Bill Brush
04-09-2012, 12:39 PM
I posted earlier about my plan to do some mallets to improve my lathe skills, and back in December about starting turning. (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?178599-Finally-got-a-lathe-2nd-turning-picture-and-a-question&highlight=)
I lucked out when I visited my wood guy and mentioned my mallet plan, he had a nice chunk of osage orange that was much thicker than what I normally see, and he put it in the pile as a "throw-in" with the rest of what I was getting
Here's how they turned out.
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The carpenter's mallet is unfinished, just sanded to 220 and burnished on the lathe. The carving mallet has a couple coats of Watco danish oil on it.
I'm fairly happy with the results, and I think they will provide a lot of use in the shop.
Any one know how I can slow down the oxidation of the Osage? It's such a pretty color I hate to let it go.
Finally, I have a request to make a pair of India clubs (think longer, thinner bowling pins), but I'm not sure how to estimate the final weight of the club. Is there a tool out there that can take a rough shape and estimate the weight depending on wood species? I need to hit in the 2-3 lb range with an 18-24" length.
I lucked out when I visited my wood guy and mentioned my mallet plan, he had a nice chunk of osage orange that was much thicker than what I normally see, and he put it in the pile as a "throw-in" with the rest of what I was getting
Here's how they turned out.
229094229095229096229097
The carpenter's mallet is unfinished, just sanded to 220 and burnished on the lathe. The carving mallet has a couple coats of Watco danish oil on it.
I'm fairly happy with the results, and I think they will provide a lot of use in the shop.
Any one know how I can slow down the oxidation of the Osage? It's such a pretty color I hate to let it go.
Finally, I have a request to make a pair of India clubs (think longer, thinner bowling pins), but I'm not sure how to estimate the final weight of the club. Is there a tool out there that can take a rough shape and estimate the weight depending on wood species? I need to hit in the 2-3 lb range with an 18-24" length.