In case of difficulty viewing this post, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. For this project I turn a 2.7″ sphere from mesquite using the octagon method. I interrupted the octagon method to split and hollow the sphere. The sphere is finished with beeswax and mineral oil mix. Important measures for octagon method. […]
Read More...In case of difficulty viewing this video, it is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook(link). With several weddings approaching, I need to turn more jewelry trays. I like them because they are unique gifts that no one else will be giving. They are not difficult. As a small bowl and a short spindle, they do […]
Read More...In case of difficulty viewing this video, it is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook(link). After I turned the goblet last week, one person asked if I could have salvaged the original or make it from multiple pieces. YES. Here we go. This one is walnut for the cup and base; hazelnut for the stem. […]
Read More...In case of difficulty while viewing, this is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook(link). Eight months ago, I started turning a goblet from fresh wet elm. At that time, I rough turned it and set it aside to dry. Now, it felt very dry. I thought it would be perfect to turn another goblet. However, […]
Read More...In case of difficulty, this video is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. This project features a walnut vase with two sets of Celtic knot loops of maple. It is 2.5 inches diameter and six inches tall. Helpful equipment and accessories are: 2 hexagon templates sized for the maximum capacity of my tablesaw. These are […]
Read More...In case of difficulty, this video is also available on YouTube and FaceBook. The last time I visited Arizona, I brought back some trunks of olive and mesquite. This piece was a smaller section from an olive tree. Most of the piece was sapwood without the usual dramatic heartwood figure. Observing this and talking it […]
Read More...In case of difficulty, this is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook(link). For this vase, I wanted to have a lid. Not just a lid but one that had an invisible connection. My segmented vase was a perfect opportunity. If I prepared the vase right, I could hide magnets in a segmented ring. Besides being […]
Read More...In case of viewing difficulty, this is also posted on YouTube(link) and FaceBook(link) In preparing for a remote demonstration, I guess I went crazy with some inside out turnings. An inside out turning can be fascinating. For an inside out turning, staves are temporarily fastened together while a profile is cut. Then each stave is […]
Read More...In case of this video not playing correctly here, it is also posted on YouTube and FaceBook. A vase can be pretty. However, these vases are more dynamic. As you look at them the vase has two profiles: a typical outer profile and an inner profile. I started with eight segmented rings of walnut and […]
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