ornament

Used my Nova Ornamental Turner to create the ornament body and detail on the drop spindle. Just had an idea I was playing with last night while my student worked on her own turning. Really pleased overall. I believe the body is stabilized cottonwood and I know the cap and drop spindle are...

I am not sure if there is a more appropriate forum for this kind of post, if so, please feel free to move the thread. I have been woodturning since 2020, although for a couple of years here, until the very end of 2023 and then only the last 5-6 months of this year, did I really get back into it...

It is time to hang the mushrooms on the tree.

Fairyland population sightings.

A little fun with mushrooms.

Ornaments with Spalted ball and Chestnut stains. Finials in Indian rosewood, red heart and crepe Myrtle

Turned and drilled as one piece of Bradford Pear. Finished are chestnut stains and Pebeo paint. Glitter added inside.

This six point ornament is figured maple and African Blackwood. Size is approx. 6 inches tall and 2.5 inches wide. This ornament is number one in the series. More will be coming!

The ornament body is comprised of small pieces of maple burl suspended in resin, the finial and icicle are walnut the base is a piece of spalted maple. The illumination is a string of battery-powered LED lights. The battery pack is mounted in the base and can be removed to replace the batteries...

The ornament is 3 parts, the body is a hollowed piece of spalted maple, the finial and icicle are black walnut. The base is another piece of spalted maple with the bark removed. The ornament was dipped in lacquer while the base was finished with spray-on lacquer.

Zelkova elm ornament with 24 karat gold tips. Was sanded to 1000 G and has a friction polish finish.

We finally got our schedules together. My wife and I got him a "Christmas gift" for a penturning class at our local Woodcraft store. Only took 10 months to get together. He turned one blank yesterday and found it had worm holes. When he got down so far, we could see the tube. The wood let...

This is one of my first ornaments, (I've been turning for about a year). Black walnut top and icicle, ball turned from spalted Aspen, finished with spray lacquer. Stand is RG-45 welding rod.

This pierced Egg ornament has walunt finials and measures 6" h x 1 3/4" w. Doing the egg piercing was the real challenge after trying to straighten up the blow holes in the ends from removing the egg inside. I have also tried dying some of these. You must not have used any...

This Sycamore Ornament has Walnut finials. It won 1st place in our local, South Kansas Woodturners, club contest for both the lightest and the best looking. It measures about 2 1/2" w x 5" h and has a wall thickness ranging from .030 to .050. The design is comprised of the word, NOEL...

Maple Globe/Walnut Finials, Pierced with a Random Design, 2 x 6 h. I like to keep the piercing toward the center 2/3 of my ornament globes. I think the solid portion of the globe on the top and bottom make a nice frame for the random piercing. I like feedback so all comments and...

Egg Shaped Spalted Hackberry with Maple Finial and pierced Fleur De Lei pattern. 2" w x 6" h. The main part of this ornament was turned and hollowed like a box and then glued together. The glue line can be seen if you really look, but the spalting and piercing pattern cover it pretty...

The globe is hollow, made of Maple and Bloodwood accented with Black and White Veneer. The spindles are made of Cherry. 2.5 inches wide 8 inches long

Here's the alternative to turning that crescent, cutting it in half and re-gluing it to make a stand. 3 piece Walnut ornament stand and 3 piece birdhouse ornament Stand: 6-1/4t x 5w Birdhouse: 2-1/2t x 1-3/4w Finish is wipe on poly. The stand is turned in three pieces, base, stem...

Globe: Rhododendron (Domestic - Local) hollowed & Gold Mica powder Cap & Finial: Curly Maple (Domestic) Dimensions: 5.75"h x 2.5"w This is a "Y" section of the same Rhododendron branch used to make the Ring Cup. The branch is very old and from a very large shrub...