Woodturners Resource

Toothpick holder

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:01:25 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: The box and lid are made from sapele, the finial, cup and stem are all made from a piece of scrap wood from a broom handle, the finial is darkened with a black sharpie. The finish is one coat of wipe on poly. Because of the way I made this the toothpick cup will not pull all the way out. The pic on the right is fully extended. 4 1/2" OA height, top is 2" across and the bottom is 1 3/8" across.

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SlimlinePine Cone Pen

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:15:28 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Slimline pine cone pen

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The Tower

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:15:32 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Back of the tower, eaten away by termites which I now call it a HF in its own right, thanks to mother nature.

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The Tower

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:13:31 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Oak tower, OA height is 17 1/2", the body is 14 1/4", top of the tower is 3 1/2" and the base is 2 1/8". Sanded to 400 then sealed with sanding sealer and sprayed with lacquer.

Salt and pepper grinder set

Tue, 31 May 2011 09:36:38 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Here are my first attempt at making matching salt and pepper mills, I "tried" to get them to look alike but I wasn't a 100% successful, but they are close. Both are made from Sapele, finish is CA sanded to 12000 and carnauba wax.

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Duck calls, Chechen, Bocote, and Padauk

Tue, 31 May 2011 09:34:57 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Here are two new calls, the one on the left is a wood duck call and the other two a normal duck call, the one on the right you have seen before, its my first and it keep bugging the crap out of me, something about the barrow not looking right, so I took it back out and reworked it, now it looks alot better if you ask me. From L-R, Chechen, Bocote, and Padauk

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Duck call's

Sat, 28 May 2011 07:17:43 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: From left to right, Bocote, Caribou antler, and Padauk. Padauk was the first one I made, finished it with wax then buffed, the second one I made was the bocote, finished it with CA glue and carnauba wax, and the is caribou antler is only polished to 3600 MM, nothing else. Thanks David Seaba for all the material, hope I did them justice, these are the first duck call's I've ever made.

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Lidded Box

Tue, 24 May 2011 02:00:29 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Box is unknown wood, finial is ebony & unknown wood, blackened with a sharpie and polished with carnauba wax. 8 1/8" OA, box is 3 1/4"W X 3 1/8"T, finished with CA and carnauba-wax.

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Lidded Box

Tue, 24 May 2011 01:59:10 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Little lidded box, box is unknown wood, finial is ebony & unknown wood, blackened with a sharpie and polished with carnauba wax, not as shiny as I'd like. 8 1/8" OA, box is 3 1/4"W X 3 1/8"T, finished with CA and carnauba-wax.

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Eucalyptus bowl

Sat, 14 May 2011 03:53:36 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Here you have a 10 1/8" X 3 7/8" X 1/4" eucalyptus bowl, finished with 1 coat of sanding sealer, allowed to dry then wiped it down with walnut oil.

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Turkey call's

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:06:03 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Here you have two turkey calls with striker, all three pieces are made from African mahogany. The one on the left is a slate call and the other is a glass call. My trading partner will have a choice of which "one" they prefer. The slate is 4" x 7/8" and the glass is 3 1/2" x 1", both finished with CA and carnauba wax. I hope they meet your approval.

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Slate turkey call

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:35:46 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Turkey call number 4, the pot is made from mahogany and the striker is tigerwood. The pot is 3 3/4" across and 7/8" thick and the striker is 7 3/4" long. Sealed with sanding sealer and buffed with steel wool.

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Glass turkey call

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:34:15 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Just started making turkey calls, this is the second one so far. The pot and the striker are made from mahogany. The pot is 3 3/4" across and 7/8" thick and the striker is 7 3/4" long. Sealed with sanding sealer and carnauba wax.

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Rolling Pin's

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:16:23 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Top pin is sapele @ 21 1/2" long with 4" handles and 2 1/2" across, the bottom is mahogany @ 21 1/2" long with 4" tapered handles and 2 1/4" across. Finished with Mike Mahoney walnut oil only.

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X-mas ornament's

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:40:07 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: From left to right, the left is mahogany, 1 piece, the next is unknown, one piece, the 3rd is mahogany and unknown, 3 pieces and the right is maple, one piece. Nothing but sanding sealer and wipe on poly and buffed with steel wool.

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Lidded box

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:11:50 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Light wood is unknown, the rim is mahogany, 3 5/8" tall x 2 1/4" across. Sanded to 400 and finish is walnut oil.

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2009 Spring C&T, endgrain lidded box

Sun, 17 May 2009 05:25:45 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 3 3/16"w X 4 1/2"t, Wood unknown. Finish with wipe on semi gloss poly, sanded to 8000 for a matte finish. Hope you like it Doug.

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X-mas ornamen

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:04:03 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: My first small finial on an ornament that I feel fits the piece. Just the right size if you compare it to the one Bill sent me in the last trade we had. I used Bills to go by and I think it turned out ok. Bills is on the left, mine is the other one. Bottom is made from tiger wood and ball is from idontknow wood. 5 1/2" total and ball is 1 5/8" Thanks again Bill, yours was alot of help!!!

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X-Mas ornaments

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:31:19 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: East Indian rosewood, Tigerwood and East Indian rosewood. Two coats of wipe on polly and a finish coast of spray gloss polly. All of the ornaments are one piece and the holes are drilled with a 1/2" foster bits in a pen vice for staying on center.

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X-mas ornament's

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:24:37 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: The two outside ornaments are Red Tambran (sp) and the center is... unknown. All finished with 2 coats of wipe on polly and a finish coat of spray gloss polly.

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X-mas ornament's

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:15:42 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Holly snowman, tigerwood and holly, all finished with 2 coats of wipe on polly and a finish coat of spray gloss polly.

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Tigerwood ornament for Bill Noce

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:53:13 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: The ornament is made from tigerwood and is 4 1/2" long and 1 1/2" at the widest point, 2 coats of wipe on polly and then finished with a spray gloss polly. Hope you like it Bill, it'll be in the mail tomorrow or Tuesday for sure.

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Ring bowl by Recon

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:35:19 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: The bowl is made from Bubinga with an Gabon ebony finial that is 2" tall. The bowl is 6 1/4" across & 1-3/4" tall. The finish is gloss poly. I posted this for Chuck... aka...Recon

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2nd Wing bowl

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:53:13 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Made from Spanish Cedar, its 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 1 1/2", the bowl is 3 1/2" across and the wing tapers from 1/8" in the center to 1/16 on the end. It is not finish dew to the high humidity, it has a single coat of sanding sealer only. Thanks to Bill Grumbine's CD... "Beyond the basic bowl" All comments and advice welcome.

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1st Wing bowl

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:47:49 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Made from Sapele, its 8" x 8" x 2 5/8", the bowl is 4 1/2" across and the wing tapers from 1/8" in the center to 1/16 on the end. I didn't put a final finish dew to the high humidity, it has a single coat of sanding sealer. Thanks to Bill Grumbine's CD... "Beyond the basic bowl" All comments and advice welcome.

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Antler pen's

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:10:15 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 1 Cigar and 1 slimline, both made from antler's that I have harvested in the past. 2 coats of CA and sanded to 12000

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1st Goblet

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:04:57 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: This is my first that didn't blow up, its 4 1/2" x 2" Sealed with CA, sanded to 12000 w/MM and 2 coats of carnauba wax. The wood is unknown.

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Majestic Pen

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:58:51 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Another view

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Majestic Pen

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:56:47 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Majestic pen kit and amboyna burl, finished with two coats of CA and carnauba wax.

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Freedom Pens

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:38:51 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: I got these boxed up this evening and they will go out to Rev in tomorrow's mail for the Freedom Pen program Rev set up for us to contribute too. From left to right, Box Elder, Tiger Wood, 3 Black Walnut, 2 Amboyna and a Curley Maple. I hope ya'll like them as I enjoyed making them for our troops!

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Pen and pencil set

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:13:48 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Black Walnut pen and pencil set, 2 coats of thin CA and carnauba wax.

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3 more pen's.

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:34:51 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: The 1 on the left and the middle one are amboyna, the one on the right is tiger wood. The short one was a mistake, but I was able to salvage it instead of it winding up in the trash can. Sanded to 12000 and finished with 2 coats of thin CA between sanding's and finished off with carnauba wax.

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My 1st pen

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:55:21 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: This is my 1st attempt at making a pen. The wood is maple and the finish is thin CA glue. I took a class at Woodcraft this past Thru. evening and this is the finish product. I should of taken this class over a year ago... it was really fun and easy to do once you learn the basics.

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Textured Walnut bowl

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:21:12 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Walnut bowl with textured bottom and burned ring, 6 1/2" at widest point, 2 1/2" tall, sanded to 600 and finished with sanding sealer and carnauba wax. This piece had a lot of cracks, the further I went with it the worse the flaking got where the cracks were. The top rim is .045 thick and 1" wide. I tried to burn the textured bottom to make it look old by applying pressure with steel wool, it seemed to work till I burned my fingers.

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1st textured bowl

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:08:17 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Textured red oak bowl, 3 1/2" X 2 3/4" w/two burned rings bordering the textured top, sanded to 600 and the finish is sanding sealer and carnauba wax.

Bottle stoppers

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:21:25 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: My first bottle stoppers, the two on the left are from mahogany that I have, the center is padauk and the two on the right are walnut all from DDT and Draygore, thanks guys, they were fun to make.

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Little unknown bowl

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:55:55 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 5 3/4" wide and 2 3/4" high, polished with carnauba wax and I wish someone could tell me what the wood is. It doesn't weigh anything and has a pretty grain but no pattern what so ever... Rev, you haven't done anything with the piece I sent you yet?

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Mahogany bowl

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:59:24 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 13 1/2" X 2 3/4" mahogany bowl, sanded to 400 and walnut oil finish. I was able to finish it even though the lathe keep stopping... what a pain!!! It weighs 4.8 pounds But I... "Got R Done" none the same.

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Handles for Doug's tools

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:21:39 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Both are mahogany and both are 16 3/4" long, sanding sealer only.

Two new rolling pin's

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:21:05 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Made from mahogany, sanded to 400 and walnut oil finish only. Their both 19 1/2" long and both about 2 1/4" round but the one on the left is a bit bigger in OD and different handles. The one on the right has a prettier grain if ya ask me.

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Burch bowl

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:44:09 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 9 1/2" X 1 1/2" X 3/16" Burch bowl, turned wet and warping like crazy already. Finished with sanding sealer, sanded to 500 and polished with 00000 steal wood. First piece I've ever turned this wet, it was made from a 2 1/2" ruff cut board left over from making pallet at work. When I finished turning it, it was pretty flat at the time, but now... 8 hr later its drawing toward the center on both sides toward the darker wood. It'd make a good Frisbee now...

White oak bowl w/lid

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:43:15 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: This was to be my C&T project before lightening struck our home and shop. I didn't get the finial started dew to the lightening strike, maybe next C&T I'll have better luck. White oak bowl and lid w/ spalting, bowl is 8 1/2" wide X 3 1/2" tall w/lid on, burned ring around bottom of lid. Sanding sealer finish only, didn't see any need to try and finish it cause I got no lathe at the moment.

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Three rolling pin's

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:57:07 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: Three rolling pin's, 2 are mahogany and one is sapele, 2 @ 18 1/2" and 1 @ 20" All wiped down with walnut oil only... for ever day use.

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Mahogany bowl

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:26:27 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 2 3/8" X 13 1/4" Inside view of the bowl made out of Khaya mahogany, finish is walnut oil only. This photo makes the wall look way to thick on the bottom of the photo, but I can assure you its all the same thickness... 3/8" thick

Mahogany bowl

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:23:32 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 2 3/8" X 13 1/4" Bread bowl made out of Khaya mahogany, finish is walnut oil only.

Mahogany rolling pin and bowl

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:21:30 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 2 3/8" X 13 1/4" Bread bowl made out of Khaya mahogany and 2 1/2" X 18" rolling pin made out of the same mahogany. Finish is walnut oil only.

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Sapele and Holly Box

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:57:44 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 2 3/16" x 3 3/16" Sapele and holly box. Sanded to 400 grit, then finished with 0000 steel wool and the finish is 2 coats of Minwax semi gloss polly.

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Sapele and Holly Box

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:57:44 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 2 3/16" x 3 3/16" Sapele and holly box. Sanded to 400 grit, then finished with 0000 steel wool and the finish is 2 coats of Minwax semi gloss polly.

Sapele Rolling Pin

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:56:06 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 2 1/2" x 18 1/2" Sapele rolling pin, sanded to 400 grit, then finished with 0000 steel wool and the finish is walnut oil.

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3" x 8" Sapele bowl

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:48:04 +0000

by: Mike Baber

Description}: 3" x 8" and the wall is 3/8" thick, made from a Sapele board that was 3 1/4" x 8 1/4" by 5' long, I cut it square and then removed the corners for easer turning. The finish is plain Min Wax polly.

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