I tried out the plans for turkey calls in Woodturning Design. The wood is box elder and the slate and glass are purchased online. I created a model for it and the jigs before turning and will post it later. My brother will try it out this season. Posted remotely from my Torch!.
This versatile candle holder design accommodates stick candles in one end and small tea lights in the other. Unknown wood, finished with 300 grit, Tripoli and then ShellaWax. The story stick will be posted for free once I correct the tea light size. Design note: tea lights come in more than one size :(. Posted …
Final pieces showing workholding and two types of candes. Unknown wood, polished with Tripoli and Shellawax. Posted remotely from my Torch!.
In the shop starting a new candle holder design. It supports a stick and digital votive light.. Will make some successive posts right here from the shop….. Posted remotely from my Torch!.
Santa cookie platter. Shape, burning and lettering modeled in Sketchup. Happy Holidays, Donnie…… Posted remotely from my Torch!.
I was down at Craft Supplies this week and saw this ornament. Reminded me of the previous post regarding a model of a similar ornament. I purchase some materials to make one. Post about it later. Posted remotely from my Torch!.
One of my Woodturning with Sketchup customers recently wanted to model detailed Christmas ornaments and wondered if it was possible. I selected Cindy Drozda’s Sputnik Sea Urchin Ornament as the design for the modeling challenge. I figured that Cindy’s design would be a good test because of it elegant form and detail. Here is the …
Do you remember the post “Help Me Pick”? That work has just been accepted into “Through the Woods, Around the Block“, at the Lubeznik Center for the Arts! Thanks to all my readers for the help! Maybe there is a spark of artist in me after all. Donnie 🙂
I was watching Woodturning Workshop and Tim was using a very cleverly designed thread chasing tool I had never seen before. I found it at Thread chaser.
