A Little Ornament Practice

[Kathy Marshall]

I guess it's that time of year again, and seeing all of the cool ornaments that have been posted made me want to get going on a few (I gave one to my mom and each of my sisters last year, and I think I'll continue it as a tradition).
I turned this one from some of the leftover black limba that I turned the pepper mill from. I thought the grain and color might be interesting. It's not very big, the globe is about 1 1/2" x 1 1/4" and overall is about 4 1/4" Finish is just a touch of BLO and several coats of spray lacquer. The icicle is maple dyed black with a sharpie and a few coats of lacquer.
Hollowed to under 1/8" (hard to measure, but it's light) with my allen wrench tools (the bigger one to get the bulk and the smaller one to get the shoulder area).
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I need to pick up some small eye hooks so I can hang it, in the meantime, just tilt your head to the left and pretend it's hanging vertically :eek:

Thanks for looking!
Comments and critiques are welcome.

[Doug W Swanson]

Jeez, Kathy, How long have you been turning? You seem to have mastered just about everything!

Great job, I really like it!

[Joe Watson]

Looks good.
Gonna have to give the black sharpie trick a try some day.



... in the meantime, just tilt your head to the left and pretend it's hanging vertically :eek:
:)



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[Bruce Yasitis]

Kathy,

When you say allen wrench tools, is that a reference to a particular type of purchased tool(s) or tools that you made from allen wrenches?

[Kathy Marshall]

Kathy,

When you say allen wrench tools, is that a reference to a particular type of purchased tool(s) or tools that you made from allen wrenches?
These are tools that I made from allen wrenches. The smaller one is from a 3/32" wrench and the bigger is maybe 1/4" or 5/16", can't remember. The bigger one was bent to a better angle (similar to the smaller one) after this pic was taken. I found a set of long handled allen wrenches so I could put plenty of length in the handle.

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[Michelle Rich]

I like it..my head is slanted off my neck anyway so it's no problem for me to see it dead on...

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking ornament Kathy. Sharpies work great.

[Al Wasser]

Sharpies are NOT permanent. They fade badly over time! If you want permanent look the black dyes.

[Michael Short]

Very nice Kathy.

[Ed Morgano]

Beautiful Kathy. I love the wood.

[Baxter Smith]

Very nice Kathy! The ornate designs are flashy, but they are no prettier than this one!

[Kathy Marshall]

Thanks for the comments guys!