Woodturners Resource

Bowl of hardwood acorns

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:54:59 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: With real acorn caps. The idea came from Woodturners Design. There are two sizes and three styles of caps. Big ones are 3/4" to 1" dia. and the tiny ones are around 3/8" to 1/2". About 50 altogether in a 10" osage bowl.

3 comments

Spalted Hackberry HF

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:04:28 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: The wood was hand spalted by a friend and given to me last year. Based on a design in mark bakers 'Woodturning Projects', it has a plug that is re-attached and hidden with accent grooves. About 3 1/2" h by 3 1/4" wide, finished with tung oil finish/lacquer thinner mixture.

2 comments

Walnut semi closed bowl top

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:53:56 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Here's the same walnut bowls interior.

1 comment

Walnut semi closed bowl

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:52:48 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: I'm finding a lot of the rough outs I did last year have this shape, so look for more. 1 coat of 50/50 tung oil finish/lacquer thinner, rubbed in and buffed for a low sheen. 7 1/2 x 3 .

1 comment

Osage Bowl w/Ogee foot

Wed, 03 May 2006 02:25:23 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: I went for a small ogee kinda foot on this one, and left it thick (sturdy), just 'cause it wanted to be that way. 8"x3", Watco Danish Oil, beall buffed..

1 comment

Three Goblets

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:01:03 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Here are the three goblets I completed that fit the C & T specs. Along with the Red Heart that I originally posted, there's a Yellow Heart with an Imbuyu cap and burned lines, and a common Buckthorn natural edge. Both have 3/16" stems and are 7 - 8 inches tall.

1 comment

Red Heart - slim and trim

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:38:09 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Bowl is 1 5/8" by 1 1/2" high. Stem is 6" by 1/8" Base is 1 3/4" and is only 1/8" high. Finished with Shellawax.

19 comments

Silver maple

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:16:53 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Simple silver maple bowl with some burn lines. 8 1/2 x 4. Watco natural oil and Briwax.

5 comments

Crabapple bowl top view

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:41:37 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Here's the inside of the crabapple bowl. Lot of light/dark wood here.

1 comment

Crabapple bowl side view

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:39:53 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: This one's 5 1/2"H by 3 1/2"W and is some really pretty wood. Antique oil and Watco Satin Wax.

Apricot bowl side view

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:37:04 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: As you can see, this warped a bit after I got done. Still sits flat though

4 comments

Apricot bowl top view

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:35:16 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: About 11" by 2"..Antique oil and Watco Satin wax. No buffing on this one.

4 comments

Chinese elm hollow

Sat, 04 Mar 2006 01:04:56 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: The last of my Chinese elm. These are the two good sides. The last side is scarred with CA and basically makes this piece a stay-at-home. 6"x5", Antique oil and bealle buffed.

5 comments

Honey Locust Bowl

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:29:55 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: This wood can have some really pretty grain patterns in it and works very well. 7"x2", Antique Oil and bealle buffed.

2 comments

Winged Osage bowl

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 03:30:00 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: This is 11 x 7 x a bit over 3" tall. This one turned out much better than the first one I tried a while ago. Antique oil and beall buffed.

9 comments

Walnut bowl

Sat, 07 Jan 2006 03:45:15 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: About 7 x 3, finished with Antique oil and buffed. I wish I could take a better picture of the subtle grain patterns this walnut has. It's there though.

2 comments

Small Honey Locust pot

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 04:02:19 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: About 4"by2" finished with Antique OIl and buffed.

3 comments

Osage bowl

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 03:34:55 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: 7 1/2" x 2 1/2" Antique Oil and bealle.

1 comment

Osage Orange Semi Closed

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 04:21:48 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: About 7 1/2" X 4 1/2", Danish Oil and bealle buffed.

2 comments

Honey Locust 'Birds Beak'

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:31:11 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: This little guy is 3 1/2hx2 1/2d Honey Locust. Lost the bark on this one, but like the curve I came out with. Watco and buffed.

5 comments

Apricot NE

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:26:54 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: 6"x5"x2" Apricot Natural Edge, finished with Watco and buffed. Nice darker brown wood, the bark stayed on well.

3 comments

Sycamore vessel

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 03:38:20 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: 4 1/2 x 5 1/2, Watco Natural oil and buffed.

2 comments

Honey Locust

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 03:34:59 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Small, 2 1/4 x 5, honey locust that has some real nice grain to it. It did develop some small cracks in the bottom from sitting in the sun between finish coats of antique oil, but it's still pretty.

2 comments

Black Locust

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 03:31:39 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: About the last of my Black Locust that I got last year, this is 3 x 6 1/2, finished with Watco Natural Danish oil and buffed

2 comments

Imbuya and ash

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:11:16 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: The left top is Imbuya, finished with a friction laquer, the right is ash done with Deft oil. Displayed on 'Barbie tables' (pizza stands)

4 comments

Chinese elm hollow

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:15:34 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: resubmitted for calendar with a better pic

Apple Goblet

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:14:06 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: 2 1/2x4 - resubmitted with a new pic for the calendar

Maple Crotch Bowl

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:47:09 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: This is that crotch piece I discussed a while back, with some expoxy fillers. About 13"x3", finished with Watco natural Danish oil.

Honey Locust Natural Edge

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:42:00 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Finished with Antique Oil. About 6"x6". Couldn't keep the bark but natural edge came out okay.

maple vase

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 02:56:24 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: 6x4" maple vase features a nice figure, branch offshoot I think on an otherwise plain maple blank

1 comment

Hackberry Pottpouri

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:28:10 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: 3"x4" Hackberry. Was going to be just a semi hollow form, but the pottpouri lid I had fit just right. The piece has more shine than the picture shows.

2 comments

Bracelet prototypes

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:53:38 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Here's some Chris style bracelets I made to take to work for the gals to comment on. A more complete write up will be in the forum.

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Chinese elm hollow

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:55:47 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: From a lady at works farm, I got a couple more pieces of this to work on. Very nice grain patterns showed up. About 6" x 6", buffed with the red beall bar, then a coat of Briwax. Couldn't get rid of the hot spot, sorry, but this piece really shines.

4 comments

Walnut goblet

Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:56:05 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: A friends daughter saw my other goblet and wanted one for her birthday. After much questioning, she decided walnut was the wood she wanted. Would not have been my first choice, as the wood is a bit open grained, but here is it. Danish oiled and buffed. 4 1/2" by 2", with a captive ring.

7 comments

Pierced Lip

Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:51:58 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: My first 'art'! Used an existing knothole. Brass rod with a bead from the craft store. Osage, 4" x 2 1/2", finished with Antique Oil, and Bealled (a new verb).

4 comments

Honey Locust

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 13:09:17 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: 6" by 3". 1/4" walls. Finished with Watco Satin finishing wax, then buffed. Pretty white wood, this came out very smooth.

Osage bowl

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 13:05:08 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: 9" by 2 1/2", voids filled with colored expoxy, 1/4" walls. Finished with Antique Oil and Beall buffed. Sapwood on sides adds some character, I think.

4 comments

Crabapple square

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 01:25:04 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Being a fan of Bill Grumbine, when I saw pictorial of him making one of these, I had to try. Turned from a half log of crabapple (got a great score on a tree), 8x5x2", finished with DO. I could have made the bowl bigger.

10 comments

Pen 'ala Dominic'

Fri, 13 May 2005 02:04:04 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Yesterday I noticed that Dominic Greco joined our little group, so I had to post this. He and I corresponeded on pen finishes not to long ago, and I used that process on this pen. It's just a product from PSI called 'Gloss Sealer', a lacquer based friction drying sealer. Leaves a nice finish, less plasticy than a lot I've used. Leaves a warmer look. Wood is tulip.

8 comments

Apple Goblet

Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:40:06 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: This was a fairly old branch, but it still warped a bit. Finished with Watco Satin Wax to a matte surface.

6 comments

'LittleFoot'

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 03:55:01 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: So I went with the smallest foot I could. Crabapple, about 3x3, turned green, soaked with Danish for a couple days, warped and distorted real nice. Beautiful figure in the wood,inside and out. Got two more bigger pieces drying after an alcohol bath. Can't wait to see what they bring. Thanks, guys, for all the input!

11 comments

New techniques

Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:17:21 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Although I didn't join in the first challenge, I did do a piece where I tried to follow the rules. This would have been at 4" had I not destroyed the neck and rim that were once there. You can see where I burned in a pattern using a '5 in 1' woodburning tool. I was so displeased with the results I tried to cover it up with prismacolor markers. So, two new techniques. I learned a lot about burning, and next time I'll use a real burning tool.

4 comments

Glossy Hackberry

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 03:41:08 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: I did this one real thin and lacquered it up real shiny. Not my favorite finish, but still okay. About 5x3.

1 comment

Honey Locust top shot

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 03:39:02 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: This was from a crotch that had a rotten streak straight up the middle. I've still got the other half waiting for me.

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Honey Locust side shot

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 03:36:24 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Some voids here made this fun. 7x3, Deft Danish oil - natural. I even waved this at the Beall for a sec.

Indian Clubs from long ago

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:09:01 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: I increased my collection of Indian clubs by about 1/3 a couple of weekends ago. These came in pairs and were swung during either a gymnastic workout or a weight training session. These were all about 2 lbs each. I'm not sure what woods are used. The middle one's stripes are painted on over what looks like could be maple?

4 comments

Tops on maple

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 04:39:23 +0000

by: Rick Prevett

Description}: Here's some of the tops I make. I need some new design ideas, more laminates maybe.

2 comments