Christmas Ornaments

[Ron Erickson]

Lately I have been making Christmas ornaments, this is three of the many that I have made. The left ornament is mahogany with cherry finial, 2" diameter by 6" height. The middle ormanment is cedar and cherry finial. The right ornament is unknown wood with walnut finial. They are all hollowed out through a 3/8" hole. All comments welcome.
Ron

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[Dolan Brown]

Nice ornaments. I have made some recently but not as nice as yours.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking ornaments. Nice balance on the finials.

[David E Keller]

Very nice... I've turned several recently but none worthy of posting. When they start to look like yours, I'll start taking pics.

[George Morris]

Very nice I like the form on the middle one the best. Well Done! G

[Steve Schlumpf]

Great looking ornaments Ron! Exceptional work on the finials!

[John Keeton]

Very nice! I like the color of the first one, and the finial of the first one, but the shape of the body on the second one - if you are taking votes!:D

[Tim Boger]

[QUOTE=Ron Erickson;1279030]Lately I have been making Christmas ornaments, this is three of the many that I have made. The left ornament is mahogany with cherry finial, 2" diameter by 6" height. The middle ormanment is cedar and cherry finial. The right ornament is unknown wood with walnut finial. They are all hollowed out through a 3/8" hole. All comments welcome.
Ron


Hey Ron,

Great job !

I'm interested in seeing what your hollowing tools look like.

Tim

[Thom Sturgill]

Great job! I've started making a few, both as practice hollowing (my first blow out) and getting my finials thinner. If mine were as good I would have posted some pics myself!
It looks like you are developing a 'style' for your finials, something I haven't settled on yet. What are you using to hollow through a 3/8" hole? Mine are larger at 5/8" and I often enlarge that slightly with the tool as I clean inside the opening.

[Jerry Rhoads]

Nice ornaments Ron
I like the string through the top better than the tiny screw eyes that I use.

Jerry

[Ron Erickson]

134794Thank you for the comments. Tim and Thom I make my own tools out of screw driver and hardened nails. You do need a way to heat them and bend them. I have welder that i use. The screw driver shafts are 1/4" and 3/16" dia. I have made 22 tools like these some work better than others. Hope this helps. Ron

[Tim Boger]

Thanks Ron for the tool picture, now I feel like I'll be better able to make
some similar tools of my own.

Tim

[Dan Forman]

134794Thank you for the comments. Tim and Thom I make my own tools out of screw driver and hardened nails. You do need a way to heat them and bend them. I have welder that i use. The screw driver shafts are 1/4" and 3/16" dia. I have made 22 tools like these some work better than others. Hope this helps. Ron

How much heat to bend them? Would a butane torch be enough?

Thanks,

Dan

[Ron Erickson]

How much heat to bend them? Would a butane torch be enough?

Thanks,

Dan
A torch and a hammer should be enough. Ron