Woodturning Another Batch of Quilting Tools – Special Request
by Alan Stratton on Friday, March 18th, 2022 | 5 Comments
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My sister uses these quilting tools in her quilting to press seams.
She asked me for some more. She must eat them?
They are easy to turn.
Three are maple; 1 is colored laminated wood.
I also used my tri-wire burning tool to accent the pieces.
All are finished with shellac
Enjoy!
My daughter-in-law is a quilter and I had no idea what she uses but I will make a few for her. Thank you I watch every week for your videos. Also liked your burning tool gotta make one of those also lol
She probably “loans” them to friends who fail to return them. I made a few to sell but the demand conflicted with my profit margins so I stopped. I used mesquite because I had it on hand (I am also allergic to the dust).
I have made a few lots now , mainly do them in batches of a dozen. My comment on the ones with the bead was it creates a weak point as this is the end that takes all the strain, it would be better at the point turning end. I use one myself as I have been making quilts for about 30 years.
A great product, thank you for your inspiration and encouragement.
Good point. I do have to be careful about the beads even while turning them. I have had several break on the lathe.
Alan
Thanks for a great video. It was a great demo of using the skew and using a bowl gauge for turning the spindle rather than a spindle roughing gauge.