Raj
TreeHouser
Walnut
Wood Turning
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
That's a great gift!
So at 'She Shed' (the offshoot of the Men's Shed movement in Australia) as part of our induction we are being instructed on the use of all the machines properly. As such, we are making an 'apprentice piece'.
A small chopping board with a hole, angle, inlay and biscuit join. You start from a rough piece of wood and progress machine by machine. So far I've used the joiner, thicknesser, dropsaw, tablesaw, drill press, bandsaw, router...and some chisels. Need to revisit the tablesaw, that thing is a bit intimidating.
The teacher is really good, a recurring theme, in between the excellent coaching, seems to be to tell you all the ways the tools and machines can maim you or kill you, ha, love it.
My piece is sitting under a table out of the way with clamps on the inlay at the moment. I'm having a blast.
A small chopping board with a hole, angle, inlay and biscuit join. You start from a rough piece of wood and progress machine by machine. So far I've used the joiner, thicknesser, dropsaw, tablesaw, drill press, bandsaw, router...and some chisels. Need to revisit the tablesaw, that thing is a bit intimidating.
The teacher is really good, a recurring theme, in between the excellent coaching, seems to be to tell you all the ways the tools and machines can maim you or kill you, ha, love it.
My piece is sitting under a table out of the way with clamps on the inlay at the moment. I'm having a blast.
Raj
TreeHouser
I keep a bunch of interesting bits from my removals. This one is willow, nice and dry after 3 years. Not sure what to do with it.
Raj
TreeHouser
I had a Coronet #1 lathe head thrown at me a few years back. I found I had some pipe that fit for the bed. Going to make a lathe to turn large diameter dowels or posts. The ones I have done before seem to get a lot of interest. Going to make a cross slide and tool post with a chain driven carriage.
Raj
TreeHouser
I have a couple samples turned, people like the looks of them for table legs. I'm hoping to be able to turn longer ones for post or what not. (I hope)
BlackSmith
Uncivil
I’m going to want an actual lathe if I continue play around with turning. This shop smith has too much chatter. The headstock shaft is actually a quill like a drill press and the inner and outer shafts have male and female splines. Just enough play to notice. It’s still a lathe but nothing high end. The chatter makes it difficult to do fine work on large lite thin soft pieces.
Raj
TreeHouser
A little silver maple turning for a present. I had this lathe for decades, didn't use it much. I'm going to make some more tool rests.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
Good work Raj. Here’s another one I just butchered up. Told the wife it’s zebra wood, heh.
Raj
TreeHouser
I was waiting on a few customers in the motor shop so I thought I'd do this. 5/8" diameter solid rod. I think some butternut I saved, of course. My weld held up. Lemon oil.
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Raj
TreeHouser
More butternut. 6 1/4" diameter by 5" high finished with mineral oil.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
I need to take the time to make a few more tool rests.
Raj
TreeHouser
I could use a 5/8" bowl gouge. But I have no cash. My Dad had a tool steel pry bar he never used. Did a little grinding.
Walnut handle.
Walnut handle.
Raj
TreeHouser
I needed a brass ferrule and I guess all I had was plumbing parts. The bowl gouge did what a bowl gouge should do. Red oak.
You beat me to it! Amazing book, one of my favorites that i read from time to time just to refresh on all the tricks in there.
stikine
Treehouser
Well, if the word "scrap" is in the title it's right up your alley Kyle! Lol.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
Raj
TreeHouser
I don't think bowls will sell in my area, so I thinks to my self people would probably pay for pet urns. Mulberry. I'll sand it some more and wait till it turns red and oil it.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
That's a good idea.
What about Etsy shop and eBay selling?
What about Etsy shop and eBay selling?
