Ok, this will be a quick and dirty tutorial that assumes you already know how to do an inside out turning. Because I don't have a decent drawing program on my tablet. I'm including a photo of my notes on how I do this ornament and hope everyone can decipher them with a little info in this thread.
I made these with an integrated top/bottom finial so my blank was 6-8 inches long. Make sure your four pieces are square and the same size, glued up mine were 1 9/16” square. I only glued them on about 1/2” on each end.
Heres the picture of my notes. I'll explain the steps with some pictures.
First, you need to preserve the square ends on both sides so you have something to glue back together after flipping the pieces. Start by rounding about 2" of the blank in the center. You can shift that off center depending on the length you want for a top/ bottom finial. BTW, the trunk of the tree is on the headstock side. Only rough it until it is just barely round. If you cut too much, you will end up with a very wide trunk.
Next mark three lines at about 1/2" intervals.
Using a parting tool, cut to the diameters listed in my notes. From left to right, 1 1/16”, 1 5/32", 1 1/4".
Continued in next post.
I made these with an integrated top/bottom finial so my blank was 6-8 inches long. Make sure your four pieces are square and the same size, glued up mine were 1 9/16” square. I only glued them on about 1/2” on each end.
Heres the picture of my notes. I'll explain the steps with some pictures.
First, you need to preserve the square ends on both sides so you have something to glue back together after flipping the pieces. Start by rounding about 2" of the blank in the center. You can shift that off center depending on the length you want for a top/ bottom finial. BTW, the trunk of the tree is on the headstock side. Only rough it until it is just barely round. If you cut too much, you will end up with a very wide trunk.
Next mark three lines at about 1/2" intervals.
Using a parting tool, cut to the diameters listed in my notes. From left to right, 1 1/16”, 1 5/32", 1 1/4".
Continued in next post.
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