Artistic Woodturning - St Francis of Asisi 10/03/14

[grizz]

Here is a video clip of how I do not want to have to work, but the guy surely has skills and sharp tools.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... nv0DAR_gWA

Hope you enjoy.

[grizz]

Right, those of you who can read will note the title of the thread has changed somewhat.

I popped into a sawmill on the way home today to see what they charge for "wood turning blanks"
I also knew there was a woodpile of offcuts so asked about that as well.

Now I have been on Ebay and a few other places and if you take a look, you will note it is not that cheap.

Anyway, I ended up at the offcut pile with my Ford Mondeo, back end opened up and filled it with various sizes of wood.

The wood ranges from Douglas Fir (a bit like Oregon Pine) to Sapelle Mahogany, Oak, and American Tulip wood, there may be other types in there but I do not know my woods very well at the moment..... another thing to develop and learn.

This is a small part of the woodpile, it stretches both ways bys some distance.



Loaded up and at £20.00 including tax it has to be worth it to me, even as fire wood.



I spoke to the security when he checked my inventory against the receipt and he told me one of the guys who works there knows the wood types inside out and also puts all the best offcuts aside, so next time I may well buy from him, hopefully getting even better wood than to day, which I am increidibly pleased about anyway.

I will continue to look for any other exotic wood and trees being cut down.

[grizz]

PS: Got a few small pieces of wood from the car to get a pic.

The shed is being wired up to mains tomorrow morning, so I will unpack the wood after the sparky has gone.

In the mean time.

Sapele Mahogany, Dougles Fir, Oak, American Tulip wood offcuts.




Can't wait to produce something interesting.

Mum in law has already expressed envy of Nicola's "Candle stand" so I guess I will be trading the next piece for a nice cuppa tea and some biccies.

[canned o minimum]

Anything done by YER hand is much more desirable than store bought ! AND.. you git to enjoy makin it and givin it as a gift as well. Everybody wins !

[grizz]

Anything done by YER hand is much more desirable than store bought ! AND.. you git to enjoy makin it and givin it as a gift as well. Everybody wins !

Absolutely agreed, it also stops you from killing yourself or some unsuspecting person.

Right where do I start??

Had an electician here for 5 hours today at £25/hour to wire the shed up to the mains via a 6mm armoured cable and to fit a consumer unit (Not sure thats the right name for a distribution box)
By the end of the day at 3pm I had 8 plugs linked to the mains and could work any of the machines or lights I have in the shed.
He will be back next Saturday to fit a 4ft strip light and rocker switch at the door, probably another £50.00, then all the wiring and lighting should be done.
Personaly, I would have love to do it all myself, but Nicola put her foot down and said we need a wiring certificate, in case anything ever went wrong.... so I capitulated and did other stuff while Mark sorted the electrics out, the upshot was that I got a bacon sandwich at lunchtime when she fed Mark.... yahoo !

Did I mention that there was a bit of candle holder envy from Nicola's mum after she claimed the first item as a candle holder??

So I decided to make her something nice out of Tulip wood.

Started by measuring out on the wood I had and then cutting out on the bandsaw, after which I used woodglue to laminate the two bits. I will let them dry for 24 hours, which is way more time than needed, and then turn somethig like a candle holder.

Measured and drawn.



Cut out...



After this I cut the grass and kept busy while the shed was being wired.
Once Mark left, I took a bit of what I asume is Sapele Mahogany and started turning some stuff that was on my mind.



I initially tried to make the two right hand knobs with grooves cut in, like the first plate, but it did not work for me, so I re-cut and reshaped them. followed by sanding.

It seems mad, but up to that point took me 2 hours, as mentioned by someone before... wood turning absolutely sucks up time.



Finally after cutting them loose, I had 3 gearknobs.....

HANDMADE and UNIQUE.

I am prepared to sell them on here or elsewhere at what is hopefully sensible money.... at £7.50 each incl postage, unless you want to collect, in which case they are £6.00 each. This is in the UK by the way.

I have marked them 1,2,3 and have not drilled them as various applications will have different shaft sizes.

If interested, please PM me and say which one you want.

I will deal with it straight by time of PM arrival, so if 3 people want the same one, the first PM gets preference.

I want any interested parties to note, these are hand made and not perfect like a factory moulded or mass produced knob. In future I will experiment with adding tops to them as well.

Front/top views.



Bottom, to show the numbers and what you will have to deal with when drilling a hole.

Please note, the Pound coin is just there for illustration.





LAST THING ......

A Captive Ring (I thought it sounded rather rude)

I made this one just to prove to myself and also to try out a custom tool I have made up, to be able to cut around corners.




Hope you like the updates.

Please do leave comments about the knobs and pricing, or send me a PM if you want to be really honest.

Thanks for looking in.

[Cliffmeister2000]

I don't need a knob, but they sure are nice looking! I've had a lathe for a couple of years now. Haven't used one in over 40 years, and am a little intimidated to start.

[Wolffarmer]

Hey Grizzz

Nice looking work there. I have yet to do much wood turning. I really do not know what I am doing at the lathe. So far all I have turned are cylinders. Made some bench dogs for my work bench. A thing for my hatch support and what will become a paper towel holder some day.

I am a member at Lumberjocks.com you might find it useful. They are almost as good a group of people as this forum. The T&TTT people are still the best.

Randy

[grizz]

For those who are still looking into this thread, or still interested.

Unpacked the wood this morning, sorting size and shape and then storing it all under the workbench.

As always, Harley was on hand to do a security check of the car to see if it was all safe.



She usually charges down to the garage in the morning when I go down there and cant wait to get into the garage or shed to do her inspection.

Likewise, she has not got a care about the sawdust flying when I am turning wood, or sanding stuff.

Once packed, this was my little supply.




I mentioned before that Nicola's mum had a bit of Candle holder envy when she saw the first item I had turned......

Today I got the piece of American Tulip wood (I think that is what it is) that I laminated yesterday, onto the lathe and turned the candle holder.

Size is again about 190mm diameter.




The wood looks nice when finished, but is a real pain to get to look good, it tends to rip a bit across the grain. Still, I am happy with the finish.

I did make it so that one could add a few candles on the bottom as well, but Nicola reckons just one on the top looks better.

What is your opinion ??



Single candle.




And so another weekend come to an end.

[Joamon]

That's cool looking! Really nice!

I like the multi candle shot best.
Keith

[Wolffarmer]

Grizzz

That is a nice looking candle holder. You should get on Lumberjocks.com and post your projects.

There are a lot of professionals there and they can be intimidating but don't worry, there are more of us rank amateurs. And I really rank.



Randy

[Gaelen]

Grizz - I have to say, turned and carved wood is a weakness of mine, and the woodcarvers are always the first booths I head to at craft fairs and shows.

Beautiful work - love the simplicity that shows off the wood in both of your candlestands and in the gear knobs. Well done!

[grizz]

I don't need a knob, but they sure are nice looking! I've had a lathe for a couple of years now. Haven't used one in over 40 years, and am a little intimidated to start.

Get on with it Cliff, it is right up there with stuff to do with your clothes on, which you will want more of.

[grizz]

Hey Grizzz

Nice looking work there. I have yet to do much wood turning. I really do not know what I am doing at the lathe. So far all I have turned are cylinders. Made some bench dogs for my work bench. A thing for my hatch support and what will become a paper towel holder some day.

I am a member at Lumberjocks.com you might find it useful. They are almost as good a group of people as this forum. The T&TTT people are still the best.

Randy

Hi Randy, the site is open on my PC, going down to the garage for a while now, it is 7pm in England, and I had my dinner and desert was Cherry pie with double thick cream, so tonight will be lightweight stuff, like drilling and getting the Dremmel out to grind a secess in each of the gearknobs so that I can decorate them a bit.

Pics to follow.

[grizz]

That's cool looking! Really nice!

I like the multi candle shot best.
Keith

Thanks, as did I , but it will be up to Nicola's mum to decide how she wants to use it.....

[grizz]

Grizz - I have to say, turned and carved wood is a weakness of mine, and the woodcarvers are always the first booths I head to at craft fairs and shows.

Beautiful work - love the simplicity that shows off the wood in both of your candlestands and in the gear knobs. Well done!

Thanks Gaelen, I wanted them fairly simple as practice pieces, and sometimes simple is a lot more difficult as one has to exert more restraint and control.

When I eventually graduate to hollow forms it will probably become more complex.

In the mean time I am just enjoying getting some tool time in.