Walnut Canister

Here's a Walnut wood canister, measuring 1.5 inches in diameter by 4 inches tall. Once again, this was made from a piece of scrap wood I saved. I was able to keep the wood's grain contiguous from the body through the cap this time.  I used a home-made chatter tool to add texture to the top of the cap, though it's not very visible in these photos. The finish is high speed wax.

Large Segmented Bowl

This is the largest bowl I've made so far. It measures 4.25 inches high and 8.50 inches in diameter. From top to bottom the woods used are: Maple, thin ply plywood (mahogany?), Mahogany, Cherry and Oak on the bottom. Each layer except the base is a segmented ring. I like the effect of the vertically oriented plywood layers, creating the loop pattern. I wish I'd used another thin band of red Mahogany on the rim instead of the Maple. Not bad though for something made out of scrap wood.

Small Segmented bowl

This is my second attempt at a segmented bowl. This bowl measures 2.5 inches high and 3.5 inches in diameter. It's made from some kind of thin ply 2 inch thick plywood (mahogany?) in an eight segment arrangement. It is set in the vertical orientation and that's what creates the draped loop effect. Very cool. There's a thinner, 1/2" thick plywood on the base. The rim is a different kind of mahogany. The finish is high-speed wax.

Small Walnut bowl

Here's a small Walnut wood bowl turned on my lathe. The dimensions are: 4.5 inches in diameter and 1.25 inches high. The black spot in the center right is a knot. This piece of wood is a scrap cut-off from the outside area of the log, so the inside of the bowl (darker wood) is from deeper in the log and the rim of the bowl (lighter colored wood) is from near the outside of the log. Walnut wood is a real pleasure to turn and it smells good and finishes nicely. I cut some rings on the under side of the bowl and I left a "foot" rim on the bottom as well.

Side view

Bottom view

Small Round Mahogany Box

This is a light colored Mahogany box. It measures 3.5 inches in diameter and 4 inches tall. The knob is a darker Mahogany. The lid has a snug friction fit. The finish is a high-speed wax. This thing shines like a jewel; like a tigers-eye effect.

A Small Mahogany Bowl

Here's a small Mahogany bowl made from glued-together scraps. It measures 3 inches in diameter and 1.25 inches high. It is finished with boiled linseed oil and hand-rubbed wax.

Practice Skills on Scrap

I'm practicing my wood turning skills on these little scraps, too small for most wood working projects. Working with the different kinds of wood turning chisels takes time and patience to acquire skill with them. One has to learn how to use each one. As quick practice projects which will leave me with an object useful to me, I've been turning these tiny spindles. The largest one in the above photo is about 1.5 inches long. The shortest on is about 5/8th of an inch. The black ones are Ebony. The white ones are Maple. The dark brown and reddish ones are Mahogany. A spalted Maple piece at the top. The rest are Oak, Pear and Ash. The striped ones have been routed out and filled with Milliput epoxy. I intend to use these in my Mobile' sculpture. In the meantime I make these and toss them into a bowl. At some point I'll make a couple of mobile's out of these. I'll keep you posted.