Wood Turning
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Cherry burl wood turned bowl.
imgur.com Cherry burl wood turned bowl. 7 by 3.5 inches, 17 by 9 cm, finished in tung oil.Discover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs, inspiring stories, viral videos, and so much more from users like spacebarstool.
7 by 3.5 inches, 17 by 9 cm, finished in tung oil.
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Works in progress
Six works in progress. Sycamore rings on padauk and maple, a 10" purpleheart blank with a yellowheart and purpleheart ring, and a cherry burl.
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My booth today at Providence Flea
Providence Flea is a juried artist market with over 80 vendors and some great food trucks.
275 South Water St, Providence Rhode Island
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Getting ready for the artisan fair tomorrow
Getting ready for the Providence Flea tomorrow. It's not a flea market, but a huge outdoor artisan market along the Providence canal on 275 S.Water St, Providence RI
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Utility Turning - Circular Wedge for Umbrella Base
Got a patio umbrella but didn't want to pay for a base. Have rocks, sand and pail, figured I'd try making one myself.
So I have a piece of PVC secured in the bucket and then needed to lock the umbrella post into it. A person who values their time would have simply cross drilled and put in a pin, but I wanted to turn something so I made a circular wedge.
It's held up just fine in its first weekend of use.
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Utility Turning - Circular Wedge for Umbrella Base
Got a patio umbrella and didn't want to buy a commercial base.
So I have a piece of PVC secured in the weighted bucket and needed to secure the post inside the PVC. A person who valued their time simply would have cross-drilled a hole and put a bolt through. So instead I turned a circular wedge.
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Using a mortise drill to make diamond shaped inlays in segments for rings.
After drilling the square hold turned 45°, squares are cut out on a tablesaw and glued into each segment.
Segments are glued up into rings and assembled into blanks for turning.
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Glue line problems
No photos, just a question. When I do a glue up piece for a lamp or bowl, after I am finished, it's in the house, and after a week or two, I can feel the glue lines. Finished smooth as a baby's butt, satiny, and a week later,... Ugh!
Do I need to postpone the finish work, from lopping off tenons to applying the finish (poly, or wax, or danish oil, etc)? Remount after two weeks and re-sand?
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My first segmented bowl.
Way more work than a blank, and more precision is required. Lessons learned, mistakes made. But not bad for a first time.
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Salt & Pepper Shakers
cross-posted from: https://toast.ooo/post/21612
> Just finished this set. Black walnut and maple blanks. The hardware is from Lee Valley . > > The insert gets glued in the blank with the metal cap screwing on. I wasn't super happy with the kit because it's expensive and needs odd-sized holes. I bored undersized (7/8“) and expanded with a square end scraper, but the taper on the tubes makes it difficult to get a snug, consistent fit. Had to use some blue tape to shim the gap. > > !
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Craft Fair Idea - Fancy fridge magnets
EBay has lots cheap of neodymium magnets with conical holes. Classy looking and strong!
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Created a bunch of plates lately
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Over the last 6 months I've made a number of plates and have really enjoyed using them every day. I was inspired by Richard Raffan's square plates video, making the two square ones first. I then made the big rectangular maple guy, followed by the three round ones.
All have a small ~1/16" mortise in the back which I've left in place. Most were basically unfinished, just getting some beeswax. But the orage-y cherry plates I've finished with BLO for some more color.. but I'm noticing that the color is fading with successive hand-washings.