Ironwood Bangle

[BangleGuy]

I am making a bangle from a large chunk of Ironwood and I thought I would share photos of my progress. I will add more pics as I go. Enjoy, BG

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[Kenbo]

Looking good so far. I'll be watching for the rest of the prgress. Thanks for posting the pictures.
:i_am_so_happy:

 

[Mike1950]

Thanks for the pictures-wood is looking very nice-How hard is it to machine????

 

[DKMD]

That's gonna be beautiful! I'll be watching this thread with special interest!

 

[rockb]

Beautiful wood! It is really interesting to see someone's project from start to finish, and see all the details as it progresses...Thanks for posting this! (and you know I'm just :hang1: for one of your bangles for myself) Can't wait to see the rest of the process.

Great pics Eric....thanks.....I was wondering how you cut those blanks. I love ironwood, 'specially the yellow stuff. When finished you can "see" right into the center.

 

[davidgiul]

Thanks for the pictures
Dave

 

[BangleGuy]

Thanks for the pictures-wood is looking very nice-How hard is it to machine????

Ironwood is interesting to work with. It is very hard, but cuts fine with sharp tooling. (The dust stinks, worse than oak.) I ran two bangle blanks through stabilization today, but they did not gain weight (meaning it probably doesn't need to be stabilized). I glued the metal core on tonight and hope to have one done tomorrow. I will show you all a picture soon.

Oh, I forgot to add the reason for the electrical tape in the third picture! When I was parting off one of my bangles, it came apart and just about hit me in the head! These cracked woods need to be held together when spinning, or else!

BG

 

[BangleGuy]

Here is the bangle after boring the ID, sizing to length and gluing to the stainless core. It will be done tomorrow night!

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[davidgiul]

Here is the bangle after boring the ID, sizing to length and gluing to the stainless core. It will be done tomorrow night!

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get the core drills? I noticed that they are Lennox brand.
Dave

 

[DKMD]

Pretty, pretty stuff!

 

[txpaulie]

Dang Eric, that's really neat stuff!

Keep it comin'!

p

 

[BangleGuy]

It is all done! Here is the final bangle:

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[BangleGuy]

Here is the bangle after boring the ID, sizing to length and gluing to the stainless core. It will be done tomorrow night!

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get the core drills? I noticed that they are Lennox brand.
Dave

David, No problem. We have a Lowes Home Improvement store nearby so that is where I get the lennox brand holes saw. You can also order them on Amazon.com. I bought my Bosch carbide hole saws online at Lowes and had them delivered to the store for pick up. The carbide hole saws are awesome (but expensive)!

 

[DKMD]

That turned out fantastic! I just love ironwood. BTW, the wife enthusiastically approves of this one!:clapping::clapping:

 

[txpaulie]

That turned out fantastic! I just love ironwood. BTW, the wife enthusiastically approves of this one!:clapping::clapping:

Yep, I made the same mistake!:i_dunno:

Thanks Eric!

p

 

[Mike1950]

Very beautiful work and thanks for showing the process.

 

[Kevin]

Excellent thread Eric. Thanks for showing us how this is done - very generous.

 

[BangleGuy]

Thanks for following along! I think it turned out well and I'm excited to have a new wood for bangles - GO Ironwood!

Just FYI, I have a 14 page tutorial that I will be posting on a thread sometime soon. I haven't quite decided how I want to make it available, but most likely it will be through my website as a download. Also, I should have more stainless steel and copper bangle cores by the end of this week. Let me know if you have any questions or want to give it try.

PS, Women love these wood/metal bangles, and jewelry is probably THE top seller at any art and craft show. Take your turning skills and make some money at the local festivals this summer! It's great fun.

Happy Turning!

BG

 

[jiju1943]

That is absolutely beautiful, I can see why they sell so well. Thanks for sharing.

 

[419Tomb]

I have to say that Erics tutorial is very well done and easy to follow!
I have one of his kits and evrything about it is quality stuff. Thanks again Eric, i will be back for sure. I will try one of the copper cores the next time.
Tom