Always double check your cut-off pile!

[Travis Stinson]

I have been moving this piece of Walnut cut-off around my bandsaw for several months, even using it to try out my burning tool when I first made it.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/tstin27/DSC01867Small.jpg

Well, today I was digging through my pile of cut-offs to turn some confetti lamps and decided to see what I could salvage from that piece. I was amazed at the curl that was hiding in there!:eek: Only has a couple coats of Antique oil right now, not buffed yet. (I was too anxious to take some pics of it;) )


http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/tstin27/TS340.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/tstin27/TS340a.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/tstin27/TS340b.jpg

[Tom Sherman]

I am speachless Travis, that is one beautiful piece. just to think that it might have ended in a fire or as just more sawdust makes me cringe. That wood has some most radical figure in it and is absolutely awsome.

[Tom Sherman]

Travis I forgot to ask what sort of deminsions on this master piece.

[John Miliunas]

Dog-gone it, Tom used up all my adjectives! :mad: Oh, here's one: Stunning! :) :cool:

[Jim Becker]

Oh.........my........ a gem in the middle of a block of chalk! Absolutely beautiful!!!

[Bernie Weishapl]

WOW!! Now that is some curl. Travis that piece is awesome. Beautiful work.

[Randy Meijer]

.....Well, today I was digging through my pile of cut-offs to turn some confetti lamps.....

Why are these things called confetti lamps?? Thanks.

[Mark Rios]

Dog-gone it, Tom used up all my adjectives! :mad: Oh, here's one: Stunning! :) :cool:


Here's one....HOLY CRAP and a HALF!!!!.................THAT IS REALLY NICE.

[Nancy Laird]

I am blown away by this piece. Absolutely gorgeous!!!!

[Travis Stinson]

Tom, it's 7" diameter by about 2 1/2". Randy, I have no idea why they're called confetti lamps, but that's what the makers call them.:confused:
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/cgi-bin/shopper?preadd=action&key=990-0400

[Dennis Peacock]

Well, since everybody done stole all my fancyfied words to say.....

Beautimus Travis....plumb-purdy!!!!!!! :D

[Richard Jones]

Wow.............those first two pics appear to show some sort of texturing effect. Ain't Mother Nature grand?

Simply beautiful.

As an afterthought, do you chuck these per the instructions that come with the lamps or use another method?

Rich

[John Terefenko]

That much curl in wood like that is hard to find outside maple. Beuatiful wood and same for the project. Here is my dumb question for the day. Being I have never made one of those are they hollowed out or just drilled for the candle part???

[Travis Stinson]

As an afterthought, do you chuck these per the instructions that come with the lamps or use another method?
Rich

Richard, I chucked it as I normally would a bowl, HF, etc. Start off between centers, turn the bottom and form a tenon. Chuck with tenon and turn the top, then drill the hole with a forstner bit held in the tailstock. Reverse and use the vacuum chuck to turn off the tenon and finish the bottom.
John, it's drilled for the lamp to fit, not hollowed.

[Jim Ketron]

:eek: :eek: :eek: Beautiful Travis!
Awesome Piece!

[Mark Cothren]

Excellent! Beautiful wood!

[Keith Christopher]

I love when finding something like that in a piece of wood ! I recently bought some poplar for a bathroom cabinet and when I planed it down, it was curly ! and I only paid straight poplar prices. Too bad it's getting a pigmented laquer coating.

Wonderful confetti lamp ! I love the figure !


Keith

[Ed Scolforo]

Let me say ZOWIE!!!

[Jonathon Spafford]

That is the most awesome piece of walnut I have seen... you make the coolest stuff. I am sooooo jealous of your talent :D :D

[Keith Burns]

You know there is wood and then there is WOOD. Then there is WOOD ! Stunning:) :) :)

[Steve Hayes]

Can the confetti lamps be refilled?

[Scott Donley]

Travis, I have a feeling your cut off pile looks a lot different than mine does :( Thats a great piece of wood and the light's not to bad either :D

[Travis Stinson]

Can the confetti lamps be refilled?
Steve, these particular lamps can't be refilled. They are however, very inexpensive, less than $1 at Wal Mart or a craft store such as Michaels. The ones from Craft Supplies, http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/cgi-bin/shopper?preadd=action&key=990-0400 are refillable.

[Don Orr]

Now THAT is why we don't throw ANY scrap away before checking it out carefully!

Incredible !!! ( as usual for you!)