Working on a big White Oak ridged bowl. Really tested my spindle gouge skills 
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What’s on your lathe?
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Fruits of yesterday’s labor. Top one is finished, but just needs to dry and get sanded later. Hopefully some cool warpage. Bottom one is a big rough out that I’ll second turn at some point in the future. Bottom bowl is just over 16” diameter. It was my first time turning bowls this large—a lot more work than I’m used to, haha.
Last night's results.....quilted maple.
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Another chunk of firewood turned into something. About 4 inches around. Lathe pics can't be found. All I have are the finished shots!
A matched pair of pulls for bi-fold doors, made from salvaged cedar fence posts. They're not pretty (and they're not finished--not sure if I'll put a finish on them), but being my 2nd & 3rd "completed" turnings ever, and being such an improvement on the original pulls, I'm satisfied.
At least there was no blood involved.
At least there was no blood involved.
Our wood turning club, IKI has started an initiative to make wig stands for cancer patients. Our 2023 goal is 50. I have quite a few in process with a few more bases to turn.
The finished stands will be painted by high school students.
The finished stands will be painted by high school students.
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William Rogers, can you post the measurements for the wig stands, Thanks
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Hi Vincent - If you are an AAW Member, I do believe you can go in to the Publications archives - there's at least one nice article in there about turning wig stands (with dimensions, etc) but I don't remember whether it was the FUNdamentals or the American Woodturner magazine (but I do believe it was within the last 5 or 10 years)
- (AAW member site- Resources->publications->American Woodturner or Woodturning FUNdamentals - back issues all the way back to Vol. 1 No. 1)
- (AAW member site- Resources->publications->American Woodturner or Woodturning FUNdamentals - back issues all the way back to Vol. 1 No. 1)
Beautiful wood, like the details
MIchael,
You're pretty good at this, so use your judgment, but are you SURE you want to sand it? You'll lose some crispness in the process.
Hey Dean, thanks for the compliment! Most of the sanding is just for the interior of the bowl. The ridges are pretty clean, so it’s just a matter of knocking down the fibers with 320g. I’ll use a piece of wood as a sandpaper backer to keep everything crisp. You’re totally right though—I’d prefer not to touch them at all!
Here is a conductors baton I turned Feb 11. It was presented to my choral conductor, and promptly turned into a new magic wand for his grandchild....
It was too heavy and not balanced correctly. There is quite a science to those things.![20230211_111219[1].jpg](https://www.aawforum.org/community/data/attachments/48/48030-1f981937fb1e1826bc10e1d47730f6fa.jpg "20230211_111219[1].jpg")
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It was too heavy and not balanced correctly. There is quite a science to those things.
Here is what is on my lathe right now:
It is an eccentric crotch from an ash tree, I am hoping to turn the wide base into a bowl to hold chips, and then re-center and turn the top into a dip holder. My first time attempting something like this.
It is an eccentric crotch from an ash tree, I am hoping to turn the wide base into a bowl to hold chips, and then re-center and turn the top into a dip holder. My first time attempting something like this.
Good luck! I’m excited to see the final piece.
Did a couple bowl feet yesterday.....Here, I'm set up to do my logo on the bottom.....
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I like your foot form design
Finished up these maple pieces today and will start on a load of cherry tomorrow.
Finished this African Blackwood this evening. I had just applied the D.O......so, that's why it appears so glossy.
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I roughed out a really beautiful piece of Black Locust last night. I like the small sapwood accent; unfortunately, I don’t think it will survive the second turning.
Working on upgrading my dust collection. I ordered a bolt on filter for my ancient Dust Right DC blower and moved it out of the loft. I'll reinstall the system along with the Oneida Super Dust Deputy 2nd stage on the main floor/wall when it arrives. Meanwhile no DC currently in operation. It was getting just a little too sporting to haul 30 gallons of chips down a ladder on my shoulder. If anyone has a good method to secure the 2nd stage to the wall so it doesn't tip, I'm all ears.
This move was made possible by choosing to store my ShopSmilth and accessories elsewhere. Once that started, I noticed lots of other flatwork tooling that I'm no longer using and stored that as well. Shop has become turning studio. Moving forward, any flatwork that comes up will be hand tool oriented.
I added a 20" extension to the RP Coronet increasing weight to about #500. Now a 16/44 or 39" outboard monster. Also rearranged the vacuum pump and Guinevere so that they are easier to access.
This move was made possible by choosing to store my ShopSmilth and accessories elsewhere. Once that started, I noticed lots of other flatwork tooling that I'm no longer using and stored that as well. Shop has become turning studio. Moving forward, any flatwork that comes up will be hand tool oriented.
I added a 20" extension to the RP Coronet increasing weight to about #500. Now a 16/44 or 39" outboard monster. Also rearranged the vacuum pump and Guinevere so that they are easier to access.
Try a natural edge bowl where the base is near the pith then the sapwood should be exposed continually at the natural edge with or without the bark..
@Don Wattenhofer that's a really beautiful bowl. I have a few crotch and otherwise pieces that I'm saving for that--this was just the first roughout of a nice black locust haul from the other day.
@Monty Ivy didn't you have a PM there at some point? And that made me chuckle--shop is becoming a turning studio. I think mine is evolving to that. My tablesaw just functions as a table, and I can't remember the last time I used my miter saw haha. I also like that wrought iron window protector. I was going to ask which tool you name Guinevere, but then I saw the yellow, haha.
@Monty Ivy didn't you have a PM there at some point? And that made me chuckle--shop is becoming a turning studio. I think mine is evolving to that. My tablesaw just functions as a table, and I can't remember the last time I used my miter saw haha. I also like that wrought iron window protector. I was going to ask which tool you name Guinevere, but then I saw the yellow, haha.
Monty, check out what Oneida carries. They have small systems that are in a metal frame so no tip worries, and a very small footprint. like the size of that barrel.
robo hippy
robo hippy
I did some pretty extensive research before deciding this route. Based on constraints (110v chief among them), buying a new system doesn't go very far. That leaves about 3 offerings all at or above $2k. CFM is a little better here and there but nothing that could make a big enough difference to get me to turn loose of that much cash. The one I have works well enough for my uses and the upgraded filter should help to improve air quality.
I sold the PM about a month ago. Did pretty well on the sale. Enough offset that the new RP only cost me around $600
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Rough turned this first piece of wet cherry just to see how solid this log was. Think I'll turn the next piece as a NE. Looks like a nice proportion of sap to heart wood so should come out sweet.
@Monty Ivy I see you have your channel for lights and dust mounted on the wall instead of the lathe. I've been thinking of this as I'm leery of the mount cracking the cast iron of the lathe bed.
How is this working for you? Do you run the 4" hose from the top? Looks like it would be awkward coming from below.
How is this working for you? Do you run the 4" hose from the top? Looks like it would be awkward coming from below.
Clamping the channel to the lathe didn't work very well at all. Wouldn't stay on there reliably on my old lathe. Haven't tried it on the new one and I'm trying not to scratch the paint!
I'm not having any trouble with the DC arm as configured. I added a Dust Right tool port to the rear of the hood. This let's the Dust Right quick change nozzle to slide on and lock in place via a tapered fit. Works kind of like a morse taper. I've found that the weight of the nozzle and hose tend to help hold it in place. If it becomes a problem I could always add a J hook to take most of the weight off.
In my tiny shop each machine get's one of those tool ports and I just move the hose when I need to use it. They also offer a Floor Sweep attachment that works great.
Jim McLain
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10" x 8 3/4" x 3/16". Think this one will clean up & finish nicely in a couple weeks. Got this load from a tree trimmer dump site so you never know how the tree was taken down. Sometimes they just cut a few feet off at a time and the piece just falls and hits the street or sidewalk and has a tendency to crack on one side or the other but this load seems pretty solid. Gonna have to go back and get another load.
Working in this piece of Silver Maple. A platter with natural burl cap feet.
If possible, how about a side view "peek-see" into your wood disk. Did you hot glue spacers in place?
Hi Dave, yep. I cut/whittled some pieces of wood to size and then superglued to the plywood backer. Then used hot glue to bind the blank to the construction (and reinforce the spacers). Here’s a pic that is a bit more clear. Call it the suspension test before it went on the lathe.
Edit: here’s the platter, rubbed with DNA to show the grain. I sanded with 180, but it is still a little green to fully finish. Will let dry slowly and then finish later.
Edit: here’s the platter, rubbed with DNA to show the grain. I sanded with 180, but it is still a little green to fully finish. Will let dry slowly and then finish later.
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Cool.......thanks
Nice looking piece Michael.
Thanks a lot Rusty!
Worked on African Wenge last night. This wood is really grainy, and difficult to get a perfectly clean cut on intersecting planes. It does sand extremely easily, though.....
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