January 2009 turning club meeting.

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carved baby dragon (being repainted), kneeling man, two ornaments, and candle stick, all together on left side. Other work by others.


Me holding the Norfolk Island Pine candle stick


Me holding two ornaments.

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A picture of me holding my chip plate


My chip plate, made from SEA GRAPE. This was from a tree that was cut down before Hurricane Wilma and they pulled the stump out a year ago. This was from one of the slabs cut from that stump when they removed it.

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You can see the rim of my vase behind big inset topped vase in front.


Me with some earrings I made.


Me with a vase I carved on, changing the design

May 2009 Wood turning club meeting

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Me holding a sea grape platter

my platters at back of table

left to right, back of table
Diving girl platter that is logo of where I work
spinning wheel on platter for antique shop I have some turnings in.
two stacked plates, memorial plates for the daughters of a gooed dear freind who died last month
Next row forward
Flying eagle logo of Prat and Whitney
sea grape plate.

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Other pictures, of previous months, can be found in NEWSLETTERS and MEMBERS GALLERY

We also had a photo set up so members could get pictures of their best pieces for the club gallery.

We had a candlestick challenge, where we were to make a candlestick.
The main purpose of the challenge is to make something we normally won't make.

I was making a three armed candle stick.
I made one, shown below, was my first, and mainly to explore the concept.
I have no successful finished attempts so I took it to the meeting just for something to show.


This is the side view, on the left, of my candle stick.



This, in front, is the front view of my candle stick.

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My duck bowl on the left


My Christmas ornaments, some turned, some started with turnings.
The bells and sleigh in front are the first turnings I had ever done. I made them on a lathe that was dying on me after I turned them a little.


My carved ornaments

This is one of my latest projects These pictures are not from the turning club meeting.







This is norfolk island pine. Norfolk island pine has the branches in a circle around the trunk, then there is a space, then you get another ring of branches. all the way up the tree. That feature is something that makes this tree really popular to wood turners.

In this carving, each eye is a knot. The vase was turned really thick so I could do some deep relief carving on it.

I poured varnish into the vase to coat the inside and the wood soaked up the varnish like a sponge as I rolled the vase around to coat the entire interior surface. I did this several times before it dawned on me what was happening.
When the wood is soaked, it darkens. It is popular to soak a piece in linseed oil, which makes the wood somewhat translucent. The varnish causes a similar effect, but darker. I had done experiments to coat the surface so it would remain light, but the experiments were inconclusive. What I did got a similar effect, for the most part.

I had painted the picture on the card. which was a palm tree with lights, and presents around the base. I had three types. On small card stock, I had the lights up in the fronds.



IN the large card stock, I had eight where I had drawn lines with a marker, then painted the lights on them.


I then did another batch of cards where the lights were on the trunk of the tree. I got a lot of compliments on the quality of the cards.


I finished most of my Christmas cards on Wednesday. I had some cards that needed some items on them, but enough were done to be said to be done.

For the lettering on the inside and on the back, I tried using the printer. That turned out to be almost as much work as doing it by hand. It is hard to hide some colored inks. The hardest part is getting the card orientation right. ON the small cards, which I did first, I drew what I wanted to be in a drawing program I had. I took one card and printed it twice over the drawing by accident before I got the back lettering in the right place. I printed the inside twice, once upside down on the wrong side.

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Originally posted by rstegman:
This is one of my latest projects These pictures are not from the turning club meeting.







This is norfolk island pine. Norfolk island pine has the branches in a circle around the trunk, then there is a space, then you get another ring of branches. all the way up the tree. That feature is something that makes this tree really popular to wood turners.

In this carving, each eye is a knot. The vase was turned really thick so I could do some deep relief carving on it.

I poured varnish into the vase to coat the inside and the wood soaked up the varnish like a sponge as I rolled the vase around to coat the entire interior surface. I did this several times before it dawned on me what was happening.
When the wood is soaked, it darkens. It is popular to soak a piece in linseed oil, which makes the wood somewhat translucent. The varnish causes a similar effect, but darker. I had done experiments to coat the surface so it would remain light, but the experiments were inconclusive. What I did got a similar effect, for the most part.

Hey stegman, those are pretty kewl. Can they be used for coffee mugs? How much are they going for?

Holy Bhagworm

I am sorry to say, that is one piece. It is carved with all three faces on it.
It can be used for drink as it is sealed with varnish. I would not recommend it but it can be used as such.

Before I had the finish on it. I showed it to a master carver. She told me to START at $300 and go up from there. It is on display down in Dania Florida.

Rs

quote:

Originally posted by Holy Bhagworm:

quote:

Originally posted by rstegman:
This is one of my latest projects These pictures are not from the turning club meeting.







This is norfolk island pine. Norfolk island pine has the branches in a circle around the trunk, then there is a space, then you get another ring of branches. all the way up the tree. That feature is something that makes this tree really popular to wood turners.

In this carving, each eye is a knot. The vase was turned really thick so I could do some deep relief carving on it.

I poured varnish into the vase to coat the inside and the wood soaked up the varnish like a sponge as I rolled the vase around to coat the entire interior surface. I did this several times before it dawned on me what was happening.
When the wood is soaked, it darkens. It is popular to soak a piece in linseed oil, which makes the wood somewhat translucent. The varnish causes a similar effect, but darker. I had done experiments to coat the surface so it would remain light, but the experiments were inconclusive. What I did got a similar effect, for the most part.

Hey stegman, those are pretty kewl. Can they be used for coffee mugs? How much are they going for?

Holy Bhagworm

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WHERE THESE CAN BE FOUND


FACE VASE



LIGHTHOUSE POINT PLATTER



ORNAMENTS



ME HOLDING VASES



ME HOLDING PLATTER



MY WORK ON BACK CORNER



FACE VASE



FLOWER VASE



FACE VASE VIEW 2



PLATTER

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In these pictures I had two platters. One was soaked in linseed oil over night, then spray varnish added.
The second, lighter, platter is just coated with spray varnish.

The natural edged bowl is Mango. I had made it back in 2004. had re-mounted it in the lathe and corrected the desgin.

The beer stein is Norfolk Island Pine and the handle and lid lifting mechinism is Mahogany.


Me holiding two plates


Me holding my beer stein and my natural edged bowl


Me holding two plates, one on your left was soaked in linseed oil, then varnished, one on your right was just varnished.


Me holding up beer stein. and natural edged bowl, talking about beer stein.


Me talking about natural edged bowl.


Me showing beer stein


Me showing beer stein.


plate soaked in linseed oil before varnishing.


Plate with just varnish.


Beer Stein


natural edged bowl


My pieces on end of instant gallery (sort of a show and tell display)


My pieces on end of table, aidentally sideways


My pieces


beer stein


varnish platter


natural edged bowl


linseed platter.

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Crochet hooks


square bowl


square bowl and crochet hooks on table


square bowl


square bowl as bring back prize with winner


me with crochet hooks


mice and bugs


me with mice and bugs


mice and bugs (magazine is what I based them on, then found out it was done a little differently)

Here are some pictures of projects from this weekend.



These are my shaving flowers, these flowers are created by shaving a stick of wood, but leaving the shavings attached.



these are pencil cups I have made over the past weeks. also there is a natural edged bowl I made this weekend.

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me in august

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pictures of me in september

me holding ducklings

me holding flowers

me holding ugly bowl




shaving flowers in pencil cup

shaving flowers in pencil cup

close up of upside down face in pencil cup


duckling bowls

duckling bowls

duckling bowls

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Me holding snow people Christmas ornaments



me holding bowl, cup and a shell ornament


snow people and shell ornaments


snow people ornaments


sea shell ornament



cup in mystery wood


platter in mystery wood

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Monroe Dress vase It resembled Marilyn Monroe's famous dress

The base of the dress vases are the natural shape of the wood I used.
I turned the top to shape, drilled out the inside, drilled for the arm holes, then carved the rest to shape. The breasts was a ring all the way around. I carved away what was not breast. These are a combination of turning and carving.


two strap old oak dress
The oak is more weathered than the following dress vase




two strap newer oak dress
this is from the same tree, just in better shape and came out lighter.


creamer cup right side
I have no control over how the picture was tipped. to fit the page I get this from.


creamer cup left side
Correct orientation. This cup is almost all bark, with very little wood in it.


ornaments
I brought all four kinds of ornaments I made this Christmas to show them off. All were made with some wood turning involved at some point. I turned the blank, removing the worst of the wood, then carved them to finish.

I have to make more of each.



table with my stuff.
dress vases in back in the left, the ornaments are visible in front.


me with dress vases
I am telling about how I was unwilling to pay $50 for ceramic dress vases so I made my own.


me explaining how I made the dress vases


Me holding ornaments and explaining about them.

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me holding sea urchin ornament.


Me holding fairy carving


fairy carving with ornament


ornament picture


fairy on table