Woodturners Resource

Cocobolo Box

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:01:25 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Just a little Cocobolo box from yesterday after Chris and Larry left the shop. Had to get back into practice on the lathe after a little time off. Was happy to hear the turner's pop when opening the lid.

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Carolina Cherry Burl Bowl bottom

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:48:19 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Here is a shot of the bottom. The burl grain is great on this piece. I have yet to sign and apply the finish.

Carolina Cherry Burl Bowl inside

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:43:08 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Here is an inside shot of the bowl.

Carolina Cherry Burl Bowl

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:40:09 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: This bowl is about 9" in diameter. I have yet to finish it as it is only sanded and oiled now. I tried wet sanding it with olive oil as recommended by ByGeorge. I don't know if I am doing it the same way but it looks great sanded with olive oil. I will finish with a satin poly. The bowl looks great from the bottom as there is a lot of burl figure on the bottom. I will post a picture from the bottom also. The bark inclusion had some large voids that I wanted smooth. I took a tip from Marley and filled the void with fresh coffee grounds and CA glue. It really came out nice. Much nicer that times that I have used CA and shavings.

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C&T Twister

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:40:46 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: This piece is about 12" tall and is made out of Carolina Cherry with Claro Walnut (from Spinner)for the end caps and the center spinner. The center band easily spins up and down the twisted shaft on the maple inserts. I guess this is one way to have a captured ring! I tried to update the photo and it deleted the original photo. Here is a link to a video of the center ring in movement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsKMQG3brw4

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Pen right at home

Mon, 14 May 2007 18:04:11 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: I took the pen from the C&T to work and one of the guys works on a fishing boat part time. He said that one of the regulars on the boat makes his own floats by hand. Here are a few of his as well as a few commercial ones he had. The pen looks right at home with the fishing floats.

Cigar Pens

Sun, 06 May 2007 17:57:15 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Here are some cigar pens I turned last weekend. From left to right are Ebony with satin and friction polish, plastic, Black Palm, plastic, and Ebony with chrome and CA finish. I think I need to paint the tubes on the light colored plastic so that the brass does not show through. What kind of paint should I use, white, silver? I have heard people say to use either.

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Ebony pen

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:40:05 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Here is another pen I turned this weekend for a friend. It is ebony with a chrome cigar pen kit.

Pens from this weekend

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:38:38 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Here are a few pens from this weekend. The top is a corn cob blank that a friend gave me, the second is curly bubinga left over from a countertop job, the center is the laminated pen for the C&T, and the next two are a pen and pencil set done from tulipwood.

Laminated pen - another view

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:19:47 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: This pen looks different from every side. I hope you like it Shark.

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C&T Pen Cross Laminated

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:17:18 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: This is a new technique for me. I did a laminated pen where I used a diagonal cut on the blank, re-glued with the veneer, rotated, cut and glued again, follow by two more times. After that, it was just pen turning. The woods are poplar and purple heart.

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Cocobolo Bowl

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:40:56 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: This is the first time I have turned Cocobolo. The bowl is about 10 inches in diameter and is finished with a shellac based friction polish.

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100_1524

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:08:17 +0000

by: flyboy

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Stoppers

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:07:37 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Here are a few of the stoppers I turned as gifts this year. Left to right are Redheart with Osage Orange inlay, Tulip wood, Osage Orange, and Red Palm.

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Elevated box for C&T

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:21:10 +0000

by: flyboy

Elevated box

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 07:40:28 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Another shot of the C&T elevated box.

C&T Elevated Box

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 07:35:48 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Cherry box with Black Palm inlay and ebony finial on lid and Pao Ferro base. This is my first try at an elevated box, finial, etc.

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Lidded boxes with inlay

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:51:36 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: These are some lidded boxes I made for my nieces for Valentine's Day this year. The boxes are Maple with Ebony inlay. The inlay was quite popular since it resembled a certain mouse. The nieces are Disney nuts and really enjoyed these.

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Collection of bottle stoppers

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:47:15 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Here are some of the bottle stoppers I turned for Christmas. From left to right: Box Elder burl, Tulip wood, Maple, Carolina Cherry, Walnut.

Group of pens

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:44:44 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Here are some of the first pens I have turned. The four on the left are plastic, the four on the right are wood.

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First large bowl

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:36:56 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: This is my first large bowl. I guess large is a relative term when you see some of the projects in the other galleries. It is just shy of 11 inches and turned from Carob wood. It was started on a Laguna Pinnacle lathe at work and finished on my small lathe at home.

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flyboy goblet

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:30:22 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: Here is a detail shot of the bowl of the goblet. The Black Palm wood reminds me of leopard print when turned. The shape and refinement is sort of plain by measurement of this group's talents but I guess that the exercise in turning a challenging item is one of the reasons behind the challenges.

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flyboy goblet

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:56:10 +0000

by: flyboy

Description}: I am a begining woodturner and this is only my second goblet (the first with a thin stem). It was turned from black palm and has a CA finish. It is 7" tall, 1 3/4" diameter.

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