Here is a video of turning a top on the lathe. It isn't a "how to" video, just a here you go video. I really don't have enough know how for it to be instructional.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
The Lathe is Tops!
And other things too, but whatever it is, it sure has been fun!
It seems that every spare moment I get, I go out and turn something on the lathe.
Check out all of these tops. These are only the extra ones. The kids have their own with their own stuff and I have given some others away.
You can see two small bowls that I turned also, the bowls that the tops are in.
I call this one the "Drunken Sailor" because when it spins down, it does a funny "drunken sailor" dance. I don't think that I have ever actually seen a drunken sailor before.
I have also been making some spoons. Turn a piece of wood into a spoon shape, cut it in half on the bandsaw and carve out the bowl and there you have it... A SPOON! Two actually.
We have also been turning some pens with friends. Here they are in action!
It seems that every spare moment I get, I go out and turn something on the lathe.
Check out all of these tops. These are only the extra ones. The kids have their own with their own stuff and I have given some others away.
You can see two small bowls that I turned also, the bowls that the tops are in.
I call this one the "Drunken Sailor" because when it spins down, it does a funny "drunken sailor" dance. I don't think that I have ever actually seen a drunken sailor before.
I have also been making some spoons. Turn a piece of wood into a spoon shape, cut it in half on the bandsaw and carve out the bowl and there you have it... A SPOON! Two actually.
We have also been turning some pens with friends. Here they are in action!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Turned Wood Projects
I am really having fun with my new lathe.
Here are two projects that I have made in the last two days. They are small turned boxes from Laurel with wax for a finish. The lids are spinning tops!
Here are two projects that I have made in the last two days. They are small turned boxes from Laurel with wax for a finish. The lids are spinning tops!
Monday, October 31, 2011
A New Tool!
and a couple of first projects.
I think that it would be safe to say that just about every woodworker likes to get a new tool. Me especially.
This past week, my wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. I took the week off from work and we (Wife, 7 kids, and myself) bought the CityPass for Seattle and headed out everyday of the week to "play" in the city. We had a lot of fun and the time went by sooooo faaaaast! I could write a small booklet sharing all that we did on our "vacation" at home but we are talking tools here so let's get on to it.
On the Friday prior to our Seattle excursion, my lovely bride surprised me with a gift. It was no surprise to anyone what I would have asked for if I could have chosen a gift for myself because I didn't keep my desire a secret! (Lathe) ;) But what was a surprise was what I actually recieved.
It would have been perfectly wonderful if I didn't recieve a gift but, since I did, it was even more exciting!
I was suprised with a treasure hunt.
The first clue was a bowl blank on my workbench with a written clue to the next clue which was a book on turning wood. Inside the book was another clue that lead to a set of turning tools. There was another clue that lead outside to the final and grande finale....
A LATHE!
It is a Delta Midi Lathe with variable speed.
My first projects were some dowels! Really exciting, I know.
Then I attempted to make a piece that was shaped like a spoon, to cut in half and have two pieces that I could make into spoons.
Sadly, after this, I went out on night to try my hand at some more turning and when I mounted the wood and was locking the tail stock down, the locking handle went slack. It turned out that the weld on the shaft that connects to the lever to lock it down had come apart. Only about 1/3 of the bead of the weld made contact between the two pieces and it just pulled right apart!
I am still trying to get a satisfactory solution from Delta. This is something for another entry when the story is over.
However, there is another story about a solution to the broken tail stock, and the hero is Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, specifically, the Tukwila, Washington store.
I personally think that the solution should be Deltas responsibility but, Rockler came in and saved the day.
Thank you to the fantastic people that work at Rockler for helping me out, you just made me a loyal customer!
Finally, on to what I really wanted to show off... my first bowl!
I can be honest here, I don't think that this shows quality turning craftsmanship but, it does show a really cool piece of wood that may have ended up in the wood stove if it hadn't been salvaged into this bowl. I really have a lot of learning to do on this whole wood turning thing!
I thought that it would be pretty easy turning wood but, BOY, it isn't as easy as it looks! Good thing for other turners, books, and the Internet.
I think that it would be safe to say that just about every woodworker likes to get a new tool. Me especially.
This past week, my wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. I took the week off from work and we (Wife, 7 kids, and myself) bought the CityPass for Seattle and headed out everyday of the week to "play" in the city. We had a lot of fun and the time went by sooooo faaaaast! I could write a small booklet sharing all that we did on our "vacation" at home but we are talking tools here so let's get on to it.
On the Friday prior to our Seattle excursion, my lovely bride surprised me with a gift. It was no surprise to anyone what I would have asked for if I could have chosen a gift for myself because I didn't keep my desire a secret! (Lathe) ;) But what was a surprise was what I actually recieved.
It would have been perfectly wonderful if I didn't recieve a gift but, since I did, it was even more exciting!
I was suprised with a treasure hunt.
The first clue was a bowl blank on my workbench with a written clue to the next clue which was a book on turning wood. Inside the book was another clue that lead to a set of turning tools. There was another clue that lead outside to the final and grande finale....
A LATHE!
It is a Delta Midi Lathe with variable speed.
My first projects were some dowels! Really exciting, I know.
Then I attempted to make a piece that was shaped like a spoon, to cut in half and have two pieces that I could make into spoons.
Sadly, after this, I went out on night to try my hand at some more turning and when I mounted the wood and was locking the tail stock down, the locking handle went slack. It turned out that the weld on the shaft that connects to the lever to lock it down had come apart. Only about 1/3 of the bead of the weld made contact between the two pieces and it just pulled right apart!
I am still trying to get a satisfactory solution from Delta. This is something for another entry when the story is over.
However, there is another story about a solution to the broken tail stock, and the hero is Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, specifically, the Tukwila, Washington store.
I personally think that the solution should be Deltas responsibility but, Rockler came in and saved the day.
Thank you to the fantastic people that work at Rockler for helping me out, you just made me a loyal customer!
Finally, on to what I really wanted to show off... my first bowl!
I can be honest here, I don't think that this shows quality turning craftsmanship but, it does show a really cool piece of wood that may have ended up in the wood stove if it hadn't been salvaged into this bowl. I really have a lot of learning to do on this whole wood turning thing!
I thought that it would be pretty easy turning wood but, BOY, it isn't as easy as it looks! Good thing for other turners, books, and the Internet.
Monday, October 10, 2011
What everyone has been waiting for!
The long awaited, highly anticipated, much appreciated sequel to the original blockbuster smash hit sensation, THE PIZZA PEEL pt 2!
Grab your popcorn, Red Vines and cherry coke and settle in for this epic motion picture event.
(Don't forget to dim your lights)
Grab your popcorn, Red Vines and cherry coke and settle in for this epic motion picture event.
(Don't forget to dim your lights)
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Pizza Peel!
Who doesn't like pizza?
There isn't such a thing as a bad pizza. There is only good pizza and better pizza. Homemade pizza is among the best.
I am at a bit of a stand still on the pulpit because I need some more beech for it. I won't be able to pick some more up until later this week. In the meantime I had to do something and I just saw another project on Lumberjocks.com, and it was a pizza peel.
Pizza peel? What is that? Like a banana?
No, no, you have it all wrong. A pizza peel is like a GIANT spatula that you use to put a pizza in a hot oven to cook. Pizza is usually cooked at a high temperature and you don't want to stick your hands in a HOT oven. And you really don't want to stick your hands back in a hot oven to get that HOT pizza back out! If you get too close, it could feel as though you were reenacting a scene from Daniel (in the Bible) where Daniel's three friends were thrown into a firery furnace because they refused to worship the kings idol (Daniel 3). That is were a pizza peel excels.
Here is the first part of making a pizza peel.
There isn't such a thing as a bad pizza. There is only good pizza and better pizza. Homemade pizza is among the best.
I am at a bit of a stand still on the pulpit because I need some more beech for it. I won't be able to pick some more up until later this week. In the meantime I had to do something and I just saw another project on Lumberjocks.com, and it was a pizza peel.
Pizza peel? What is that? Like a banana?
No, no, you have it all wrong. A pizza peel is like a GIANT spatula that you use to put a pizza in a hot oven to cook. Pizza is usually cooked at a high temperature and you don't want to stick your hands in a HOT oven. And you really don't want to stick your hands back in a hot oven to get that HOT pizza back out! If you get too close, it could feel as though you were reenacting a scene from Daniel (in the Bible) where Daniel's three friends were thrown into a firery furnace because they refused to worship the kings idol (Daniel 3). That is were a pizza peel excels.
Here is the first part of making a pizza peel.
Treasures uncovered!
Papaw is my Grandpa, but he is no longer on this earth. However he has left behind a part of himself in our hearts and some artifacts that I will still be able to use and enjoy!
Thank you Papaw for the memories!
Come join me on a treasure hunt into the deep recesses of Papaw's toolbox! There are some unexpected discoveries that will thrill the mind and soul.
I hope that you enjoy.
Thank you Papaw for the memories!
Come join me on a treasure hunt into the deep recesses of Papaw's toolbox! There are some unexpected discoveries that will thrill the mind and soul.
I hope that you enjoy.
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