I decided to take on another modeling and turning challenge and I started on the “Mothers Day” Project. Cat People trailer This turning project will feature a multi-piece music box made from Redwood Burl. Inspired by the book “Masterful Woodturning” (ISBN 0-8069-8709-X). I decided to combine woodturning and music boxes. Design goals for the Music …
Join the growing group of users that have bought “Woodturning with SketchUp” and are discovering the benefits of using Google’s free sketching software to model their woodturning projects. Just like the “Beehive Model” you will find that modeling your ideas on a computer can save time, wood and result in a better design. The finished …
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I discovered two new tools. One is purchased and one is shop-made. Bedan Gauge: When I was turning a flute I needed to turn a cylinder very straight along a 24″ tube.I remembered seeing a jig attached to a Bedan that did this and decided to build my own. I won’t belabor this post with …
Some lathes (like the Stubby) have cross drilled main shafts and this makes the use of vacuum adapters a challenge. I decided to make an adapter for my stubby this weekend. The adapter detailed below can be made from standard hardware store items, except for the double sealed bearing which you can get from Master …
Hairspray Over the holidays I experimented with a new turning material “Polymer Clay”. I was familiar with this materials use in crafts and I also saw a few pens made from it. Since that time I have been wanting to experiment with it for use as a substitute for finials, inlays and borders in turned …
Session 9 movie download Hairspray move Sirène rouge, La move The bowl 25th Hour video that I turned this weekend is already in use in my daughters dorm.
The winter issue of American Woodturner featured the turning of a travel mug. I bought a mug insert some time ago from WoodCraft and it was sitting on my project bench waiting for motivation. Since I needed a Christmas gift for a friend and I wanted to try turning a staved vessel using fixed angle …
I noticed while turning this holiday that my tail and headstock were out of alignment. I noticed it while drilling a piece with a Jacobs Chuck in the tail stock. The bit seemed to struggle finding the center and that caused me to investigate. I don’t know what the formal technique for measuring this misalignment …
Over the holidays I updated and completed a number of jigs in my shop. Band saw fence Drill press fence Table saw sled But the most fun was the face lift that I did to my stubby! I’ll admit I went a bit crazy but hey it seems to work really well. These modifications require …
I haven’t posted since before Christmas so I bet you think I just kicked back and abandoned the shop. Not hardly, I have a gaggle of stuff to report on. I had three weeks of vacation so I spent time with the family and wore out the turned.out.right shop. Below is an inventory of stuff …