Saturday, April 10, 2021

Table-Top Mobile' : Wood Spindles #2

 

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Here's another table-top lathe-turned wooden spindle mobile'. It's a little over one foot tall. Spindles are roughly 1 - 1 1/2 inches long. The stand is carved Maple. The spindles are Maple, Walnut, Mahogany, Cherry, Oak, Plum and Teak. Steel wire and fishing tackle swivels make up the hardware.




Friday, April 9, 2021

Table-Top Mobile' : Spindles #1

 

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Here's a table top sized mobile' made from tree branches and tiny wood-scrap lathe-turned spindles. This is made from many kinds of woods. The stand and the lightest colored spindles are Maple. The reddish colored wood is Mahogany. The main arm of at the top of the stand is Plum. This mobile' is about 10 inches high. The spindles are mostly about an inch and a half long.