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I made a year end run to my favorite wood supplier (Frank Miller Lumber) this morning to get my recently purchased load of walnut. I think I’m good for a while. The bottom picture is my garage stash of the walnut, oak, cherry, maple and a dab of pecan
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I have a question for you all. I am in the planning stages of building a music stand, I like the simplicity of this Maloof stand. One of the design areas I'd like to use is the arm and sheet/book music support part of the design. I can't see how the arm is staying in place, could it be as simple as gravity? The weight of the left side of the arm is heavier than the right side, so it's pinching on the vertical post as it rests? There isn't any obvious screw handle or clamping mechanism holding the horizontal assembly up and in place. I am assuming the height is adjustable? Thanks for any opinions on this.
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This will be the center post of a small table project idea I have. Left and right threads, 45 degrees, walnut, on my radial axis. I've ordered a side cutting V bit that hopefully will cut the inner threads of the nuts. I'll post the final project if it actually works out. Took some brain scraping thoughts to get the toolpaths made. Used the rounding gadget in Aspire to turn a 1.5" square block into a .15"d cylinder. Had to play with the feed speed to get a good spiraling cut with the V-bit. Some harmonic vibration as the bit got closer to the center which I dampened with my hand under it as it slowly spun. 4D
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From the album: Black Walnut
The National Champion Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) on Sauvie Island, Oregon.© CC BY-SA 4.0
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I've made hundreds of these grips since 2009, and I've come across a lead fragment in walnut three times now. Never found a bullet or pieces of one in any other wood! Luckily, lead doesn't cause any problems for my cutters. I would be really ticked if that were a steel nail!
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Hope this Wednesday finds everyone doing well. Our Patriot Turners- Member @Gordon posted a question about a problem he has had during the second turning of a twice turned bowl. He has noticed the wall thickness is not consistent around the perimeter of his bowls. Please check his post and see if you can offer some suggestions. Gordon also gave us a peek and an awesome maple score he managed! More images and some suggestions from our turners, here- @Masonsailor will be sharing his turning knowledge. He is having a segmented bowl class and showed us some of his prep work- Looks like this is going to be a fun class. Hope on over to Paul's post and check out the segment work! @HandyDan got a real jump on this year's family Christmas ornaments! He made a few really nice candles/holders- In Dan's post he provided some background on the amazing colors he used- @AndrewB has been keeping us up to date with the progress of his new lathe. The new Jet is performing great as per Andrew's posts- Another great week for our "ON/OFF" your lathe post! From ON- @kreisdorph worked his magic in walnut- Catch up here- And from "OFF"- @RustyFN created a gorgeous mixed media turned box- New items and comments begin here- What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to registration and more information. My free Tool Talk Livestream is this Friday. October 25th, at 2pm Eastern (18:00 UTC). For The Newbies- Mike Peace discusses dust collection. Good information for turners regardless of their skill level. Expand Your Horizons- The holiday season is fast approaching. As @HandyDan has already reminded us! Here's more ideas for turning projects, From Alan Stratton- And from the pages of Popular Woodworking, another project from Jimmy Clewes- The tutorial link- https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/turned-scoop-with-pewter-finial/ New Turning Items- A couple of items on sale- Niles Bottle Stoppers https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/product/whiskey-sample-kit/ From World of Texas some Starbond Inlay Materials- https://woodworldtx.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=starbond*+inlay* Everything Else- First coat of poly on the wave bowl- Safe turning
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Hi Everyone So-I decided to change coarse a little and start a new project. I have 4 grandkids and the oldest one just had his 10th birthday. I asked what he might like for "Gramps" to make him and he said he really liked " Pandas". We found a piece of free clip-art he liked so I drew up the pattern and created the subject for my next Intarsia project. 23 pieces from Peruvian Walnut , Holly, Ebony, Brownheart and Lignum Vitae. Stay tuned- this will be fun!!
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Ya know, I've never been one to criticize a fellow woodworker his/her worth, I've always said more power to em if they can get it! Go for it!
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(Project In Progress) I'm currently making some wall hangings that I would describe, for lack of a better term, marquetry. They are 1.25" in squares about 3 mm thick that I will glue on some plywood, then trim the edges. The issue going thru my mind is how to glue them on so that the squares are tight against each other and straight in line. I am thinking to use a straightedge like a framing square or just a piece of wood and lay out the center line, let the glue set up, then work my way out. Not sure to go perpendicular or parallel on the next row. Each square will alternate grain direction. I don't really think I can use any clamps because of both the thickness and I don't want to cover the pieces so I can see if they slide out of position. I'm open to ideas and suggestions.
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I got some walnut today. I should be able to get three bowls out of each one, 16”, 14” and 12”.
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This is my first attempt at a "beads of courage" box. It's also the first time I've turned something using staves. There are no miters as we normally think of them. Rather, the pieces are joined using a birds mouth bit. I think it came out just a little too big but I like how the walnut and ash look together. I left the flats on the inside of the box. Two reasons, first and most important, it was easier that way!! Secondly, I liked the way it looked. It's hard to see how the staves nest together in the finished picture so here's some cutoffs to show that. It's a neat method, they nest together without the slippage of a normal miter joint and provide a little more surface area for gluing.
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I have started a project to build a small display table for a pitcher and basin set I picked up from a local thrift store. This is my first time building a table of any size, so as they say, "you learn from your mistakes". I anticipate I will learn a lot from this project. I don't know if I have posted on my trip to Tulsa, so if this is a repeat, please bear with me. Last Saturday, I made a trip down to the Tulsa Woodcraft to purchase a 2"x6"x18" granite plate to aid in sharpening, checking flatness, etc. I think I did post this in the hand tool forum, but it is relevant to this project. I got the plate, and I was hoping to get 4 pieces of padauk 3/4"x3"x24" for the aprons around the table top, but they didn't have those sizes in stock, so I wound up with a piece of 8/4 padauk, 107"x5 1/2". So I have some re-sawing and other milling to do, but I will still have some padauk left over for another project. My plans include walnut for the legs, and a simulated ebony inlay about 1 inch in from the edges. I say simulated, because I am going to miter some trim pieces around the top, with a 1/8" piece of ebony sandwiched between the trim pieces and the top. In the picture of the glue-up set-up, you can see the granite plate, which I am using to get a flush edge on the ebony and padauk pieces along one edge, and I can trim the other edge flush after the glue dries. I am using Titebond hide glue to extend my open time due to the complexity of the set-up. Also using waxed paper to prevent gluing the pieces to the granite. The basin has a circular recess in the bottom, so I am going to cut a round "registration" piece to glue to the table top to fit in to the bottom of the basin, hopefully preventing the basin from sliding off. .
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From the album: Easy Wood Tool
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I started a project some YEARS ago. It's been on a bench for a while one thing led to another and I am only now thinking about getting back to it. It's 2.5" thick Walnut boards. I wonder if I am insane. I got this bug to make a really thick table top for a 9 foot long table in two halves lengthwise. I did the math and at that thickness I should be working with widths around 8" or so. I am just a little unsure about the joining of the boards thing. I know my jointer is good. It's a shellix in a 12" Hammer It does a nice job but I'm still a little shaky about joining such thick lumber. I mean there is no way my pony or bessy clamps will pull anything together. So if the machining isn't absolutely perfect I won't be able to tighten a clamp and squeeze it into place. Am I insane? Should I just go for it and see? The worst that can happen is I won't like it & I'll re-rip it and change something.
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From the album: Bowls and Platters
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Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Remember, only 25 shopping days until Christmas! Our Patriot Turners- @calabrese55 and @Gerald added to our running thread on "What's On Your Lathe"- Read the comments and see Gerald's videos at- @Bob Hodge Posted a beautiful piece of art in our continuing thread "OFF the Lathe and Just Finished"_ Lots of nice comments here- What’s Coming Up- Actually, in case you missed it, this happened last week from Cindy Drozda on making a pizza cutter- And then coming up, Cindy and Todd Raines are co-hosting a live interactive sharing session, Friday December 1, at 2pm EST. You need to signup- it's free- at this link: http://www.cindydrozda.com/html/Signup.html For The Newbies- The Woodworker's Journal published their Woodturning Monthly newsletter. Some nice projects, just one example- Read the entire newsletter at: https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/woodturning-monthly/?utm_medium=email Expand Your Horizons- Happen to catch our local PBS airing of The Woodsmith Shop. It was a rerun from season 15 but the guest was Jimmy Clewes demonstrating his colored platter techniques. Here's the link to the Woodsmith site and information about the episode, including a PDF of the project. https://woodsmithshop.com/episodes/season15/1511/ New Turning Items- Lots of sales but nothing new. Woodturners Wonders and Easy Wood Tools among others. Everything Else- Relatives left and I had a chance to complete a shallow table centerpiece bowl requested by a dear friend. Walnut, about 11.5" in diameter and 2.5" deep. Finished with mineral oil and beeswax. Engraved with my little Ortur laser. Safe turning
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I posted about making drop spindles for a local shop a while back. The first batch was received well so the shop owner ordered more. I've been working on them and it happens the first reading at our church service last Sunday was selected versus from Proverbs 31. It's generally accepted that king Solomon wrote proverbs and in chapter 31 he is extolling the virtues of a good woman or wife. Two of the versus were verse 13 and verse 19. I knew as soon as I read them I had to use them with this batch of spindles. I'm really happy with the laser engraving on this. You may notice a little notch on the right side of the whorl, that's on purpose and traps the wool when spinning.
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Missed last weeks post so this one will be have a little extra. Our Patriot Turners- @nevinc posted a couple of projects he has been working on. First, a neat little table item that would be useful in any kitchen- Nevin combined woodworking and turning to complete the project- He also posted a question and his method of storing sawdust from various species of wood he uses as fillers. He was wondering what storage method the rest of us use for storage. Check out his post and let him know your method- And, Nevin showed us some beautiful walnut bowls he had finished- He received lots of positive comments in his post- @Steve Krumanaker has been busy fulfilling orders to some of the artisans in his area. He has been working with one who sells "Bee Products" for whom he make honey dipper lids. Steve posted a couple of short videos on how he has upgraded his manufacturing process. Steve is also making drop spindles for another craftsperson. These are used in the process of turning wool into yarn. He developed a neat jig to create shop made dowels for part of the pieces. In this post, he explains why he made the parts instead of buying them- @Gerald added a project to our "Off The Lathe And Finished" thread. These beautiful ornaments got lots of great comments and a couple of questions as well. Head on over to the thread and check out more on these- Gerald was also kind enough to provide links to videos on sharpening. I must apologize for not recording who asked the question on sharpening. Gerald had entered the AAW August Turning Challenge and provided us with the link to the voting and winners- https://www.aawforum.org/community/threads/august-2023-turning-challenge-final-results.21511/ @KevTN Asked for help identifying a specific pattern for the rim of a platter. Our turners had several suggestions. If you can identify this patter, please help out Kevin- @RustyFN has a gorgeous spalted bowl on his lathe! What’s Coming Up- Cindy Drozda is live tomorrow- Thursday, October 12 at 2pm EDT. She will be discussing how do you protect your eyes, ears, and lungs in the workshop. For registration, follow this link- https://streamyard.com/watch/PsF54zh7XSVb For The Newbies- Kent Weakly's video on what tools are not suitable for bowl turning- Carl Jacobson makes an oak lidded box. Notice that Carl uses both traditional and carbide tools to complete the project- A simple bowl turning to use as a succulent planter from Craft Supplies USA From Tim Yoder on choosing your sandpaper Richard Raffan demonstrates how to make your turned bowls look really top notch by refining the bottom. 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It reminded me of a similar project that @Gerald had shown us sometime back- The Four Ways videos from the first of the month- Mike Peace- Richard Raffan- Sam Angelo- Tomislav Tomasic- New Turning Items- From Niles Bottle Stoppers- https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/product/cocktail-muddler-set/ From Woodturners Wonders- Diamond wheels for both bench grinders and Tormek grinders- https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/diamond-wheels?_kx=gV5SF2As_3IwtBi5TrpHVQM0F3UvGVbQKzhWGippDlk%3D.VJvU8R Everything Else- From Ron Brown's Newsletter- When you share the joys of your craft with someone who has never seen shavings fly off a fresh bowl blank or get to watch a spinning top appear in just a few minutes, you might change their world. A small pebble can create a world of ripples. Members of our woodworking club have attended county fairs, woodworking shows, and symposiums which always included live demonstrations. Why? Most people can’t visualize what we do. I’ve seen people become fascinated with turning after they made a simple maple or oak pen at one of these events. I’ve seen their entire family get interested and turning became their family hobby. They’ve planned family trips around turning shows and symposiums along with week-long hands-on learning at folk schools. I’ve witnessed folks buying their first mini lathe and accessories then go on to develop a lifelong passion for the smell of freshly milled lumber and the shavings from another bowl blank. The benefit to you of doing something like that is they bring their non-turning skill sets from their regular jobs, i.e. management, leadership, and organizational skills. Many have become club officers including President. One such fellow served three terms and on a personal note, became my dentist until he retired. We’ve seen lawyers, engineers, business executives, moms, teenagers, pastors, and doctors get the turning bug all because they saw a turning demonstration at a craft fair or other public event. I’ve told the story many times of how I attended a two-hour club demonstration in a cold dark basement one Saturday between Christmas and the New Year. Nick Cook made a top, a garden dibble, a honey dipper, a toothpick holder, and a mahogany plate plus some other things I don’t remember. One couple thought that was terrific and booked a day's instruction with Nick. Then they started a turning club, then I attended, then I got hooked. Now I make a great living inventing and offering turning accessories to the turning community worldwide. During the thirteen years I was on the Woodworking Show Circuit, I was able to demonstrate turning in front of over a million people. That’s a pretty good ripple! Thank you, Nick Cook. In order to cause the ripple, you have to toss the stone in the first place. 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Lady at the honey farm just ordered 25 dipper lids, said the last two festivals have wiped her out on them. I've posted pictures of the finished dippers many times but I thought I would do a quick video or two making the lids. I did do video on you tube on making one of these but amazingly that video is 7 years old and my process has changed dramatically. The lids are twice turned so I did a video for each step. The videos aren't real long which is a good thing. dipper1 2023.mp4 dipper2 2023.mp4
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From the album: Hollow Forms
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Turned a set of Walnut bowls yesterday. Finished them with Tung Oil.
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Walnut bowl finished with Walnut Oil. Pau Rosa square bowl finished with Tung Oil. Purpleheart bowl finished with Shellac.
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Just finished these, 25 in all. I did get my drawings converted to lightburn so I could do some engraving on them. Lightburn is a great program and made the conversions very easy.
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