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Some Wands - crokett™ - 12-16-2017
Zebrawood and spalted maple. The one on the right the only tool I used was my straight chisel. It turned out better than I expected but not quite as good as I wanted. I need to re-learn finishing cuts. I'm also still trying to figure out why it's easier for me to use my straight chisel than my skew. I'm wondering if it's my skew has a relatively long angle. most of the turning videos I see the bevels on their skews are shorter.
These will be gifts for my kids and some friends of theirs. I still have one more to make. I'm going to get some drawer pulls for the handle ends.
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RE: Some Wands - badwhiskey - 12-17-2017
Nice! I've been meaning to turn some wands.
RE: Some Wands - crokett™ - 12-17-2017
Thanks, they're fun and don't take long. They're also good practice with the various tools. I have a hard time practicing for the sake of practice. I'd much rather be doing something productive with the time.
RE: Some Wands - Arlin Eastman - 12-17-2017
(12-16-2017, 11:35 PM)crokett™ Wrote: Zebrawood and spalted maple. The one on the right the only tool I used was my straight chisel. It turned out better than I expected but not quite as good as I wanted. I need to re-learn finishing cuts. I'm also still trying to figure out why it's easier for me to use my straight chisel than my skew. I'm wondering if it's my skew has a relatively long angle. most of the turning videos I see the bevels on their skews are shorter.
These will be gifts for my kids and some friends of theirs. I still have one more to make. I'm going to get some drawer pulls for the handle ends.
Normally I love Zebrawood but the spalted maple takes the cake here. Well done.
RE: Some Wands - crokett™ - 12-17-2017
Thanks Arlin. I'm thinking about trying to sell these but I need to figure out how to drill the end and keep it centered to attach the pull knob. The ones in the picture I drilled a hole after they were finished and they're a bit off-center, not that the kids will care. I turn these between centers. I'm going to try rounding one end into a tenon and use my pin jaws to hold it, then drill the other end and then use a cone center on it. I'm trying to minimize production steps. I'm thinking about trying a hole cutter or similar to form a tenon so I don't have to swap the spur center for the chuck.
If you're a Harry Potter fan, I'm calling the middle spalted maple one "Flame spalted maple with a dragon scale core".
RE: Some Wands - Woodshop - 12-17-2017
Those are nice wands crokett
Why would you want to use knobs, did you want metal on the ends ?
if you want a different look why not just glue a wood block on the end of a different color before turning.
RE: Some Wands - crokett™ - 12-17-2017
The drawer pulls make them seem more ‘magical’. I’m thinking of casting resin to do the same thing and turning that along with the wand. I know that at a maker faire earlier this year the Wands with pulls were selling better and for more than the ones without