I chose to turn this cactus shaped necklace holder as I’m “on-location” in Arizona. To me, it is an exercise in slicing a woodturning and re-gluing it for a different effect. At the same time, since I don’t have access to a drill press, I used my lathe to drill holes in the side for […]
Read More...How do I turn a heart on a lathe? I need one for Valentine’s Day. Everything around Valentine’s day seems to require some form of a heart. I wonder why! This candy box is segmented red oak. It has a 104 segments: 2 lids with 24 segments each; the body has 56 segments. After adding […]
Read More...For an beautiful jewelry item, how about this segmented wood bolo tie? The medallion is made from 24 segments of walnut and maple with a walnut center and walnut bolo finial tips. The renewable finish is beeswax and mineral oil. The design symbolizes a old west wagon wheel. The metal clasp and cord is available […]
Read More...With Valentine’s day approaching, I made a segmented candy jar. This jar is cherry with accents in walnut. It uses 66 pieces of wood including the top and bottom finials. Since I want it to hold candy, it is finished with food safe mineral oil and beeswax. A bonus, I get to enjoy a chocolate […]
Read More...A viewer, Johnny, asked me to demonstrate how to incorporate a beveled mirror into a woodturning project. This segmented turning accepts a 4 inch mirror beveled or non-beveled. It has 16 segments and a faceted faux jewel at the center. The wood is cherry finished with shellac friction polish. This is only one of many […]
Read More...After a storm broke a large limb from a gum tree in my yard, I decided to get some benefit from my misfortune. A friend had helped clean up the mess so I decided to turn a natural edge bowl to give him in recognition for his help. This green wood bowl is turned from […]
Read More...When my son came over with his children to make their pinewood derby cars, he also challenged me to turn one on the lathe. I did not have a clue how to turn one — until the light dawned. So, I did not one but two. How do you turn a car on a lathe, […]
Read More...We’re celebrating Christmas with a Christmas Ornament Woodturning Challenge. This is my last entry for this year. This star is not a woodturning. But I think it is cool enough to enter the challenge. It is cut with a laser from 1/8 inch Baltic birch plywood. Depending on how it is hung, it takes a […]
Read More...We’re celebrating Christmas with a Christmas Ornament Woodturning Challenge. This is my next entry for this year. This snowman is demonstrating “Cultural Diversity” by including four different domestic hardwoods: Maple – Bottom snowball Walnut – Middle snowball, nose, & coals for mouth and eyes Cherry – Head snowball Laburnum – Hat He is finished with […]
Read More...Here’s my next entry to the annual Christmas Ornament Challenge that Carl Jacobson and I are sponsoring. This is a segmented Christmas Bell to sound off at the birth of the baby Jesus. Its body is made of apricot with 5 rings of 8 segments each for 40 total segments. In addition, it has a handle and […]
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