Spinning Through the Wood Pile

[CHJ]

Two from yesterdays attempts,
Support/reinforcing Foot added to save thin base piece

Reworked dark lines due to patchy initial colouring.

 

[CHJ]

Todays bits.

 

[Dalboy]

The added foot does not look out of place and anyone looking at it will think it is all the same piece of wood. And the reworked lines just shows that a simple change can make all the difference.
And what is this I see some coloured turning from you :lol: :lol: :lol: nice little ash form I take it that is gold gilt cream.
And lastly, I see you are back to the Yew pile again nice little bowl

 

[CHJ]

Thanks Derek, To be honest the little 'gilted' Ash item was a demonstration of the effect for someone.
Gave me a chance to think about masking methods and test paint bleed.
Need to do a few more to compare drying times in relation to burnishing, over coating, waxing etc.

Yes there's still some of the dreaded Yew to clear, that and a few small pieces of Beech from the same collection, be glad when it's out of the way & I can move on to something a little less repetitive.

Have some Sumac that is causing a bit of a quandary, reasonably attractive figuring but does not seem to do itself justice in the turned form, not a particularly robust wood either, wondering if I should just use it for lid insert highlights.

Likewise some Catalpa that does not exactly stand out in a whole bowl or similar.

 

[CHJ]

No shed time for me today, out and about in the Brecon area enjoying the sun and tranquillity along the route of the Canal.
Finished off with an enforced Cream Tea with warm Scones & Strawberry Jam sat in the shade watching the local wildlife near the Pontsticill Reservoir

 

[Dalboy]

Spent a few weeks on Brecon under canvas many moons ago when my back would allow me now I enjoy my comfort too much :lol: :lol: :lol: lovely countryside around there.
Hope you enjoyed the cream tea

 

[CHJ]

 

[Dalboy]

Very nice Chas, I do like the small embellishment around the top of each of these just lifts them from plain bowls =D>

 

[CHJ]

.. I do like the small embellishment around the top of each of these..

Finally your influence is kicking in, needing to slow production down whilst other duties take precedence, decided to try post turning decoration in the shorter time slots, very basic at the moment whilst I get to grips with one of those burr spinning devices that has an unpleasant resemblance to the junior school torture foot driven dental visits and to see what other jigs I might need before I embark on clearing another log stash.

 

[Dalboy]

I find it slows me down a bit otherwise I would end up with so much turned stuff I would end up drowning in them. By decorating gets the mind thinking and it also becomes very enjoyable

 

[CHJ]

This mornings effort, a lightweight Carving Mallet. Intend to make a companion with weighted head just to see if either tempts me as a user.

Cherry head, Hazel handle, both home dried.

 

[Dalboy]

Hit the nail on the head with that one Chas I made one from a bowls ball for my carving tools.

The head should be OK made from a fruitwood

 

[CHJ]

Mark 2:- This one weighs 1040 grams.
This one will certainly do the work, whether my wrist will manage to control it is another matter.

Sorting out some Lead for loading:-

This was rather an unexpected nostalgic exercise, the last person to work that block of Lead was my Father over 40 years ago, ( he passed away 1982) it was a left over lump from his casting of balance weights.

 

[Dalboy]

I have heard of putting lead in your pencil but :lol: :lol: :lol:

Another nice mallet Chas and with the added weight should give quite a clout

 

[CHJ]

Another nice mallet Chas and with the added weight should give quite a clout

Think I might have overdone it a bit on the weight front Derek, never having embarked on a carving or decorating foray using mallets and chisels I've no idea as to the balance that's comfortable between physical input & striking weight.

Guess there lies an obvious excuse to turn up 250 and 500 gram versions.

 

[Dalboy]

Another nice mallet Chas and with the added weight should give quite a clout

Think I might have overdone it a bit on the weight front Derek, never having embarked on a carving or decorating foray using mallets and chisels I've no idea as to the balance that's comfortable between physical input & striking weight.

Guess there lies an obvious excuse to turn up 250 and 500 gram versions.

I think it would depend on a couple of things one being the hardness of the wood and how easy it cuts and secondly the size of the chisel for me the mallet I made from a bowls ball is ideal for the chisels that I have and for the majority of woods that I use.
It also depends on what is comfortable for you

 

[CHJ]

…..
It also depends on what is comfortable for you

That was the reason for embarking on this little diversion really, just to see which is the 'go to' version that emerges from any chipping & chasing I attempt, only ever used a basic Draper lump of Beech in the past when chopping out mortices.

Think I currently have the two extremes on the weight front.

 

[CHJ]

Afraid the shed here is having to take a back seat at the moment, much clearing of 30+ year old shrubs that were getting too big for their boots and lots of subsequent border clearances and replanting, only thing that has emerged recently on the turning front are the pillars for a Bird Table remake.

One other project aimed to fit better with the ravages of Anno Domini on the maintenance front that at least involved a trip to the local wood yard and the making of just a little sawdust.

 

[Dalboy]

Nice bird table and boxes. All the other jobs that need doing which stop you from shed time but they need doing

 

[CHJ]

Whilst moving out some large cherry tree trunks for conversion, (nearly all sorted)

which as might be expected required a considerable amount of other stuff to be moved,

I noticed that the wood store guardians are in residence again, saw Her Ladyship had set up her bivy. earlier on in the year, did have a word and requested that she applied elsewhere for planning permission and would appreciate no speculative building from her company as retrospective planning applications can lead to ill feeling.
As expected though, reasonable diplomacy would appear to have been rejected in the main, although they have placed their main entrance at the opposite corner to the store entrance this year so long term mutual understanding may prevail.