Woodturning Herringbone Ornaments For the Ornament Challenge
For the convenience of some, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook.
After seeing a similar demonstration by Rebecca DeGroot in the recent symposium, I decided to incorporate a herringbone wood glue up into a couple of Christmas ornaments.
Gluing the ornament takes time as each layer must be glued and placed carefully. In her demonstration, she used CA glue. Even with CA glue, it must dry and cure. Instead, I used regular wood glue but pushed the gluing interval to a minimum. I think my way did not take that much more time, especially considering the risk of uncured CA glue.
Another experiment was to turn a finial from an acrylic pen blank. I rate this experiment as unsuccessful. Acrylic tends to crack and shatter under pressure without a bass tube to stabilize it.
I will add these ornaments to the Christmas Ornament Challenge. Please share your favorite ornaments by November 30. Here is the link www.OrnamentChallenge.com
Enjoy!
Love this, good job and wonderful look. How would you do a box? Change the thickness?
Always look forward to your videos. I am building a new shop, couldn’t get into my tiny one I have so much wood stacked in it.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
Cathy
The difference for a box are only size. Just make the glue up big enough for your box.
Get that shop finished.
Alan