Been practicing

[n0legs]

I said in someone else's topic I needed to get some practice with my turning, so here's some of it.
Comments welcome and before anyone else gets it in, I still need more practice :lol:

These are (will be) a pair of candle sticks.
The "heads" are scraps of idigbo, oak, beech and a strip of utile all glued together on oak stems. I have no idea what I'm going to use for a base yet, they were and exercise in repeatability.





This will be the centre portion of a leg for a new pedestal table I intend on doing in the near future. I have a MK 1 table in the process, see my earlier topics, but I'm getting ready for Mk 2. It is oak, three sections glued up as one. It's approx 380 mm long including the tenons and approx 90 mm diameter at it's width.



This one's self explanatory. It was some old Mahogany window sill.



The good lady wanted something simple for one of her candles. It's mainly oak scraps with a little beech thrown in.
She wanted something really chunky as the candle is 3" wide. She drew it and I made it.
It's not at all complicated but the grain and colours make it quite pretty.




And to the last. Some of you may have seen the small pedestal table I made a little while back, well the top didn't work out at all. It split at the joints and failed. Moisture, movement and inexperience in short.
The top had a short life as a frisbee and boy did it fly down the garden. Due to the way I had made it up I ended up with eight triangles of oak. Glued seven of them together, screwed it to the face plate and made it into another candle stick/holder. Had a very nasty catch which left a bad mark. So I drilled a hole in it and cut off a few inches off the broom handle, that explains the "dot".




Thanks for looking.

 

[Bodrighy]

Main C&C I have is that you seem to have the candles going directly into the wood? If so please don't light them. I have seen wooden candlesticks burn because of that. You really do need an insert.
As someone who has to do copy turning at times but doesn't like it I have to say that you seem to be doing a good job here. The finish looks good as well so keep on as you are LOL.

Pete

 

[n0legs]

Main C&C I have is that you seem to have the candles going directly into the wood? If so please don't light them. I have seen wooden candlesticks burn because of that. You really do need an insert.


Pete

Hi Pete, noted #-o
Thanks for the comments.
I'm trying hard with the finish straight off the tools but most of the time I have to start with 80 grit :lol:

 

[Dalboy]

Some good copy turning there agree with Pete regards the inserts. These are good things for practice, the main thing is have fun.

I'm trying hard with the finish straight off the tools but most of the time I have to start with 80 grit :lol:

This will improve as you go along. I tend to start with 180grit now but still have to resort to 120grit on occasions when I have an off day :lol: :lol:

 

[n0legs]

Some good copy turning there agree with Pete regards the inserts. These are good things for practice, the main thing is have fun.

I'm trying hard with the finish straight off the tools but most of the time I have to start with 80 grit :lol:

This will improve as you go along. I tend to start with 180grit now but still have to resort to 120grit on occasions when I have an off day :lol: :lol:

Hi Dalboy, 180 seems a long way off at the moment :lol:
Like you said I'm having fun but I do get a sweat on when it's the last couple of touches with the chisels [-o< :lol:
Thanks for the comments.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

don't forget to sharpen the tool you're using before the last 2 or 3 cuts. That's worth 1 or 2 grits of sandpaper.

 

[n0legs]

don't forget to sharpen the tool you're using before the last 2 or 3 cuts. That's worth 1 or 2 grits of sandpaper.

Hi Bob, thanks for the tip.
Mr Rowley's book for bedtime reading me thinks.

 

[Grahamshed]

Seems like you are doing pretty good to me, we all need to practice, especially me, but you are getting the repeatability down good.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

+1 nolegs.....you can't get accurate repeatability without tool control so I agree, you're doing really well to get that much tool control so early on.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

+1 nolegs.....you can't get accurate repeatability without tool control so I agree, you're doing really well to get that much tool control so early on.

 

[Spindle]

Hi

Are you putting the piece you're copying behind the one your turning and in the same orientation? It makes copying so much easier if you can see both at the same time.

I prop an mdf board up behind the headstock with a couple of spring clamps clipped to it and supporting the item being copied.

Regards Mick

 

[n0legs]

Seems like you are doing pretty good to me, we all need to practice, especially me, but you are getting the repeatability down good.

Hi Graham, thanks very much for the support.

+1 nolegs.....you can't get accurate repeatability without tool control so I agree, you're doing really well to get that much tool control so early on.

It might be beginners luck :lol:

Hi

Are you putting the piece you're copying behind the one your turning and in the same orientation? It makes copying so much easier if you can see both at the same time.

I prop an mdf board up behind the headstock with a couple of spring clamps clipped to it and supporting the item being copied.

Regards Mick

Hi Mick, yes that's exactly what I've been doing. I did the first candlestick and then used a long clamp to hold it in the right aspect for comparison. With the piece I intend to use for a table leg I drew a full scale pattern and then pinned it up behind the lathe, taking it down now and again for some measurement checks.
It turned out very close to what I planned, which was a shock :lol:


Of all the stuff I attempt in the shed the turning has been the one I've found so intense, I kind of zone in completely. It's been about 30 years since woodwork at school, where I scared myself s******* and ended up with the chisel behind me
It's fun, but so bloody addictive :lol:
Thanks guys I really appreciate the positive comments, especially after seeing some of your work =D>

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

I haven't made a single piece of furniture since I took up turning 18 months ago!

 

[n0legs]

I haven't made a single piece of furniture since I took up turning 18 months ago!

I fear I might be going the same way :lol:
Loving it.