrating how to turn an "off center" bowl. The finished bowl is certain to be one of those "how did you make that" pieces. Safe Turning!
  16. The middle of June, already! On another social media forum, Patriot member Charles asked about the process of how I made some bottle stoppers. To help him, here's the information. If anyone has questions or needs additional information just let me know. Three of the stoppers have the Celtic knot configuration and the forth (rite most) has more of a swirl design. Both designs are made in almost identically the same manner. To simplify the operations I made a jig for the table saw. I imagine the same thing could be accomplished with a "chop" saw or even on a bandsaw. The pictures of the jig were taken just after some modifications. The 2 x material has not been cut thru by the blade, yet. A hardwood runner slides in the saw's miter track. The stopper blank sets into the cradle made by the thin material fastened between the 2x material. The jig/blank pushed thru the blade to create a kerf in the blank. For a Celtic knot, the blade is raised so that, when the cut is complete, there is about 1/32" to 1/16" of material left uncut at the top of the blank. For the swirl design, the blade is only raised to cut about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way thru the blank. After each cut, a thin piece of contrasting wood, the same thickness as the saw kerf, is glued into the kerf. Then the excess is trimmed off flush with the sides of the blank. The blank gets rotated 90° and the process is repeated until all 4 sides have been cut and filled. Here's a drawing of what the SWIRL blank would look like after 2 passes thru the saw and the wooden strips glued and trimmed. As I do on all my jigs, I record pertinent data about the use of the jig (the minds not what it used to be). Attached to this post is a Sketchup SKP file that can be manipulate for additional viewing. If you don't have the Sketchup program, this link is to a free Sketchup viewer. For turning bottle stoppers, I have a shop made mandrel. It's just a bolt, head cut off, nut and flat washer added. I put a Jacob's chuck in the head stock to hold the mandrel. My stoppers come from Ruth Niles. Her threaded stoppers have 3/8" x 16 threads so the bolt matches those dimensions. Woodworker's Journal has made available free plans for a turned lidded box- The PDF is available here- http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/WJC250-Lidded-Boxes.pdf Woodturning OnLine released their latest newsletter- http://www.woodturningonline.com/index.php "Rick Turns" posts You Tube turning videos. He also has taken on the task of listing all the You Tube woodturning videos for May 2016! If you are bored, you can watch all 256 videos! Safe Turning blank.skp
  17. Here is the first in a series of videos produced by our sponsor Easy Wood Tools. This one demonstrates the steps in turning a bowl. Starting with the log and finishing with the completed piece. That Easy Wood Finisher sure works its' magic during this turning- One of the turners, whose work I link here often, has a new site. Check out Tim Yoders web page. He has links to many of his videos. http://wtwtim.com/ Currently, the video is making a clock out of colored pencils. Not nearly as messy as that crayon vase I shared the other week! I don't remember if I shared this link previously. This one has an impressive list of turning videos as well as other turning information- http://woodturningvideos.weebly.com/ One question beginning turners often ask is "what tools should I buy first?" The Woodworkers Guild of America posted a nice little 10 minute video to help answer that question. Here's a link to the video- http://www.wwgoa.com/video/choosing-a-starter-set-of-lathe-chisels-006549/ Sorry can't get it to embed into this post. Safe Turning!
  18. Really haven't had much time for turning this week. I've been contemplating making one of these- I was thinking of using Maple as it is very hard and the sharp ridges should stay "crisp" with use. Still not sure if something like this would get used by today's cook. Fresh pasta seems to be something folks don't want to make. Anyway, while researching ideas, I stumbled upon a turning site that has some neat ideas for for turning projects. Check out Robin's web page- http://www.turningforprofit.com/ or his Pinterest page- https://www.pinterest.com/robindalziel/ Woodworker's Journal has a nice article/how-to by Ernie Conover. Ernie discusses working turning into your daily life by making handy replacement and useful turned articles. You can read the entire article here- http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/working-turning-into-your-daily-life/ Finally a short video from Woodworker's Journal showing the basics for turning small handles for things like ice cream scoops, pizza cutters, etc. Safe Turning!
  19. Wow, another week has gone by already! I've been busy with the typical spring fare- painting deck furniture, yard work and preparing the tiny garden for planting. We had a really great discussion this week concerning the characteristics of a table for mounting a lathe.Patriot member Lissa Hull asked for help determining what she should consider when making a table for her new lathe. Check out the discussion here- http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/topic/16824-making-a-lathe-table/?page=1. Another Patriot member, Todd Clippinger, provided a heads up on a new turning video from Brian Havens. Brian always has great information and this video is no exception. This particular video deals with using a gouge as a scraper. Brian's explanation on how to use the gouge for scraping and why it is a safe operation is really interesting. I gleaned this next item from a post on Google+'s Woodturners community. I believed I may have referenced the Library Of Congress site in the past. This link is to an old book titled "A course in wood turning", published in 1919. What I found interesting was all of the detailed measured drawings at the end of the book. Here's a link to the book- https://archive.org/details/courseinwoodturn00milt While on that page, scroll to the bottom to see more old turning books! Safe turning.
  20. Here is southern Pennsylvania, today was warm and sunny! Maybe spring is on its' way. Recently, my sister sent me a picture of a seed starter pot maker. She thought that it would make a nice gift. I'm not sure if that was a hint, but..... I spent a little time searching for dimensions and drawings but couldn't really find too much. How tough could it be?! I had a cutoff chunk of butternut left over from a bowl turning and made it into a squared blank. Mounted it on the lathe Turned a dovetail tenon for chuck mounting remounted the blank Turned it round Used a 1 3/4" Forstner Bit to drill a recess. Just guessed at the depth needed. Close to 3/8" Set the depth for the diameter of the finished "pusher" Reduced the diameter to the desired amount ~ 2" Created a "knob" head to make it comfortable to apply pressure Final sanding and parted off this piece. Butternut is pretty soft . As I was parting it and holding the piece- to catch it when it released- I squeezed a little too hard and the wood fibers twisted off before the cut was complete. Even the Forstner bit used to drill the recess, tore some of the fibers I still needed to make the base. I had some hard maple scraps left from a rolling pin and some pieces of pine from another project. I used the pine for a waste block, glued to the maple. Knocked off the corners on the bandsaw and then turned it round and added a chuck tenon. Remounted the base in the chuck and flattened the face Next, I laid out and cut a groove into the base. The groove is slightly wider than the "rim" at the base of the pusher piece. Added some chamfers to knock off the sharp corners I went back and reduced the height of the "crimping" area to allow for the thickness of the newspaper at the bottom. I guessed at the correct spacing. Made it about 1/16" Sanded and parted off the base from the waste block. The completed "Seed Starter Pot Maker" Using it is pretty easy. Tear off a sheet of newspaper (1/4 sheet works well) Roll the paper around the pusher Fold the open end in on itself Press the pusher into the base (pix taken while testing for size) The paper is compressed and locks together I found that I need to modify the base recess slightly. The pusher rim has straight sides as does the recess. When pressing the two parts together, the paper would sometimes tear at the bottom lip. I think that either making the recess in the base wider or adding a taper on the inner edge may eliminate the tearing. Here's a JPEG of the SketchUp drawing (and the Sketchup file). It has the taper mentioned above Modified seed mold.skp Here's a video from Ernie Conover about using a bench grinder to sharpen lathe tools- And here's a nifty little setup for holding smaller diameter stock in your lathe Full details are at- https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/p/101/6510/Turners-Select-Drawbar-Collet-Chuck?term=drawbar collet chuck Finally, check out the latest edition of Woodcraft Magazine (April/May 2016). There is a great article on turning "tricky" wood. Safe Turning!
  21. A bit late this week. Between substituting and computer service calls, there's been precious little spare time. Just a couple of informative videos- First, Brian Havens shows us how to dissect a tree/log to create turning blanks. He describes the type of turning that can be found hidden within the pieces. Popular Woodturning has posted another Tim Yoder video. This time, Tim makes a lidded turned box- The Woodturning OnLine newsletter arrived. There are several interesting articles. You may remember, last week I mentioned that turners will turn just about any medium. Well, the newsletter has a great article about turning deer antlers. Here's the link to the entire newsletter- http://www.woodturningonline.com/index.php. Safe Turning!
  22. Things are a little quieter here as family members have returned home and we begin to return to a "normal" schedule. Due to other projects (kitchen table/island), I have not been able to get to the lathe- literally and figuratively. The cutoffs, wood waiting to be milled and waste pieces are piled up between the table saw and the lathe. I'll need to get that space opened up to be able to use the router table, for finishing off the table project. Oh well, I can dream about turning. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a turning video from Dipa Das. He has posted another video showing two lathe accessories he built- a Longworth Chuch and a Steady Rest. Although not a detailed tutorial, he shows how he made them. The video is about 30 minutes long but enjoyable- A year or so ago, I made a chess board for a friend. At that time, there was a discussion, here, about making chess pieces. Recently, I found a turner who created his chess pieces and posted the process on YouTube. The turners name is James Wegner. The video here is of him creating a pawn. The other pieces are linked from his YouTube channel. If you have been turning for any time at all, you have probably seen projects made from a variety of materials not the least of which is wood. Turners will experiment with just about any media- bone, corn cobs, seed pods, etc. Here's a video from Carl Jacobson turning automotive paint! Safe Turning!
  23. Man! it is cold out- at least by Pennsylvania standards- low 20's and wind chills near 0 in the middle of the afternoon and they say it is going to get even colder over the weekend. For you thousands of loyal reader, sorry I am a little late. Time got away from me yesterday. Actual turning, for me, has been nonexistent. I have been working on a blank glue up in between the kitchen table/island top. Using up a bunch of scraps to make a simple salt shaker. Some time back, Cliff fabricated a monster hollowing system. This reminded me of his work- The tool/system is manufactured by Crown Tools. You can see the complete description here- http://www.crownhandtools.ltd.uk/page120.html There is also a video on YouTube demonstrating its' use- This month's Woodturning On Line newsletter came and has several neat projects and tutorials. First is a short video on making a turned dead blow mallet. What's neat is the piece used for the head of the mallet- also included- If you are considering turning a "bowl from a board", here a PDF tutorial on one method. This tutorial was written by Tom Lohman https://artistgalleryonline.com/segmentedturning/my_files/files/Handout_For_Bowl_From_A_Board_2014.pdf Finally, from the same issue, is a cool modification to an inexpensive LED lamp. The authors add magnets to the base to allow placing the lamp just about any place in the shop. Read the article here- http://www.zenreich.com/ZenWeb/shop/led_lamps.htm Here's a link for a great price on the lamp- http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20169658/ I have one of these lamps and modified it some time ago (before reading this article). Instead of purchasing rare earth magnets, I have a large stache of old computer hard drives- some of those whopping 250 MegaByte wonders. There are several super powerful magnets in the old platter type hard drives. I just removed the magnets and super glued them to the bottom of the light. Don't forget- Sunday is Valentine's Day! Safe Turning
  24. A mostly rainy day here, today. It melted some of the snow but the weather man is calling for much colder temps and the possibility of more white stuff over the weekend and next week. Luckily I was able to get to the millworks for the lumber I needed to make the kitchen work table- and some extra for rolling pins/cutting boards- but now the shop is piled knee deep in maple and poplar as it acclimates to the shop environment. No turning for me again this week. Life sometimes has a way of replacing our fun times with other stuff. I think I may have posted these Time Yoder videos before. But if you missed them, they are enjoyable. I know my lathe couldn't easily turn something this large- Here's a nice article about sizing turned tenons. I've used this often but the author added a neat addition to make sizing the tenons perfectly- no trial and measure needed- http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/using-wrenches-turn-tenons/ A few days ago, one of our Patriot members (Charles) posed a question about the age of wood glue- specifically TiteBond- its' shelf life and how to extend it. As turners, we rely on glue to create strong bonds. Strong bonds mean longevity in a piece and safety while turning. None of us want to be impaled by an exploding turning blank. While Charles' question specifically addressed PVA {Poly(vinyl acetate)} glue, turners often use CA (Cyanoacrylate) glues. Here's an interesting article discussing the shelf life of CA glues and the used of CA accelerant. This article is also from the Woodworker's Journal- http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/whats-shelf-life-ca-glues/ Safe Turning!
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