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Posted: 10/6/2021 4:44:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/17/2023 10:18:14 AM EDT
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Second try at ballerina.
Maple body with Birch natural edge. Piece of bark came off at the last minute! Spray on color and wipe on poly finish.  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/18/2023 7:38:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MrSig239]
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Quick little job today as I was busy doing other projects. Grabbed a Walnut piece out of the junk pile to see what I could make.
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Posted: 10/20/2023 7:07:28 PM EDT
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Tried something a little different. Square block split on the diagonal and turned on the inside.
Also banged out a few mushrooms while waiting between coats of finish.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 10/21/2023 3:44:36 PM EDT
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Rainy day today so I spent most of the day playing. Got all my mushroom shapes turned and ready for the show. Ended up with 12 total. Made a display stand for the ballerina. (still wet so can't grab pic) and I made another ornament. This one has a lower finial 5 inches long by 1/8 in the thinnest spot. Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!
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Posted: 10/21/2023 9:15:34 PM EDT
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this is a cabinet I made for my router tooling and other assorted stuff.
from junk Read Oak. Ran out of Red Oak so the bottom section of drawers use Sugar Maple for everything except the drawer front. Used a more conventional way to do the drawer fronts, just screwed them to the drawer body, I'm not a fan of the method. I also made the drawers heavier than other ones, I'll go back to thinner boards I think in the future. Also used some different construction methods than my previous cabinets, still looking for a best method for me taking into account the equipment I have. Most of the frame is .86 thick wood, the whole thing is HEAVY. I made the drawer fronts out of one glued up section of boards and cut it up for a different look. I like the look but I should of used a board with more character so it would of shown up in all the fronts more rather than just some of them. As I have said before I'm a novice so I look at these as skill builders for me.   
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Posted: 10/21/2023 9:57:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DirtyDirk: this is a cabinet I made for my router tooling and other assorted stuff. from junk Read Oak. Ran out of Red Oak so the bottom section of drawers use Sugar Maple for everything except the drawer front. Used a more conventional way to do the drawer fronts, just screwed them to the drawer body, I'm not a fan of the method. I also made the drawers heavier than other ones, I'll go back to thinner boards I think in the future. Also used some different construction methods than my previous cabinets, still looking for a best method for me taking into account the equipment I have. Most of the frame is .86 thick wood, the whole thing is HEAVY. I made the drawer fronts out of one glued up section of boards and cut it up for a different look. I like the look but I should of used a board with more character so it would of shown up in all the fronts more rather than just some of them. As I have said before I'm a novice so I look at these as skill builders for me. https://i.postimg.cc/44v5kQC3/PA210045.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/3JnFWrx5/PA210046.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Wb3JWGTC/PA210047.jpg |
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Posted: 10/21/2023 10:44:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MongooseKY: What other method(s) would you use to attach the drawer front to the box? I made the front part of the box, I like its looks much better, uses less wood and allows for more room in the drawers. Only down side it is more work but taking into account I don't need to make up another piece of wood and go thru the work of locating and mounting the front to the box it actually might be less work. Not to mention I don't need screws either. 
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Posted: 10/22/2023 8:38:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DirtyDirk: this is a cabinet I made for my router tooling and other assorted stuff. from junk Read Oak. Ran out of Red Oak so the bottom section of drawers use Sugar Maple for everything except the drawer front. Used a more conventional way to do the drawer fronts, just screwed them to the drawer body, I'm not a fan of the method. I also made the drawers heavier than other ones, I'll go back to thinner boards I think in the future. Also used some different construction methods than my previous cabinets, still looking for a best method for me taking into account the equipment I have. Most of the frame is .86 thick wood, the whole thing is HEAVY. I made the drawer fronts out of one glued up section of boards and cut it up for a different look. I like the look but I should of used a board with more character so it would of shown up in all the fronts more rather than just some of them. As I have said before I'm a novice so I look at these as skill builders for me. https://i.postimg.cc/44v5kQC3/PA210045.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/3JnFWrx5/PA210046.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Wb3JWGTC/PA210047.jpg |
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Posted: 10/23/2023 3:56:42 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MrSig239]
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Watched a Youtube segment yesterday on turning "Genie's" bottle.
Here is my rendition. Unknown figured wood with Walnut stopper. 3 in. at widest point by 8 in. high to top of finial. First coat of walnut oil applied.  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/24/2023 2:41:32 PM EDT
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Something just didn't seem right to me!
Tapered the upper section to match the bottom of the top section. Turned two new finials. Walnut and Olive wood. Need to reoil the whole piece to get a better color match. What are your thoughts?  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/27/2023 7:05:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/27/2023 10:57:18 PM EDT
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 Comfort twist pens L to R Molten Bronze, gold Sea Foam, satin Fire and Ice, satin |
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IN, USA
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Posted: 10/29/2023 6:36:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Soju: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/212150/IMG_2723_jpeg-2951171.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/212150/IMG_2725_jpeg-2951172.JPG Trying my hand at a little epoxy. Just waiting for it to fully cure so I can plane and sand it. This is a gift for my FIL so I hope it works out. Also took a few red oak slabs and turned them into a display for a shop that my wife and I sell some stuff in. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/212150/IMG_2731_jpeg-2951175.JPG Soju, I love that UK board, that looks great! My daughter’s boyfriend is a UK fan, and I wouldn’t mind trying that for him for Christmas. Did you use a template to route out the letters? |
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Posted: 10/30/2023 8:04:26 AM EDT
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Quick little project as I woke up at 3:30 am. Maple and purple heart with some air brush work. Needed some dirt work on the bottom of the cloak.
Need to clean up the beard after the glue dries.  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/31/2023 8:32:26 AM EDT
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Today's project tried to cut my arm off! Pay attention and don't do stupid stuff! No more for today.
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Posted: 10/31/2023 10:18:14 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/2/2023 12:30:01 PM EDT
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Turned the exploding bowl into a saucer. Added a cup from another boo boo project. First try with milk paint.
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Posted: 11/3/2023 1:15:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MrSig239: Today's project tried to cut my arm off! Pay attention and don't do stupid stuff! No more for today. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/56211/IMG_6495_jpg-3010676.JPG  Hope you did not get hurt? |
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Posted: 11/3/2023 5:16:49 AM EDT
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It hit me in the arm. Luckily I stand off to the side most of the time. Got a cut on my arm and some bruises. Wasn't bad. Kept turning.
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Posted: 11/5/2023 5:27:20 AM EDT
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Practice piece out of Maple. Not sure if it will get incorporated into a project or not. Got it down to 3/16 thick. Thought for sure it was going to break!
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Posted: 11/9/2023 10:33:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2023 9:56:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/12/2023 7:00:29 AM EDT
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Here was my setup at the craft show yesterday. Didn't do as good as I expected. Everyone commented and loved the items but no one bought or even offered. I made back my entry fee and 240 dollars. Things I thought would go didn't and stuff I wanted to just show and keep sold. LOL.
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Posted: 11/12/2023 10:44:34 AM EDT
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 Attached File Attached FileOil rubbed bronze and brass Piston action pen in cocobolo. This is so delightfully fidgety. I about had to wrestle it back from my son last night. |
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Posted: 11/12/2023 6:29:31 PM EDT
[Last Edit: acegunner]
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Super simple, but they make great gifts, and the lady who runs the little local boutique wants me to make her 10 sets to sell. I think they turned out pretty nice for a "scrap project"
They look much better inside with proper lighting It's something to do when I just needed to got out to the shop and make SOMETHING!  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 11/14/2023 12:32:38 PM EDT
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This years Thanksgiving center piece. Candle holders turned from Chestnut. Candles turned from composite plastic. Wick/flame turned from bamboo. Turkey off axis turned from popular. Feathers, beak, sign and wattle made from Cedar.
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Posted: 11/16/2023 6:20:52 PM EDT
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Walnut hollow form with tung oil finish. Cover is Ash with green ink base and poly top coat with gold embellishment.
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Posted: 11/17/2023 4:14:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DirtyDirk: this is a cabinet I made for my router tooling and other assorted stuff. from junk Read Oak. I think your "junk" red oak has some beautiful grain and knots. |
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Posted: 11/18/2023 11:29:49 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/19/2023 2:53:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MrSig239: Here was my setup at the craft show yesterday. Didn't do as good as I expected. Everyone commented and loved the items but no one bought or even offered. I made back my entry fee and 240 dollars. Things I thought would go didn't and stuff I wanted to just show and keep sold. LOL. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/56211/IMG_6629_jpg-3024926.JPG Interesting! What sold best and what didn't? |
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Posted: 11/19/2023 2:55:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By zombievt: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/23848/20231111_211119_jpg-3025065.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/23848/20231111_211148_jpg-3025066.JPG Oil rubbed bronze and brass Piston action pen in cocobolo. This is so delightfully fidgety. I about had to wrestle it back from my son last night. I do not need uxb to see that thing. |
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Posted: 11/19/2023 2:56:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By acegunner: Super simple, but they make great gifts, and the lady who runs the little local boutique wants me to make her 10 sets to sell. I think they turned out pretty nice for a "scrap project" They look much better inside with proper lighting It's something to do when I just needed to got out to the shop and make SOMETHING! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/121400/20231111_212048_jpg-3025495.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/121400/20231108_172935_jpg-3025496.JPG I saw those in the traveling box thread and love them! |
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Posted: 11/19/2023 7:12:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Kitties-with-Sigs: Interesting! What sold best and what didn't? 12 of the 18 snowmen sold. 3 or 4 pens. 2 of the large ornaments, Some of the small bowls. Non of the expensive stuff went! I was surprised no one even looked at the wands. |
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Posted: 11/21/2023 5:42:07 AM EDT
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Work in progress.
Another chunk of Ash on the lathe. This time I'm playing with inks. Started with black. Sanded that off and applied green. Quick sand on that and then applied two blues and a touch of brown. two coats of shellac and then a coat of friction polish. Now to turn the back without breaking anything! I'm going to add a dome cover also. Not sure if I want it to fit the inner hole or set into the groove? Wife has already decided this one is hers!  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 11/22/2023 2:22:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/22/2023 3:46:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/24/2023 9:32:10 PM EDT
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Thanks!
Played with string today. Pics don't do it justice. It's much better looking by eye.  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/27/2023 6:31:35 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MrSig239]
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Back in the shop. Glued up 5- 1 inch thick Beech boards to make a 10 inch circle. Glued up 3 more to make a 6 inch circle that I attached to the bottom of the 10 inch board.
 Attached FileGot it mounted on the lathe and did some magic.  Attached FileInk coloring with friction polish and wood wax.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 11/28/2023 12:35:36 PM EDT
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Combined my love for wood turning with my love for string tying.
Lights turned from maple and painted with enamel.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/1/2023 11:19:04 AM EDT
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8x2 Black Limba bowl. Second coat of Tung oil drying now. One more coat and then wax.
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Posted: 12/1/2023 1:31:20 PM EDT
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Finished up my second Beech platter. This one in blue tones. Tried to show more wood on the top side. Not sure I like it.
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Posted: 12/2/2023 3:59:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/3/2023 5:56:53 PM EDT
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Last plate of this series unless I can find more colors. This one done in red with green highlights and rimmed with gold. Green ink turned black when it hit the red?
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Posted: 12/4/2023 2:10:58 AM EDT
[Last Edit: DirtyDirk]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MrSig239: Here was my setup at the craft show yesterday. Didn't do as good as I expected. Everyone commented and loved the items but no one bought or even offered. I made back my entry fee and 240 dollars. Things I thought would go didn't and stuff I wanted to just show and keep sold. LOL. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/56211/IMG_6629_jpg-3024926.JPG one of my Uncles does the same. after a few years he has stated that pick your shows wisely. Stay away from blue collar middle class areas/towns. Go to up scale more lucrative areas. Lots of people like your stuff but no buys means they think its over priced. most people look at hand made stuff and think "I can buy same thing at walmart for $1.99 and he wants $20, no way." Wife makes quilts, she does very good work and she has a talent for picking nice color combinations. Her quilts look very good when done. She was showing one of her latest project to neighbor lady. Lady says "thats beautiful, what's something like that worth? $100 or more?" Wife laughed and told her "the materials alone were over $300 and I have over 60 hours in it, what do you make for an hours worth of work and figure it out from there." Handmade things are best marketed to people with the means to pay for the time and effort. |
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Posted: 12/4/2023 5:57:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DirtyDirk: one of my Uncles does the same. after a few years he has stated that pick your shows wisely. Stay away from blue collar middle class areas/towns. Go to up scale more lucrative areas. Lots of people like your stuff but no buys means they think its over priced. most people look at hand made stuff and think "I can buy same thing at walmart for $1.99 and he wants $20, no way." Wife makes quilts, she does very good work and she has a talent for picking nice color combinations. Her quilts look very good when done. She was showing one of her latest project to neighbor lady. Lady says "thats beautiful, what's something like that worth? $100 or more?" Wife laughed and told her "the materials alone were over $300 and I have over 60 hours in it, what do you make for an hours worth of work and figure it out from there." Handmade things are best marketed to people with the means to pay for the time and effort.  
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Posted: 12/4/2023 1:39:41 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/4/2023 9:43:24 PM EDT
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My grandpa was very set on me taking his wood lathe. So i built another work bench to put it on.
I am basically moments away from becoming a professional bowl maker.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/5/2023 5:24:59 AM EDT
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Nice old machine! You'd be surprised the amount of stuff that came off of one of them I bet! Will be a great spindle machine! Doesn't look like it has enough throw for big bowls. Still. My machine can only do up to 12 inch stuff and it is plenty! Have fun!
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Posted: 12/5/2023 5:27:47 AM EDT
[Last Edit: MrSig239]
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Posted: 12/5/2023 7:10:26 PM EDT
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