Thread: Makin' Shavings / Turner's Projects.

A couple of those jumbo pizza cutter kits from Rockler as Christmas presents: 1 in Macacauba, and the other in Redheart that my wife helped me design at the lathe to be more aesthetic. I love working with Redheart; it turns and works like butter, and finishes up to a beautiful luster. This one got 5 thinned coats of Tru-Oil on the lathe.



It's hard to capture all the shimmering pinks and reds of finished redheart.

I turned the 1st one in Brazilian Ebony for us. It looks like Fred Flinstone's club, so I'm not showing it lol. But these big beasts can plow through some pizza!

Well, Gasman Jerry gives me crap if I buy something I could have made or turned. So I stole his idea for making a hand-wheel for my Laguna lathe to replace the (not very useful) small stock handle. Two squares of 3/4" plywood glued together, mounted on the stock face-plate, and turned mostly using my trusty Uber-Skew (which that damn plywood promptly dulled while filling my shop with sawdust!).

Sanded up to 400-be careful; that plywood will splinter if you look at it cross-eyed! I then did a two-step friction polish using old t-shirt sleeves and 1. EEE Ultrashine, then 2. BLO/beeswax mixture.
Inside view:

Outside view:

In-progress with the Uber-Skew and shavings:

Technical considerations: the splintery nature of plywood-Duh! And I had to turn down the diameter and sides a couple of times while testing for vibrations at various speeds. It might be a good idea to make it a little smaller lol!

Good work Aaron. I wont give ya a hard time any more. Lol.

My latest turning project. the Cherry Burl shaving bowl I've been aiming to turn for months, finally got it done. Finish with Min Wax Natural stain and sealed with 5 coats Polyurethane.

Looks very nice.
And its smart to mark it as you did. Ive been thinking about a wood burner for marking.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Looks very nice.
And its smart to mark it as you did. Ive been thinking about a wood burner for marking.

Gorgeous, prettiest shave bowl I've ever seen, DB, seriously-I will be looking at this for inspiration when I do my 1st shaving bowl. School startup after Christmas has kept me out of the shop lately, but we're doing E-learning today for some minor slush, so I hope to get back out there later.

I've got a Joseph Allen in Birdseye Black Cherry Burl that would pair well with that-now all we need is a cherry brush!

It's not turnings but...
I made a portable carrier for my lathe tools as they wouldn't fit in the drawer anymore. Plus I added a Bowl Gouge to the collection...

Nice, Jerry-I'm still waiting for mine. Is that the 5/8"? I must be crazy-I got the 3/4" with the 20" handle. Carter and Son must make them to order, as mine still hasn't shipped since I ordered it last Saturday. I'm learning that I like the heft, stability and control of larger tools. I figure I can take on anything up to a full stump with that beast (and I have some big stuff drying in my crawl space).

If that 3/4" proves too big for fine work, I can always use my 3/8" (or my round carbide when I get scared going deep ). Please post your 1st bowl using that gouge-we'll compare notes and results on here soon, I hope.

Correction: It's on the way, and due to arrive Saturday!

You are so well organized it amazes me. Thanks for all of your ideas.