Post a photo of the last thing you made

[Stigmorgan]

Probably old age rather than die back. The tree surgeon should have been wary if it was die back as they can be dangerous to fell, depending on situation. The wood goes brittle and, besides being dangerous, is probably not nice to turn.
Brian

Ahh probably not die back then

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Not a good photo, but it gives you an idea - this is the black.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Not a good photo, but it gives you an idea - this is the black.
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Ahhh I see, I've created a similar effect on oak with some black acrylic paint

 

[NickDReed]

Experiment with scrap pine on a Sunday evening.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Nice. It's not the easiest timber to finish well.

 

[Stigmorgan]

As Phil says, pine can be a complete PITA to get a good finish on, the two bowls I've don't from it required a huge amount of sanding.

 

[Andrewf]

A quick stool I made from some scraps I had laying about.

 

[Jameshow]

A quick stool I made from some scraps I had laying about.

To be shamelessly copied thanks!

 

[Andrewf]

To be shamelessly copied thanks!

I think I got the plans from Mr Schwartz

 

[Doug B]

Delete

 

[Morag Jones]

Yarn bowl. Not my work but thrilled to have my own example from @Stigmorgan ! Absolutely love it. Thanks!

 

[Pabs]

a knifey holder and a meatbanger.

steady thou wifey... I made us something useful!

 

[paulrbarnard]

a knifey holder and a meatbanger.
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steady thou wifey... I made us something useful!

Some mighty fine knives you have there. Well deserving of the holders

 

[Stigmorgan]

Yarn bowl. Not my work but thrilled to have my own example from @Stigmorgan ! Absolutely love it. Thanks!
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You're very welcome, I'm glad you like it

 

[Adam W.]

@Stigmorgan You're making me dizzy with all that turning.

 

[Jameshow]

@Stigmorgan You're making me dizzy with all that turning.

Your jeolous of him, he's jealous of you and I'm jealous of both of your skills!!

 

[Doug71]

Finally fished off a new gate and fence for my mother (apart from the bolts through the hinges before anyone comments), started it in October and have been working on it between proper jobs so taken a while!

 

[Doug B]

Maple frame with mirror masticed in.

I made some stainless steel keyhole plates to hang it from, just needs oiling now

 

[Pabs]

Maple frame with mirror masticed in.

nice this all handplaned to thickness and jointed? wowser. nice.

 

[Pabs]

Some mighty fine knives you have there. Well deserving of the holders

Thanks I'm learning the use of the jointing plane so trying to laminate I thought was a good way of learning and not a wasted experiment

Laminated wood for laminated steel!

edit just to add the process
the righthandone is just pressed bamboo ply with a few magnets forstner'd into the back then another reversed bamboo ply on the rear - this then planed to parallel using a straight edge / light / no6 plane with the base ballasted (chunk of cleaned up firewood)

left hand is sapelle maple alternating laminations which were resawn then planed using a no6. drum sander to get a rear bevel for interest this then through-dowelled using 1/4inch dowel stock from beech. front is resawn maple take up to 240g with a wax finish (3 coats and a polish).

there was a little resting perch thing (see below) but wifey thought it looked s£$*% and I totally agreed with her so I knocked it off and refinished it - I just dind't want to waste my laminations after all that effort but it did look cak.

Vs