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Cold and windy here. Expecting a coating of snow tomorrow. Our Patriot Turners- @Fred W. Hargis Jr is prepping the load of wood he picked up a while back. He is sealing the ends of the blanks to slow down the drying process. Fred received some tips, from our members, on sealing materials. Check out his post at- @Gordon posed a question about using coloring agents to finish off a bowl. Specifically, he is looking for input on using dyes. Several of our members have provided some guidance. If you have experience, please add your comments to Gordon's post- A couple of entries and comments on our post for "What's ON/OFF" the lathe From what's ON- From @Gerald New comments start here- And from What's OFF- @RustyFN's awesome bowl. Check out the grain patterns! New entries start here- What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to more information and registration- Any one up for a road trip?? For The Newbies- You've started to turn bowls. The outside looks pretty good but you are not happy with the roughness/ridges on the inside. Tomislav Tomasic demonstrates techniques to help improve the surface. Expand Your Horizons- Is there a use for a 3-D printer for the woodturner? Mike Peace investigates. A few weeks ago we posted a source for the new bowl coring system from the Woodcut company. Craft Supplies USA created an in-depth video from unboxing through use. New Turning Items- From Trent Bosch, a new design in tool rests. Asymmetrical Tool Rests. Click the image for link to the site. From Ron Brown, a video demonstrating the new "Bowl From A Board Extended Reach Base"- Everything Else- The new Craft Supplies USA catalog is available online at- https://indd.adobe.com/view/773366dd-1e4a-437f-92f0-c98e00d316ab I may have to buy an iPad to be able to peruse the pages while relaxing in the "Reading Room" Safe turning
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Very honored and excited. I got a call from our local Woodcraft today asking me if I would be willing to teach bowl turning classes. Of course I said yes. It was a surprise because I have never talked to them about it before.
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Can you believe that September is almost over. I guess I should have know by how many people have their Christmas decorations up already! Our Patriot Turners- @kreisdorph and @Gerald both posted some gorgeous pieces in our "What's Off..." this past week! Check out all their images and descriptions - @kreisdorph creates beautiful pieces from his stash of Spalted Sugarberry! This one is from our "What's On..." More images here- What’s Coming Up- The Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium is this weekend. You can register here- https://rmwoodturningsymposium.com/registration/ If you can't make it to the event, Cindy Drozda will be there and will be hosting a live tool talk Registering for the live tool talk can be done here- https://streamyard.com/watch/Tg6ab65bnRhE This is a little different. Maybe a chance to purchase an item from a well known turner. https://www.woodturner.org/Woodturner/Exhibitions/Luce-Collaboration-Exhibition.aspx?_zs=ceDib&_zl=l1qE4 For The Newbies- Sharpening turning tools is a topic that cannot be covered enough. So many different grinds, jig and techniques. Recently @AndrewB posted he was in the process of learning how to do different grinds, Hope this video helps him and others- If you are starting on you journey of bowl turning, Mike Peace has some very useful tips to make it easier. Expand Your Horizons- Do you know what "Bowl Stitching" is? I didn't. I thought when I saw the title it was referring to using lacing as a way to embellish a crack or split. Turns out there's a lot going on. In this live demonstration video, Vern Stoval, shows several techniques. What I found most interesting was the variety of jigs being used! Frank Howarth's videos are always fun to watch. This bowl turning video with embellishment doesn't disappoint! New Turning Items- Ron Brown has another new turning item- a banjo table. Product information is here- https://longworthchuck.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=78&product_id=554 Everything Else- Been working on some bowl blanks. Have two in the drying box- Spalted sycamore and a small cherry. For those who think I only use Easy Wood Tools carbide, surprise! Just wanted to see if I still remembered how to use the ancient variety Three small cherry bowls roughed out today and are in the soap/water soak. Safe turning
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Our Summer fund raiser is still happening! Remember, this is to provide funds for the site operation and unexpected expenses. Our Patriot Turners- @AndrewB posted a couple of new items he is working on, check out his posts! And- We had a post on our "What's Off Your Lathe And Finished" by @kreisdorph. That Black walnut sure is lovely! What’s Coming Up- Cindy Drozda posted the video of her live tool talk event from last week. Always some great tips! Cindy and Todd Raines will be hosting a Woodturning Sharing event on August 2, 2024 https://community.woodturner.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=22337b94-ff08-4811-a511-019074232f14&Home=%2fevents%2fird-demonstrations&_zs=ceDib&_zl=EQRA4 https://community.woodturner.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=48fd6950-9604-44ed-b3d9-0190c7ad94e2&Home=%2fevents%2fird-demonstrations&_zs=ceDib&_zl=AQRA4 https://mawts.com/ For The Newbies- @AndrewB posted about learning to turn bowls. Member @Gerald was kind enough to locate a video from Stuart Batty on the subject. Reposting Gerald's link here- Also, here's a video from Kent Weakley on the correct use of the bowl gouge- Some great tips from Tim Yoder! Check out the one on turning speed. Expand Your Horizons- Do you do craft shows or just looking for some new ideas for turnings? Mike Peace has two neat turned "animals" that might interest you. New Turning Items- A couple of weeks ago, we posted a video from Todd Raines demonstrating the Robust "Tru-Arc" tool. Sam Angelo gives us his impression of the tool in this video- Everything Else- I did an Easy Wood Tools demonstration for The Catoctin Area Turners' club last Thursday in Leesburg, VA. I thought @Gerald would be interested in their Beads of Courage boxes shown during the show and tell portion of their meeting Well the rolling pin blanks are finally finished- yesterday! The demo/workshop is this Saturday. 24 blanks here and 2 more at the workshop location. I make my blanks 22" long and 2 x 2" square. The lathes available for the workshop max out at 15" and 17" so angles had to be adjusted for a pleasing look when turned. Also some of the supplied blanks were smaller that 2 x 2 all that required different cutting angles. Some blanks were larger (almost 3 x 3) and my jig for cutting the angles wouldn't let the saw blade reach a high enough point to cut the proper insert slots. Had to design another jig for those blanks. Now on to Mimi's honey-do list that has been expanding exponentially! Safe turning
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Don't forget, Valentine's Day is on the horizon. Time to start dropping hints for that woodturning item you have been eyeing! Our Patriot Turners- @Gerald turned a replacement bed finial for a friend. He challenged us to see if we can tell his turning from the original- You can provide your guess here- What’s Coming Up- Lots happening as the weather warms and fear of the virus diminishes. Click on the images for links to more information and registration. Cindy Drozda is hosting an on-line event- Lyle Jamieson's latest IRD will be on turning a goblet- Lyle also posted this to his Facebook page concerning in-person symposiums during 2022- The AAW associated "Women In Turning" is presenting Tania Radda- Another AAW associated presentation is- From Craft Supplies USA- For The Newbies- Lyle Jamieson posted this tip on Facebook. Hope you can see the video without a Facebook account- https://fb.watch/b2Ksz13F-V/ If you are just starting out, Jim Rodgers creates some great tool use videos. This one covers the parting tool and fluted spindle gouge. Interested in bowl turning? Ashley Harwood helps understand the tools need. Keep in mind, Ms. Harwood sells tools. If you have been turning for a little while, this shop made sanding station can really be an asset to your shop- Expand Your Horizons- Alan Stratton continues his series on eccentric turning with more ideas using his shop made jig/chuck- Alan also, demonstrates how to turn the perfect sphere without the aid of jigs- Mike Peace added a video on the topic of toxic wood. I know many of our members have had allergic reactions to various species. Along those same lines, I came across this video of a turner, garage engineering an HEPA filtration system. Passing it along for your enjoyment This one is for @Steve Krumanaker and his honey dippers. A really cool turned and beaded "honey box" by Carl Jacobson. New Turning Items- From the folks at Woodturners Wonders- https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/kodiak-sharpening-system Daryl Johns (Dread Knot Workshop) posted a review/demonstration of the new Robert Sorby Steady Pro for hollowing- Everything Else- Rick Turns list of YouTube woodturning videos from last week- Woodturning seems to run in fads. Everyone does bowls, then hollowing, then acrylics. Lately I noticed a lot of surface colors. I have to say, although they are amazing, I still prefer to see the natural color of the species. I found a couple of pieces of white oak left over from a gun rack I made for a friend. The pieces were cutoffs and about 12" wide and 1"+ thick. Thinking about making something- maybe a platter. Turning the years of storage dirt away, the wood was true to its name- white. The grain was nondescript. Played around a little with some coloring ideas. I thought maybe black toner cartridge dust might fill the pores- not so much- but it did make an almighty mess on the lathe. Then tried brown paste shoe polish- not bad. Then black opaque resin dye- about the same. Last was amber transparent resin dye- better. Keep in mind I was only trying to accentuate the grain pattern- not color the entire surface. Applied the color and then skimmed the surface. Brown shoe polish- Black opaque resin dye- Amber transparent resin dye- I might just use oil based poly to give the piece a nice mellow glow. Who says you can't get curlies from carbide cutters- Safe turning and stay well
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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
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Started off on a new project this morning. Got it in the works already. This one is turning out already 100 times better shaped it in a matter of minutes. Started sanding on it its only at 60 grit but that took care of pretty much all of the tool marks on the outside of the bowl so I'm quite happy with this one. I think I will keep working with the tung oil finish on it. It should work quite well... It did okay with the purple heart I just had to do three coats of it instead of one or two. But the main reason I dislike this type of wood is the danged orange dust it just gets every where. Glad I have an air compressor with a blower air blower piece. But this one is turning out quite nicely.
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So did a double recording turned a Yellow Birch bowl. It did not come out the best looking. But I will finish it off at a later point. How ever I used a new camera my nikkon but I think I will skip on recording on the iphone for now and use the nikkon primarily so I will need to look around for better camera mounts. But here is the mostly finished product. I've got more blanks coming in soon had to pick up some glue from Home Depot this morning. Tried out video in video and I don't really like it too much. Its too much of a pain to edit. Either way hopefully the video turned out somewhat decently.
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So this morning I've started on the second of the canary bowls. How ever I decided to try something new with the bottom. Not sure if it was a wise move. Not sure if it was even think able or I just wasted my time. I am not exactly sure how much room this will leave me for hollowing out the inside. But I guess we shall see. If you guys have any thoughts on this one I'm all ears. I'm just about finished with shaping the outside of the bowl.
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Okay so I have a MINOR problem. When I origionally went to mount the face plate to the blood wood blank. Welp I ran into a bit of a problem. The screws got stuck the wood is so dense. I had to unscrew three of them using a set of vice grips. Talk about a pain. The problem being one of the screws is still stuck in the blank it decided to break off just below the surface of the blank. I chipped it out a little bit with a hand chisel so I could see the broken screw. Either way I'm going to start on the outsides of the bowl and get it to shape. What I am trying to figure out now is how the heck to get the screw out of there. Any suggestions on marking the spot? Either way I'm not letting this lovely piece of bloodwood go to waste. I've already got it rounded out and tenon cut.
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So I've decided to give out Bhilwara a try. I got the blanks I ordered today I still have an outstanding Bloodwood blank in transit. How ever I wanted to see how well this wood would look. Seems like it will make a nice small bowl for a cheaper bit of wood. Either way this project should be fun and I will get video footage of this as well. But I can say it is a pretty tough wood to cut through. Even drilling on the pre drills for the face plate mounting screws was tough almost started a fire with the drilling. I plan on getting that going shortly.
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I was originally going to just toss this in the yard waste bin....
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This piece is full of cracks, knots, holes.... and I love it! I can't stop picking it up. I love the colors and grain patterns in this. Anyone have a guess as to what this is? 11-1/2" X 3-1/4" beeswax finish.
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