Bracelets

After SHMBO saw the bracelet box article in the new American Woodturner, it seemed that bracelets are now in demand. Made a few the past couple of days.

Clockwise from the top: Cherry, two Walnuts, Oak with charred finish, and plain Oak.

They were a big hit and are going into Xmas shipments.

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Lark Leazar

Registered: September 2010
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Date: Sun November 28, 2010
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Oatman

Lark: Very nice. I've made my share of these, but sanding and finishing the inside diameter is tricky. How'd you do it?

Dennis

#1 Sun November 28, 2010 3:12pm

Lark Leazar

The insides aren't perfect, there's some mismatch. I mounted the blank with a screw chuck, then shaped the outside and half of the 2 1/2" hole (based on a bracelet that my wife supplied). Then flipped and mounted with expanding chuck jaws. Now's the hard part - I used the same calipers to mark the same inside diameter. Some are pretty close, some had to be flipped and remounted again. Of course, you've got the rotating chuck jaws to avoid each time. I'm not sure that a jam chuck might be better, as you can cut into it a bit if needed.

#2 Sun November 28, 2010 7:00pm

Oatman

That's the way I did it too until I made a dowell/spindle fixture and glued various grits of sandpaper to it. You thread the bangle on the spindle, crank it up and go through the grits.

Dennis

#3 Sun November 28, 2010 8:59pm

Makepeace

Leo Makepeace

Nice work Lark, I must have a go at some of these Thumbs Up!

Ruining lots of good wood to get a few average bits.

#4 Mon November 29, 2010 4:51pm