wood checkers

[tom anderson]

ok, this is my first try at turning wood checkers! I will try and post some pictures here. I had made the checker board, then with some good adivse from here on the forum I made a try at turning checkers. I am very new at wood turning.
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Since I have no scroll chuck, I had to make a jam chuck. after 4 attemps this one worked out well.
thanks for looking
Tom

[Fred Perreault]

Great checkerboard, etc. I have a vac system, and a combination vac/jam chuck would probably be a winner. I have a Beall 1.25" tap, and have made numerous sizes of vac chucks from black locust. A couple changed shape a wee bit, so I re-tapped them, chucked 'em up, and turned them round again.
Happy 2011 to all........
Fred & Kathy P.

[John Keeton]

Tom, I think you did an excellent job on these!! Particularly, with having to build the jam chuck, and being new to turning. Good work!

[Bill Bulloch]

Those turned out nice. Now you just have to find some old man to play with. I don't think there are any on this forum.

[Roger Chandler]

Now you just have to find some old man to play with. I don't think there are any on this forum.


Bill, I totally agree.......there are NO OLD MEN on this forum! :rolleyes:;):D

[David E Keller]

Nicely done. Given your stated lack of turning experience, you chose a pretty tough project for an early venture into turning... Having to turn two things that are supposed to be identical is hard enough where you just pulled off two dozen.

[tom anderson]

thanks to everyone for the nice comments! I think the hardest on this project was making a jam chuck to hold the checker while turning the design and getting them all the same thickness. after 3 jam chucks shattered or didnt hold well even with a piece of paper towel, the 4th turned out better. Anyways I got to give you guys on this forum credit, for I do a lot of reading and studing the posts and experiences on here. thanks again
Tom

[Bernie Weishapl]

The set looks really nice. You did well for a new turner and having to build a jam chuck which I think would be harder than turning the checkers.

[Ron Stadler]

Pretty cool idea and they look quite well I would say.