Two for today

[Jeff Nicol]

Good evening to the VORTEX!! Here are a couple little ones that I finished up today. The one with the green collar is made from a jackpine cone with acrylic pen blank for the top. The other is spalted hard maple with an ebonized collar. My wife thinks the pincone one looks like a pinapple!

Thanks for looking,

Jeff

[Ron Lynch]

Jeff,
Did you forget something, or is my computer going nuts again?

[Jeff Nicol]

You were to fast ! I forgot the pics but put them in now!

Thanks,

Jeff

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking pieces Jeff. To small for me.

[Jim Becker]

Very kewel minis!

[Steve Mawson]

Agree on the pineapple look alike. How do you attach the tops? These are really neat.

[Stan Cook]

Those look really nice.

[Scott Conners]

I love the little pineapple! How did you do the joint? Are they fully hollowed to the shape of the outside?

[Jim Kountz]

Man I dont know how you do that but it sure is neat stuff!!

[Leo Van Der Loo]

They are pretty nice small ones Jeff, if you make them very small you could fit them in some small boxes, I done some a few years ago, picture taking wasn't too great in those days though :o

[David Christopher]

very nice, I think I would stronger glasses

[Paul Atkins]

Found these I made over 15 years ago, before I "knew how to turn". Ebony goblet 11/16". Have to get those dentil tools out again.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Funny it says 2007 on the coin ??
Made 15 years ahead of time ??

[Dewey Torres]

Jeff,
I think the pine cone also looks like a pineapple. Either way it is my fav.

Leo,
Your minis look great too~!

[Mike Golka]

How do you mount the microscope on the lathe? Very cooool.

[David Drickhamer]

I thought I made some small stuff. Guess not.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Pretty cool turnings Jeff! I like them both! Really like the imagination on these!

[Alan Huey]

Not sure how you make something that small on a lathe. You invent a magnifying face shield? I don't think I could turn anything that small.... pretty cool shapes though.

[Jeff Nicol]

All the minis I make are completly hollow and turned as thin as I can get them! Sometimes I go right out the side and have to start over, I really love the challenge of the tiny ones! So far not magnifiction,but at times I wish I had something. I have been looking at some magnifier glasses or a magnifying glass on an arm with a light. Would be good for more detail. So here are the tools and how I start out to make a mini.

Thanks for all your fine comments!

Jeff

[Jeff Nicol]

Here are the rest and the little MT#2 I use to glue on the blanks with super glue. I have been buying the CA in 8oz. bottle now, I use lots of it!

Jeff

[Joe Chritz]

Heck I can't turn the big ones yet, the little ones look impressive.

Maybe make a little mini table and a whole place setting. It would look cool if nothing else.

Joe

[Allen Schmid]

Jeff,
Nice (little) pieces there. You guys are killing me with these mini's! I have a hard enough time with the larger ones...
Thank you all for sharing some of your work.
Allen

[Paul Douglass]

Jeff, those are just plain neat. Do you wear one of those visors with the magnifying glass in it to do that? I just could see good enough even if I had the talent.

[Bill O'Conner]

Thanks for the close-up of the tips. I think I might give it a try now

Bill

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Hi Jeff, I use the illuminating magnifier shown in the picture, helps a lot for my old eyes, but the fluorescent light doesn't give enough light to see well for me, so I have a small spotlight on a similar arm to give me the light where I want it.

[Jeff Nicol]

Hi Jeff, I use the illuminating magnifier shown in the picture, helps a lot for my old eyes, but the fluorescent light doesn't give enough light to see well for me, so I have a small spotlight on a similar arm to give me the light where I want it.
Great idea Leo! That is what I want!!

Jeff

[Jeff Nicol]

Found these I made over 15 years ago, before I "knew how to turn". Ebony goblet 11/16". Have to get those dentil tools out again.
Paul, They look good to me!! I started out with the little goblets too, my step mom loved them!!

Jeff