Post a photo of the last thing you turned

[Morag Jones]

Rooting through my pile of Ivy I grabbed a fairly big piece and stuck it between centres, seems it wanted to be a clock
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Gorgeous!

 

[Stigmorgan]

Gorgeous!

Thank you, shame only the second hand is working, tried a few batteries to be sure but no movement from the hour and minute hands

 

[Stigmorgan]

More snowmen for the paint kits today, got 50 done now so to change it up a bit I did a few a little differently. Will start making up the sets next week, hopefully the paint pots and brushes will come soon.

 

[Owd Jockey]

Hi Stig, sorry but I have a 'pet hate' for clocks (or any time-pieces) that don't have numbers (LOL)! I do love that Ivy of yours though, spalting and some grain. My Ivy was quite plain. I seem to spend a great deal of my time cutting Ivy that has wrapped around trees, in order to enable the tree to grow. My attempt at a Clock was done a few years ago using recycled Decking; glued and joined with 'biscuits', with a bit of Pyrography thrown in. Although this clock is on our lounge wall, I rarely bother to put a battery into it!(LOL)

 

[Stigmorgan]

Hi Stig, sorry but I have a 'pet hate' for clocks (or any time-pieces) that don't have numbers (LOL)! I do love that Ivy of yours though, spalting and some grain. My Ivy was quite plain. I seem to spend a great deal of my time cutting Ivy that has wrapped around trees, in order to enable the tree to grow. My attempt at a Clock was done a few years ago using recycled Decking; glued and joined with 'biscuits', with a bit of Pyrography thrown in. Although this clock is on our lounge wall, I rarely bother to put a battery into it!(LOL)

Had it been a bigger piece I'd probably add numbers/markers but it's too small and not fully round so would detract from the grain, I have one more mechanism but need to check it's working before putting time into making another.

 

[pat from Marck]

Had it been a bigger piece I'd probably add numbers/markers but it's too small and not fully round so would detract from the grain, I have one more mechanism but need to check it's working before putting time into making another.

With numbers!!!

 

[Stigmorgan]

With numbers!!!

I'll think about it

 

[pat from Marck]

Had a few days away but was back a couple days ago and spent that time cleaning and reorganizing the work shop. Now in the throes of processing a pile of cypee ready to turn loads of stuff for a local Christmas market on dec 3. Had a small play and did this from one of the of cuts.
Very rough only sanded to 240 grit very chunky. Played with leaving tne sides natural to leave an image of a log.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Had a few days away but was back a couple days ago and spent that time cleaning and reorganizing the work shop. Now in the throes of processing a pile of cypee ready to turn loads of stuff for a local Christmas market on dec 3. Had a small play and did this from one of the of cuts.View attachment 190570View attachment 190571View attachment 190573View attachment 190574View attachment 190575View attachment 190576
Very rough only sanded to 240 grit very chunky. Played with leaving tne sides natural to leave an image of a log.

Very nice

Went out to the makerspace and did a couple more snowmen then got bored so looking for something else I came across a stack of Cork coasters, grabbed an board of palletwood and using some 5minute epoxy I made up this blank, not a clue how or if it will work but I'm from the F around and find out generation

 

[NOTTNICK]

Had fun with this.

 

[pat from Marck]

Very nice

Went out to the makerspace and did a couple more snowmen then got bored so looking for something else I came across a stack of Cork coasters, grabbed an board of palletwood and using some 5minute epoxy I made up this blank, not a clue how or if it will work but I'm from the F around and find out generation
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Cool, fingers crossed for a good turn out. Be interested how you get on with the difference of hardness of the cork and wood.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Had fun with this.View attachment 190582

That's gorgeous, I've toyed with doing something similar next time I have a suitable piece

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

Inspired by Stig, not as good though

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

N nick how on earth did you do that. It’s brill
Stig, be careful of the shear action of turning breaking the bond between the different types of wood.
The cork could suffer tear out and part company

 

[Stigmorgan]

Cool, fingers crossed for a good turn out. Be interested how you get on with the difference of hardness of the cork and wood.

Me too will be interesting to see if the resin has soaked into the Cork at all, might see if it will soak up som CA too once I have to wood cut to size.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Inspired by Stig, not as good though

Nothing wrong with those

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

Thanks mate, two small ones are road kill (picked up from side of road) spelled oak
Not quite finished but some road kill silver birch

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

To give you all a laugh
Most g dads get socks or woolly jumper for Christmas.... my g kids are buying me round blanks to wood turn