Turning Projects

07/10/05

Figured Walnut Peppermill

	This is a harsh picture for color, but the flash does a good job showing the figure of this walnut. I was a little rust turning peppermills, but I am pretty happy with this one. I started with a basic idea of what I wanted and just let it evolve as I turned. Finally, this is one that I'm going to keep. I've turned around 10 peppermills and have given them all away.
	This is more accurate for the real color of the peppermill, but you can't see the figure much.

Mallet - I wanted a woodcarver's mallet for mortising and chopping dovetails. I turned this from a WOOD magazine article.

Pens - Well I've tried my hand at vessels, but due to the cabinet jobs I've been working on haven't had the time to turn so I started making pens. They are quick and very gratifying. I've made one for a friend and he has sold a few already. Here is a pic of a curly red oak pen for one of my customers. You can't see the curly grain well, but it has a nice look in person. (I've really got to get a new camera.) We (Stephen and I) have already talked to various shops and have multiple places to stock pens.

Bowls - I've turned a number of bowls with no photos. I've given them away before I could take a picture.

My First Bowl - This was my first bowl. It was turned from dry spalted box elder during a Woodcraft Bowl Turning Class. It had some checks that had to be sealed, but it wasn't a bad first attempt.

My Second Bowl - This was my first bowl without instruction and using my new Jet 1642 lathe. It is made of colorply. This stuff is pretty to look at but tuff to turn. Watch the cutting edge dissappear. I finished it just in time for my May NC Woodturner's meeting. I think it was a good first attempt.

My Third Bowl - This was my first bowl taking a blank from a log. It is red oak and has been oiled with linseed oil to seal it as it dries. This is a method I decided to try over the microwave. We'll see how it ages. Others have claimed good luck with this method.

My Fourth Bowl - This is Sassafras. I bought 3 blanks on Ebay to give it a try. It really does smell like rootbeer when you turn it. It is very easy to turn. This has been treated like the oak bowl above using linseed oil. Both bowls will get a coat of wax after the final coat of oil dries.

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