Spindle blanks

[SteveF]

i am not the happiest making goblets
so the question is..what to do with them
i have a fairly large collection of blanks about 12" x 3" x 3"
it is the usual walnut oak purple heart sort of stuff
my main hobby is either pens..i have loads of pen blanks too..so no point chopping them up
and bowls is my other passion..so is it easy to glue cut prepare the blanks into bowls?
where do you start ?
or should i just sell em all and buy bowl blanks?
or what else can i do with them please?
i thought about a few tree decorations but there is a limit
this is just a hobby so not looking to make profit items
Steve

 

[paulm]

Small boxes with lids, apples, pears, world's poshest dibbers !

Cheers, Paul

 

[marcros]

Have you thought of some threaded boxes. They would make great gifts. Endless options to chose from, but here is one. http://youtu.be/ItA3Kr71OI8

Failing that, segmented bowls are an option- as easy to prepare as cutting accurately and planing to a perfect fit. The ease (and cost) of that is largely dependant on the machinery available.

 

[finneyb]

Try ' inside out turning ' see video for a quick explanation http://blog.woodcraft.com/2010/10/dave- ... t-turning/
There are plenty of different projects on the web and find one that suits you

HTH

Brian

 

[Dalboy]

Keep them to one side the more turning you do the more ideas will turn up (Pun intended :lol: ). I don't do much spindle turning but always have some blanks for anything like candle stick, fruit etc

 

[woodfarmer]

Glue 4 together side by side, make a really useful sized bowl.

 

[Bodrighy]

I make dozens of goblets a year, pity you don't live closer LOL. If they are all straight edged you could glue up for bowls, Maybe, with the different types of wood some basic segmented type ones? Odd, I am far more likely to cut bowl sized blanks down to make goblets. All different aren't we?

Pete

 

[Inspector]

Pepper mills.

Pete

 

[chipmunk]

Have you thought of some threaded boxes. They would make great gifts. Endless options to chose from, but here is one. http://youtu.be/ItA3Kr71OI8

+1 for boxes (not threaded though - at least initially).

You should get about 3 boxes out of a 12" length of 3x3 timber.

The youtube video is ok but I'd recommend this book...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turned-Boxes-Designs-Chris-Stott/dp/1861082037

HTH
Jon

 

[SteveF]

Pepper mills.

Pete

theres an idea that would be useful

now the "minefield" of what mechanisms

Steve

 

[SteveF]

Glue 4 together side by side, make a really useful sized bowl.

would 4 look ok or do i need 4 and split 1 down?

Steve

 

[woodfarmer]

Glue 4 together side by side, make a really useful sized bowl.

would 4 look ok or do i need 4 and split 1 down?

Steve

12 inches long, 3 inches thick.. 4x3 = 12 so a 12 inch square blank.. give or take a sawcut

 

[Dalboy]

Glue 4 together side by side, make a really useful sized bowl.

would 4 look ok or do i need 4 and split 1 down?

Steve

Split them at different widths then stick them all back together in a mixed order

 

[SteveF]

Glue 4 together side by side, make a really useful sized bowl.

would 4 look ok or do i need 4 and split 1 down?

Steve

12 inches long, 3 inches thick.. 4x3 = 12 so a 12 inch square blank.. give or take a sawcut

i thought may look better if "uniform" so i had matching colours on outside
so would need 3 x3 & 2 x 1 1\2
Steve

 

[finneyb]

Just a thought- a bowl blank is cut from the tree so that the end grain is on the sides of the bowl, not the bottom.
So the glued pieces need to be glued so that the end grain from the spindle wood will end up on the sides of the bowl.

If you can understand what I mean.

Brian

 

[SteveF]

Just a thought- a bowl blank is cut from the tree so that the end grain is on the sides of the bowl, not the bottom.
So the glued pieces need to be glued so that the end grain from the spindle wood will end up on the sides of the bowl.

If you can understand what I mean.

Brian

i am confused
if i glue the blanks side by side then the end grain will be at the sides
a bowl blank is the inside \ outside is straight grain \ cross grain

am i being thick ?

we are talking about using the blanks \ spindles with end grains on the outside..not top or bottom
Steve

 

[finneyb]

Just a thought- a bowl blank is cut from the tree so that the end grain is on the sides of the bowl, not the bottom.
So the glued pieces need to be glued so that the end grain from the spindle wood will end up on the sides of the bowl.

If you can understand what I mean.

Brian

i am confused
if i glue the blanks side by side then the end grain will be at the sides
a bowl blank is the inside \ outside is straight grain \ cross grain

am i being thick ?

we are talking about using the blanks \ spindles with end grains on the outside..not top or bottom
Steve

Re-reading your past post I think we are both saying the same thing - sorry for the confusion

Brian

 

[Bodrighy]

Don't get too tied up with where the end grain should be. You need different techniques but at the end of the day you use the wood the way that will best display it's character and suit the purpose intended.

Pete