gregmcateer
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Good effort, sjpsound.
My first turning was an utter shocker and 2 to 50 haven't been noteworthy!
Keep up the good work
My first turning was an utter shocker and 2 to 50 haven't been noteworthy!
Keep up the good work
Post a photo of the last thing you made
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Doug B
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The rough looking timber bottom right is the seat from an elm Windsor chair that came in for some restoration but was so badly infested with woodworm that the rest got burnt.
I decided to recycle the Elm into a pen presentation box, seemed a shame not to put it to good use
there are no hinges you just press on the back of the lid & the front opens
the rebate at the back is deeper than the front & sides so when opened it stands just over upright leaning back.
I decided to recycle the Elm into a pen presentation box, seemed a shame not to put it to good use
there are no hinges you just press on the back of the lid & the front opens
the rebate at the back is deeper than the front & sides so when opened it stands just over upright leaning back.
Jameshow
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Boxes and step ladders, can't go wrong with either. I do like those ladders, its not something you see getting made in such a forum, so nice to see someone making a pair.
I'm making a mantelpiece, though this is just its current stage and long from finished. I've still to do the turned columns for the front, and a moulded surround, and maybe some inset panels should I work out the copper foil pressing pictures.
Eventually it will have dentil under the top, and panel raise cutter on the underside to thin the top down and not look so chunky.
Fast running out of Maple though. Started with 3 boards @9'x8"x1" and the turned columns are from the thick section next to it, 2 of those glued together, and tuned hopefully matching.
Was considering doing the columns in bubinga along with a surround and inlays or insets, but we'll see if i've got enough maple to finish it.
I'm making a mantelpiece, though this is just its current stage and long from finished. I've still to do the turned columns for the front, and a moulded surround, and maybe some inset panels should I work out the copper foil pressing pictures.
Eventually it will have dentil under the top, and panel raise cutter on the underside to thin the top down and not look so chunky.
Fast running out of Maple though. Started with 3 boards @9'x8"x1" and the turned columns are from the thick section next to it, 2 of those glued together, and tuned hopefully matching.
Was considering doing the columns in bubinga along with a surround and inlays or insets, but we'll see if i've got enough maple to finish it.
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Doug B
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Been a while since I‘ve turned anything but this was a request from the good lady wife for her birthday, a 12” high Xmas tree in spalted Sycamore similar to one she’d seen on the tinterweb
And the underside? You must know turners always look at the underside.
weekend_woodworker
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Just finished making a reindeer on the bandsaw from a bit of oak I got on Freecycle. Not an original idea, but quite pleased how it tuned out,
Cooper
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This flexible elephant was an experiment inspired by previous comments here. A cyclist recommended saving old inner tubes and using the rubber and a reply in a turning thread which suggested super glue to mend cracks.
I made slots in the body sections with a dovetail saw, ran the glue into the slot and was able to slide in a strip of tube and clamp it to pinch the slot. I am amazed how strong the bond is. Its a bit fiddly but with practice should become easier.
The wood is Turkey Oak from a tree in our garden and the wheels old tent pole. The ears are felt from an old Loan Rangers hat!!
Nelly111s
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Some photos from my customer. Console table to the customer’s design with oak base and olivewood top. 1200x370mm top. Wedged mortice and tenon with olivewood wedges.
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sed9888
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thetyreman
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I made some custom/bespoke doors from some old 1930s pitch pine, the panels are redwood pine, first time using the 'wearing' method of hinging, and it's not perfect, I think I cut the recess slightly too deep and they are binding slightly where the frame meets the stiles, they aren't quite finished yet but you get the idea, it hides a very ugly and untidy area under the floor which is nice and will also make the garage a lot warmer in the winter months, I will likely just finish it with tung oil once it's all finished and handles are added and the hinges polished up, but for now I'll live with it like this for a while.
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Taking the opportunity while she's out to get the table top finished. Just need to get the legs sorted before Xmas day. Top is reclaimed oak floorboards set on ply. Edging it today and planing. Hopefully give it a sand and then think about how to finish. Any suggestions?
Jacob
Pint of bass, porkpie, and packet of crisps please
Made an obelisk from a bit of old chapel beam this summer. Was full of nails and good for nothing except firewood, other side all mortice holes for floor joists
Then painted it white and put a hat on it
Then painted it white and put a hat on it
Deadeye
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Something hard wearing for a table top. How about a hard wax oil, like fiddes?
Fitz.
Rorton
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Really nice job - hard wax oil is a good call - OSMO PolyX worth looking at too
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how thick are the floorboards and how are they fixed to the ply? Potential movement would worry me here. I do like the top though, it will look lovely with a finish on it.
So I mentioned my wife and daughter choosing their own timber, for Christmas gifts and posted my daughters soon to be new Teak Solitaire board. Well the wife wanted a new box for her hairdryer! So African rosewood was her timber but i didn’t have enough so paired it with some walnut, and a pig suede interior thanks @custard for the sticky!
Just gotta wait for Christmas and approval now!
Padster
Just gotta wait for Christmas and approval now!
Padster
