Woodturning Herringbone Ornaments From Scrap
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After finishing last week’s herringbone ornament, I had left over wood cut off from the prime wood that I used.
I could not let it go to waste. I had options on what to do with the scrap. The fireplace was not considered very long. No doubt there are many other alternatives than what I used.
In the end, I glued up the scrap with a little padauk in between. Then went on to turn the ornament.
I will add these ornaments to the Christmas Ornament Challenge. Please share your favorite ornaments by November 30.See www.OrnamentChallenge.com
Enjoy!
Woodturning Herringbone Ornaments For the Ornament Challenge
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After seeing a similar demonstration by Rebecca DeGroot in the recent symposium, I decided to incorporate a herringbone wood glue up into a couple of Christmas ornaments.
Gluing the ornament takes time as each layer must be glued and placed carefully. In her demonstration, she used CA glue. Even with CA glue, it must dry and cure. Instead, I used regular wood glue but pushed the gluing interval to a minimum. I think my way did not take that much more time, especially considering the risk of uncured CA glue.
Another experiment was to turn a finial from an acrylic pen blank. I rate this experiment as unsuccessful. Acrylic tends to crack and shatter under pressure without a bass tube to stabilize it.
I will add these ornaments to the Christmas Ornament Challenge. Please share your favorite ornaments by November 30. Here is the link www.OrnamentChallenge.com
Enjoy!
Woodturning Rain Drops For The Ornament Challenge
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I will add this ornament to the Christmas Ornament Challenge. It incorporates a couple of techniques I observed in the Woodturners Worldwide symposium – specifically jam chucks or I will call them jam spindles.
I wanted my raindrop to be hollow to be lighter. It is stylized to have a pointed end. A real raindrop is a sphere.
The jam tenons helped while turning the outside, sanding, finishing, and even while buffing since I could hold it from the inside rather than some way on the outside.
Remember – The Christmas Ornament Challenge will be open for your ornaments during November. See www.OrnamentChallenge.com
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Woodturning Deviled Eggs – Or Are They Avocado Halves
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I do like challenges such as the upcoming Ornament Challenge. However, this video is from a challenge from the Woodturners Worldwide online symposium. The challenge was an egg turned on one day of the symposium – all while also watching the great sessions. It has taken me a while to produce the video.
These are deviled eggs but my granddaughter called them avocados. Either way, they require two split turnings – one for the outer egg and one for the yoke.
At least the big end of the egg resembles a hemisphere. The yoke is a sphere. So, I relied on the octagon method for both with adaptation.
A piece of paper sandwiched in the glue joint allowed the two pieces of wood to separate for each component.
Then split the pieces and glue the half yoke to the half egg.
Remember – The Christmas Ornament Challenge rapidly approaching. See www.OrnamentChallenge.com
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Woodturning Miniature Basket – A Challenge Response
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I do not often turn miniatures. But, a challenge is a challenge – Turn a miniature in one day while participating in a challenge.
Okay – cannot spend a lot of time planning and selecting wood; barely enough time to glue two pieces of wood together.
Grab some scrap and go for it!
I chose to turn a small basket. However, it needs to dress up just a “little” bit.
I took a small piece of colored laminated wood, cut it in half and glued the faces together. Then turned a small basket.
How about a handle. My wife provided some 22 gauge copper or brass wire with different surface colors. I wound the wire together to form a handle – a perfect finishing touch. My basket is well dressed for the symposium.
Remember – The Christmas Ornament Challenge rapidly approaching. See www.OrnamentChallenge.com
Resources
22 gauge wire – Hobby Supply Shops
Wood – https://frogblanks.com/
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Woodturning – Carved Pumpkin Box
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Having been inspired by Emma Cook’s demonstration in the Woodturners Worldwide online symposium, I had to turn and carve my own pumpkin box. While I was inspired by Emma’s work, I had to do it my way. She used basswood, a soft easily carved wood but horrible to turn. I used spalted sweet gum, harder and had multiple checks to deal with. She used sharp carving gouges. I used rotary burrs and disks. Simply put. My way.
Since I did not carve a Jack-o-lantern face on my pumpkin, it will have a longer life beyond the harvest season.
Plan now for the Ornament Challenge during November 2020. More info at this link.
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2020 Christmas Ornament Challenge Announcement
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The annual Christmas Ornament Challenge will open soon to accept your ornaments during the month of November.
The challenge is open to all crafts, all materials. We’ve tried to make as few rules as possible to allow exploration.
This year, we’ll also offer Interactive Remote Demonstrations at no charge to clubs with with the most people participating.
Create your favorite ornament in your favorite media with your favorite tools. Details and submit at www.OrnamentChallenge.com
Please join the fun as creator or viewer.
Enjoy!
Woodturning – Simple Approach To Ornament Windows
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With the Christmas Ornament Challenge rapidly approaching, I am exploring different ways to peer into the center of an ornament.
Turning inside-out is one way and is the subject of other videos.
In this case, I am extending the perfect sphere process to create a globe than bore windows to look inside.
Egg Chuck Link.
Woodturn Simple Egg Chuck From PVC Fitting
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Woodturning – Adjustable Sphere Tower
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I am not sure how this came to mind. Maybe by seeing some photos at AAW.
Five spheres: walnut, sweet gum, cherry, ash, and olive. I did not want to fix the spheres in a permanent position. I chose to connect them with short 1/4″ dowels. Solid spheres would be too heavy so I planned to hollow them.
I glued up the wood but the very center joint was a paper joint. A paper joint is like all the others except for a sheet of plain paper between the two glued surfaces.
All are finished with shellac friction polish.
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Adaptive Woodturning – Salvaging Cross Grain Box
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My last video project was nearly a disaster. I saved it by the skin of my teeth. The original walnut box blew up on the lathe. I substituted a different base and saved the day.
I was disappointed. I picked up the pieces and wondered what, if anything, could be done with it – other than firewood.
I sawed off the ragged edges of the two biggest pieces and glued them together. Amazingly, it worked. The shape was different. But, after all this, it was incomplete – it lacked a lid.
How does a woodturner make a lid that is not round. I thought about it and considered carving it. I talked with my wife. She suggested turning it but slicing it like the box had been. She is a smart turner although she does not turn.
The rest is in the video…
Symposium Link:
https://www.woodturnersworldwide.com/
Use “Alan” as a discount code.
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