Linnea Lahlum
03-10-2019, 6:58 PM
I bought some turning blanks in Chechen wood and mahogany. They have a square profile. I will need to cut to length, round the edges and ends, then drill through the pieces to run a 1/16" wire rod through. I am not trying to make them into full rounds; something like an octagonal profile will work.
I want to make handles for a couple of teapots I am making from pottery (I take pottery classes for fun during the winter). I don’t make teapot handles from clay because a clay handle does not last 5 minutes in my house. I know you can buy ready made teapot handles, but after an extensive search, all I can find are bamboo or rattan. Those are too traditional to go with these very modern tea pots.
So, think pail bail, but with a handle made of nice dark wood that will match the dark brown clay I am using.
Like these: not my work, but the only picture I could find:
https://www.sarahpikepottery.com/teapots
Not as chunky though.
I will need to do the filing/roughing by hand. Then I can sand with a rotary / belt sander and drill with a drill press.
I am asking about the working qualities/hardness because of all the hand work needed. Thanks!
I want to make handles for a couple of teapots I am making from pottery (I take pottery classes for fun during the winter). I don’t make teapot handles from clay because a clay handle does not last 5 minutes in my house. I know you can buy ready made teapot handles, but after an extensive search, all I can find are bamboo or rattan. Those are too traditional to go with these very modern tea pots.
So, think pail bail, but with a handle made of nice dark wood that will match the dark brown clay I am using.
Like these: not my work, but the only picture I could find:
https://www.sarahpikepottery.com/teapots
Not as chunky though.
I will need to do the filing/roughing by hand. Then I can sand with a rotary / belt sander and drill with a drill press.
I am asking about the working qualities/hardness because of all the hand work needed. Thanks!