Post a photo of the last thing you turned

[Morag Jones]

Have had this bell for 40 years without a handle. Used a tasty bit of yew from my ground clearing. Brass rod in the centre made from an old poker and a ferrule from a piece of brass curtain pole. Topped off with a bronze washer and a bit of rosewood (thank you Santa).
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Hoping to get the stumps out today, will deffo be keeping them, yew is so gorgeous to work and in the hand.

 

[Blister]

That rings a bell .

 

[kinverkid]

Two large Walnut bowls (one oiled one waxed) with cracks, a large Ash bowl - with cracks and a large Cedar bowl where my maker's stamp burned through. The Ash and Cedar bowls were the last bowls I turned on my Record CL3 which is now dismantled ready for sale and The Walnuts are the first bowls from my new Coronet Regent.

The two Walnuts are 320mm and 290mm x 50mm. Ash is 400mm x 90mm and Cedar is 370mm x 40mm.

 

[joethedrummer]

That rings a bell .

,,so does Winchester Cathedral,,

 

[treeturner123]

And the Hunchback!!

 

[pat from Marck]

Holm oak bowl with a top designed by Steph.

 

[kinverkid]

Three 'andles. L-R a fancy, waxy hardwood from a rescued lorry bearer, Ebony with correction fluid rings and UV resin rings and Hawthorne

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

Nice work. I am part way through an Elm bowl.

 

[pat from Marck]

My latest project seems to be taking longer than I thought. Between brakes in the process I've amused myself with other turnings, yesterday was the holm oak and today was a bit of ash. Had a bit of wood worm sign so didn't go overboard withe sanding or finishing. Just sanded to 240 grit then one coat of tung oil. I was going to use it in the work shop but after Steph saw it, it's now been designated as our nut bowl.

 

[pat from Marck]

Not a lot of time today but managed a bit done and got to use a wood worm screw for the first time. Found it ideal for my ash wood worm effected chunks I have
Just had time for one before I ran out of daylight
Flipped it round and trimmed the top
Judging by all the gapping holes and cracks it will be an epoxy treatment which I also have never done before, so till then its been stowed on my ready to turn shelf.

 

[pat from Marck]

Bad day after carefully putting a few turned ideas together to be let down by my own carelessness whilst polishing the top.
First made a bowl put on a design on the side then carved it out
Next made a bowl with no bottom next a top
Next got on with finishing for the bottom bowl I used Melanie lacquer and for the top a wax oil.
However the top never maded it

 

[Stigmorgan]

Another framed bird today, this time a Kingfisher on a Hawthorn branch, recess on the back for it to be hung and don't worry I reinforced it with CA glue. For the next one I want to find a better way of attaching the branch, I don't like the screw head being visible on the back.

 

[Blister]

Bad day after carefully putting a few turned ideas together to be let down by my own carelessness whilst polishing the top.
First made a bowl put on a design on the side then carved it outView attachment 199237
Next made a bowl with no bottom View attachment 199232View attachment 199231next a topView attachment 199233View attachment 199234
Next got on with finishing for the bottom bowl I used Melanie lacquer and for the top a wax oil.View attachment 199230View attachment 199238
However the top never maded itView attachment 199236

Looks like it may have split due to the thin rim gradually getting thicker and thicker towards the top. Always best to keep the thickness the same .

 

[pat from Marck]

Looks like it may have split due to the thin rim gradually getting thicker and thicker towards the top. Always best to keep the thickness the same .

I have to own this one blister should have had the top handle facing down when polishing it on the buffing wheel. Snagged in the fibers got ripped out my hands and jammed into lathe bed snapping the handle and cracking opposite sides of the top.

 

[Blister]

I have to own this one blister should have had the top handle facing down when polishing it on the buffing wheel. Snagged in the fibers got ripped out my hands and jammed into lathe bed snapping the handle and cracking opposite sides of the top.

Doh!