My Progress

[CHJ]

Well I turned the pen blanks this evening and made a pencil!
...... I am pleased with it.....

He's

ed



:lol: :lol:

 

[Blister]

Well I turned the pen blanks this evening and made a pencil!
...... I am pleased with it.....

He's

ed



:lol: :lol:

Sorry Dave :lol:

its all my fault :wink:

 

[DaveL]

Well of course Chas is quite right I am totally hooked. :roll:

I have turned some more pen blanks

Took the walnut one in it work an promptly got an order from one of my team for a matching pen, pencil and cuff link set for his dad. So ordered some boxes from Axminster.

I have taken delivery of some new tools from Allen (Blister) so thought I should try them out

Both made from fire wood, one still has nail holes which it a bit of a shame as I am quite pleased with how they turned out.

 

[Bodrighy]

When are you getting a bigger lathe then Dave? It's inevitable you know :lol:

Pete

 

[penman]

Hi DaveL

I always use cellulose sanding sealer thinned down about 50/50 with cellulose thinners. These are both available from all good turning suppliers.
Good luck with the turning.

Malcolm

 

[boysie39]

Anyone like to have a bet of 50p that Davel will buy the Bowl lathe if Blister still has it Byyyyyy next May, if not before. Good on ya Dave your showing a lot of us up, some nifty turning there my Boy.
REgards Boysie.

 

[Jenx]

Boysie has a good point there Dave... surely you deserve a wee Xmas pressie to yourself ! :wink:

Best you'll get on that bet is "5/4 ON" Eugene .... its got an inevitability to it, eh ? :wink: :wink: :wink:

 

[Blister]

Anyone like to have a bet of 50p that Davel will buy the Bowl lathe if Blister still has it Byyyyyy next May, if not before. Good on ya Dave your showing a lot of us up, some nifty turning there my Boy.
REgards Boysie.

Are you referring to this bad boy \/

:lol:
:wink:

O look I just spotted some more chisels 8)

 

[DaveL]

Are you referring to this bad boy \/

That Bad Boy as you call it would be quite at home in my shop, I have a liking for cast iron, gives machines a certain stability as well as long life.
I just don't think I can swing it as an extra present. :roll:

But I have been using the small spinney thing on more fire wood, what do you think?

I thought he was a little bland so embellished him a bit.

I took him to show the grandchildren and did not manage to bring him home again so it must of been better. :lol:
I also had a go at the angel that one of you kindly posted a layout for.

Not the same selection of timber, the only sycamore I have is only 1" so the body is pine (fire wood), the wing is the second attempt and that bit me a number of times while trying to sand and finish it. ](*,)

This has a nail hole if you look carefully. :roll:
I have made two more pen and pencil sets.

I think this is African black wood, it was in the bag of blanks that Dave gave me with the lathe.

These are padouk, made to order for one of the chaps I work with, I need to make some matching cuff links to go with them.
Having lost my last snow man I spent some time today producing these.

Shame about the knot but I was quite pleased that I managed to turn it without any major problem.

 

[CHJ]

Like your cool customers Dave, I wonder what someone is getting for Xmas gifts :lol:

 

[Blister]

Looking good Dave :lol:

 

[Paul.J]

Very nice Dave
That bigger lathe will soon be in your WS :shock:

 

[DaveL]

Well now I have a chuck I can try some other things, so here are today's turnings.

I think the wood is holly, trimmed from a tree in the garden last spring, it surface in the wood shed while collecting fuel for the wood burner. :shock:
No finish on them, the mushrooms are straight from the tools. I am getting better at sharpening, I am thinking of ordering a jig for the Jet wet grinder, to give better repeatability.
Hollowing the goblet was not that easy, I best practise on a few more. :roll:

 

[Paul.J]

Looking good Dave.
If it is Holly you are lucky it hasn't split :shock:
Bigger chuck,bigger lathe next :wink:

 

[big soft moose]

Anyone like to have a bet of 50p that Davel will buy the Bowl lathe if Blister still has it Byyyyyy next May, if not before. Good on ya Dave your showing a lot of us up, some nifty turning there my Boy.
REgards Boysie.

ahh but now blister has his poolewood for sale too which will he plump for ? anyone fancy a flutter

 

[RATWOOD]

Are you referring to this bad boy \/

That Bad Boy as you call it would be quite at home in my shop, I have a liking for cast iron, gives machines a certain stability as well as long life.
I just don't think I can swing it as an extra present. :roll:

But I have been using the small spinney thing on more fire wood, what do you think?

I thought he was a little bland so embellished him a bit.

I took him to show the grandchildren and did not manage to bring him home again so it must of been better. :lol:
I also had a go at the angel that one of you kindly posted a layout for.

Not the same selection of timber, the only sycamore I have is only 1" so the body is pine (fire wood), the wing is the second attempt and that bit me a number of times while trying to sand and finish it. ](*,)

This has a nail hole if you look carefully. :roll:
I have made two more pen and pencil sets.

I think this is African black wood, it was in the bag of blanks that Dave gave me with the lathe.

These are padouk, made to order for one of the chaps I work with, I need to make some matching cuff links to go with them.
Having lost my last snow man I spent some time today producing these.

Shame about the knot but I was quite pleased that I managed to turn it without any major problem.

hi Dave I know what you mean about the grandchildren, my granddaughter has more woodturnings than I do as she takes some thing home every time she come in to the work shop she is 3 :lol:

 

[CHJ]

..........Hollowing the goblet was not that easy,

Probably due to the fact that you did not have Mushroom to work in Dave.

 

[RATWOOD]

..........Hollowing the goblet was not that easy,

Probably due to the fact that you did not have Mushroom to work in Dave.

:roll: :roll:

 

[Bodrighy]

I don't know whart size the goblet is Dave but if it is as small as it looks then perhaps if you make your own tool. I have a small tool, round edged but cut flat on one side a bit like a cross between a skew and a bowl gouge without a channel. It's made from a 6" masonory nail and works great for small/miniature goblets, vases etc.

Pete

 

[DaveL]

Well I made this yesterday:

I did the lines with the back of a hacksaw blade, no doubt one of you will say there is a proper way to do them.
It has a glass tube to hold the water

Then today I turned a bit more of that holly(?), remember this?

Well on the sane theme I did those two:

Shape is not quite right but the hollowing was easier, presentation of the tool was the problem.