Woodturning Quick and Easy Padauk Plate

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This piece of padauk has been bothering me. It is an offcut from a previous project. I’d like to use it for a segmented project but it is not enough. Finally, I decided to turn a small plate. The padauk is perfect!.

The plate is 7″ diameter finished with lacquer and buffed to a nice shine. BTW, I kept the mounting mortise to about 3/16″, the deepest I would every allow.

This is a quick and easy project. What are your quick and easy projects?

Enjoy!

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2 Responses to “Woodturning Quick and Easy Padauk Plate”

  1. Christie Hubbard says:

    Hello, Alan,

    I enjoy your videos very much. I’ve been turning for only a couple of years and have tried various methods of signing my pieces. I am interested in what tool/instrument you use to sign yours. It looks like an electric wood burning tool. If so, what tip do you use?

    Thanks for your time and efforts to create your videos.

    Christie

    • Mine are DIY for both power and the pen.
      Molly Winton advise me to use a skew tip for signing but I consistently use a small ball tip instead. A skew tip would give a finer line but require more manipulation. A ball tip is a thicker line but I can sign much like a pen.
      The power supply is modeled after Graeme Priddle’s. It uses a modified battery charger. I have a video on it from 11/2015 “Home Made Vaporizer for “Pyrography”/Woodburning” but it requires being brave or an electronic background.
      The pen is modeled after both Graeme and Molly. I made it in DIY Pyrography Pen And Tip For My Woodburning 
      Good turning.
      Alan