Adam Bauer
11-12-2006, 10:57 PM
Alright after a good deal of "playing around" with my little lathe I've decided to show off my first 4 actual turnings. Now I have a whole stack of round things with all sorts of deformed beads/coves/etc... but these 4 items are things that I turned with an actual end result in mind.
The first one I did in early October, it was supposed to be a small candle holder that is a clone of two large candle holders we have next to our fireplace. However I had some problems with the beads and with chiping since it was pine. I also forgot to square the ends so it actually leans to one side. In the end it will never end up being used but I'm keeping it as it was the first thing I ever turned with the purpose of being something and not just a practice exercise.
The second piece is a christmas ornament I made about 3 weeks ago. I made it as part of a mentor day hosted by my local AAW chapter. While there are many things I could have done better I'm still quite happy with it as I came away from that day with a much better knowledge of smaller scale turning (its amazing how much more you learn from a real live person as opposed to a book or video) and even a set of homemade hollowing tools!
Lastly is two pens I made yesterday for the Freedom Pens Turn-A-Thon at the Fort Worth, Texas Woodcraft. I think they came out pretty good for my first two pens ever and also the smallest things I've ever turned. Once again room for improvement but that comes with time and now that I'm 110% hooked I see plenty more time and plenty more turning in my future!
The first one I did in early October, it was supposed to be a small candle holder that is a clone of two large candle holders we have next to our fireplace. However I had some problems with the beads and with chiping since it was pine. I also forgot to square the ends so it actually leans to one side. In the end it will never end up being used but I'm keeping it as it was the first thing I ever turned with the purpose of being something and not just a practice exercise.
The second piece is a christmas ornament I made about 3 weeks ago. I made it as part of a mentor day hosted by my local AAW chapter. While there are many things I could have done better I'm still quite happy with it as I came away from that day with a much better knowledge of smaller scale turning (its amazing how much more you learn from a real live person as opposed to a book or video) and even a set of homemade hollowing tools!
Lastly is two pens I made yesterday for the Freedom Pens Turn-A-Thon at the Fort Worth, Texas Woodcraft. I think they came out pretty good for my first two pens ever and also the smallest things I've ever turned. Once again room for improvement but that comes with time and now that I'm 110% hooked I see plenty more time and plenty more turning in my future!