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[Stigmorgan]

Started making a bud vase, got it shaped and drilled then started sanding, was going fine then felt a bump so stopped and discovered I had sanded through so cut through the neck and it seems the drill took a slight detour

 

[Phil Pascoe]

That's why you drill the hole first.

 

[Stigmorgan]

That's why you drill the hole first.

I did

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Ah, it wasn't a through hole.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Ah, it wasn't a through hole.

Nope, drilled first then shaped it then sanded through it so cut the neck off to see how much the drill bit had wandered off centre

 

[weigen369]

Small stool

 

[Hallelujahal]

Little sewing kit in shape of a cocktail shaker for one of my daughters who likes both

 

[Stigmorgan]

Made a few trees and a few little trinket dishes from Ash, the tree only fell 6 months ago but the wood seems to hold it's shape very well, even so I've put a thicker than usual coat of wax on them. Here's a pic of everything except the Xmas tree decorations that I have ready for the school fair in just over a week, there's oak, cherry, sycamore, willow, ash and a little bud vase that I don't know the wood species.

 

[Fred48]

Made a few trees and a few little trinket dishes from Ash, the tree only fell 6 months ago but the wood seems to hold it's shape very well, even so I've put a thicker than usual coat of wax on them. Here's a pic of everything except the Xmas tree decorations that I have ready for the school fair in just over a week, there's oak, cherry, sycamore, willow, ash and a little bud vase that I don't know the wood species.View attachment 147902View attachment 147903View attachment 147904View attachment 147905

Hi Stigmorgan,
Beautiful work. I suspect the vase in incorrectly labelled as oak. Not sure what it is. Pine?
Cheers Fred

 

[Stigmorgan]

Hi Stigmorgan,
Beautiful work. I suspect the vase in incorrectly labelled as oak. Not sure what it is. Pine?
Cheers Fred

It's a piece of a 4x4 fence post that was given to me, I was told the post was oak and the colour before treating looked a little like oak but slightly lighter, it's harder than any pine I've ever used so don't think it's that.

 

[Jameshow]

Wooden snow men carved by a client of mine!

 

[Fred48]

It's a piece of a 4x4 fence post that was given to me, I was told the post was oak and the colour before treating looked a little like oak but slightly lighter, it's harder than any pine I've ever used so don't think it's that.

I cannot see any medullary rays in the vase which made me suspect it's was not oak. The medullary rays are clearly visible in the lovely oak bowl.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Pine. I've had pine so hard it bounced the tools off.

Edit - the two woods smell noticeably different.

 

[Jameshow]

Pine. I've had pine so hard it bounced the tools off.

Edit - the two woods smell noticeably different.

Pitch pine?

 

[Stigmorgan]

Today's offerings are Pine bowl, so soft I couldn't get a clean cut so had to do a ton of sanding at 40g up to 320, I'm really happy with the end result, it weighs almost nothing. For ages I've been seeing woodturned male and female figures so thought I'd give them a go with some oak (definately oak, I cut it from the tree myself )

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Pitch pine?

Unlikely, I'd think, but a decent piece of some other pine. I have a lamp made of pine very similar but I've no camera atm. It was so hard the end grain was a nightmare to turn cleanly but eventually I got one very light clean with a newly ground gouge and the finish was perfect off the tool.

 

[Stigmorgan]

@Fred48 @Jameshow I think based on @Phil Pascoe we can all agree on pine then, I'll change the tag, I have another 7feet of the post left so will likely be making another half dozen vases. Although, the hole is only 12mm wide and 120mm deep so would it qualify as a large twig pot instead of a vase?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

The ultimate test of oak is to put some shavings into vinegar with a bit of steel - a nail or something - and see if it goes blue/black. If it does it isn't definitely oak but if it doesn't it definitely isn't.

 

[rafezetter]

View attachment 146789I made a new comb the other day, a few more in the making, although I messed up the precutting of the fine teeth on one of them and I found some cracks in the wood on another. The part with the teeth are made from birch, the inlay in the back is ash (except for the second one where I used cherry)

I really like that - I have long (shoulder length) hair, viking style and a normal brush is a pita to untagle it after washing etc - you've inspired me to try to make a better one to do it in stages like they do for drawing out hemp - lol but without the nails.

I've got some thinnish offcuts of old teak that would be perfect I think, though I'll soak it in some thinned epoxy to give the teeth some extra strength.

 

[JBaz]

A friend of mine's grandchildren are being christened at the weekend, and when I asked what they might like as a gift a personalised eggcup was mentioned. I think this was traditionally a christening gift, along with silver bangles etc.

The wood is maple and the lettering is routed out on a cheap (not so cheap today!) CNC router and filled with wood filler before sanding back and spraying with pre-cat lacquer (washable). The boxes (which the recipients will probably appreciate more) are from the local hobby store and sprayed with some lacquer that I mixed from what I had.