Woodturners Resource

Christmas C&T Ornament

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 17:07:38 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: This is Spalted Beech with a Bocote top and acrylic rod icicle. 5"x2.25". Sanded to 500 and waxed. The acrylic rod is extruded rod, unsuitable for machining but I got there eventually. I didn't sand it crystal clear as I thought the frosted look suited the purpose.

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Irish Wedding Goblet

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:34:08 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: Spalted Beech, 7.5" x 3.25", wax finish.

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Irish Wedding Goblet

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:07:09 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: This is the goblet I made for a cousin who was getting married. It is made from Spalted Beech and is about 7.5" x 3.25". It is sanded to 500 and finished with sanding sealer and paste wax. I read a thread a long time back about presentation so enlisted my wife who did a lovely job.

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Polyester Resin Goblety Thing View 2

Sun, 30 May 2010 18:56:21 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

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Polyester Resin Goblety Thing

Sun, 30 May 2010 18:55:43 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: This is made from a polyester resin pen blank. It was the third attempt which makes it unique because I cast the pen blank and there is no more. Finished to 4000 with friction polish. The inside isn't as perfect as I would like but I got scared and didn't want to push my luck because that was when the first two attempts broke. It is more glossy than it looks, it lost a bit in the photo.

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Bracelet Helpers

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:43:02 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: I have found that the ladies prefer simple lines and, from watching them choose, most prefer the longer stem. So, I make all my bracelet helpers long now and it's a simple matter to cut them shorter if required. Yew, sanded to 500, cellulose sanding sealer and friction polish.

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Found Wood Christmas Bell

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:12:26 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: I intended to make a 'Wood From My Garden' bell but had too many disasters. So, I wanted another theme and went for a 'Found Wood Bell'. The handle is Apple from a farm at Loughgall, the apple centre of Ireland, the bell is Laburnum from prunings at Portadown Golf Club and the clapper is an exotic I found in a dumpster at the College where I went to turning classes. The clapper is functional and is connected to the handle with 2 brass screw eyes. This is my first ever bell. Height 6", max width 2".

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More ring bowls

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:19:29 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: I made these last night for 3 girls I used to work with and had lunch with today. Back two are from one Elm blank, front two are from one Sycamore blank. Ave size 5" x 1.5" I took E.Buds advice and kept the finials simple. Finial wood supplied by Chuck (don't know what it is) The shiny ring in the front left bowl is a reflection, not a pressure ring. Sanding sealer and wax finish on all.

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Apple Mushroom

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:37:25 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: This is an Apple mushroom that my daughter asked me to make for a friend who is blind. I also made another that was partly cut to let her feel the process from branch to finished product. About 5.5" tall, sanded to 500, wax finish.

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Silver Birch 2

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:50:40 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: 10.5" x 5" Sanding to 500, sealer and paste wax. I have just noticed what looks like a pressure mark on the side just above the bottom of the bowl - that must be a reflection because there are no marks.

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Silver Birch bowl

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:47:06 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: Bob Hamilton saved this one. I was having terrible problems with tear-out in the pith wood but the same day Bob uploaded a video showing his technique for shear scraping with a bowl gouge. It works! Thanks Bob. The final shape was dictated by the tear-out. 10.5" x 5"

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Ring bowls

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:42:56 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: I was asked to do something for a charity auction so I had my first go at ring bowls. I followed Chucks tutorial fairly closely and I'm quite pleased with the results. Approx 5.5" x 1" Left: Elm and Ebony Right: Elm and Paduch I went for his & her finials - both of which were from Chuck's wood so he can say he has stuff in England now where the auction is.

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Spring C&T 2009 Firewood Box

Sun, 17 May 2009 04:53:57 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: This is made from a piece of unknown branch I dug out of a 30yr old firewood pile in an old store house. It is finished with sanding sealer and wax. The wood was very dry and tear out was a problem but I learned to cut at high speed (eventually).

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2nd ever hollow form

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:31:38 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: Woo Hoo, this one is intact. Silver Birch, 5" x 3.25", wall thickness 1/8" to transparent, neck is 1/4" because I chickened out when the piece started screaming and flexing.

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Firewood bowl 2

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:58:47 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: This is 30 yr old firewood I was given by a friend. I spent a lot of time on the finish because the guy who is getting it just loves the texture of the wood when it is really smooth. I was quite pleased in the end to get this because it was hard work and the wood turned out to be quite attractive. 5" x 2.25" I had real trouble getting the rim smooth so had to stop and leave a small part slightly rough or I would have ended up with a plate.

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Firewood bowl

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:53:41 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: This is another bit of 30 yr old firewood. It was the hardest wood I ever turned and took me about 12 hours to get to here. It looks like there are tool marks in the pic but that's my poor photography skills. The surface is like glass, that's where all the work went. 5" x 2.25", sanding sealer and wax.

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Firewood goblety-thing

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:50:38 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: This was a wormy, 30 yr old bit of firewood that was to be a 6" bowl but ended up as this. Very hard wood of unknown type, wax finish 4"x 2.75". I was determined to get something out of the wood for a friend who was trying to help out with my wood supply. Not great but best I could get out of the wood.

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Heart/apple2

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:58:59 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: Tried this on a black background. Image is still a bit blurred though.

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V-shaped heart/apple

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:38:46 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: This is an attempt at a heart, looked OK horizontal but not vertical. Spalted beech, 3.5" x 2.5", sealer and paste wax. There is a depression in the top but when I tried to include it the piece was shortened and looked out of proportion.

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First Christmas Ornament

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:24:25 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: This is my first Christmas ornament,made today. It is made from cheap soft pine lumber and the finials are an exotic I pulled out of a rubbish skip at the college and I forget what it is. No finish except for a light sanding, just practice.

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Pens_and_bowls_009

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:16:24 +0000

by: Brendan McAreavy

Description}: I made these pens for 3 colleagues I used to work with and I am having lunch with tomorrow. They cost me 3 ruined blanks, a ruined pen mill and a burnt out 24v drill. Other than that I am happy with the results. The pens are much more shiny than they look, I played with some of the image toys and should have left them alone. The white pen is corian, the rest are acrylic.

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