Tim, thanks for posting your mail box. Belongs in an art gallery.
What did you do in your shop today?
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Without a red flag, not recognized as an official mail box by the USPS.
Finished the lidded box finally in my free time. Spanish cedar from @Mr. Peet, with a maple lid, and some handmade glass for a knob. Next time I'm going to tint the epoxy so the little squeeze out isn't as noticeable.
A good buddy of mine started some glasswork again at home and offered me up some handles for boxes. I made the mistake of bringing the wife with me... now she wants to get a setup for melting glass. I do see how I could benefit from it tho and incorporate more into my turnings.
A good buddy of mine started some glasswork again at home and offered me up some handles for boxes. I made the mistake of bringing the wife with me... now she wants to get a setup for melting glass. I do see how I could benefit from it tho and incorporate more into my turnings.
What does it take to do glass melting/blowing? I’ve always wanted to try that.
very cool Cody!Beautiful job Cody. Another option might be to inset the glass into the lid a little bit to keep the epoxy contained.
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Worked on the cherry piece again for a bit tonight after work. Got the bottom finished.
Sanded to 400 grit. You cant see it in pics but the chatoyance in this piece is amazing. As it ages and darkens it's going to be nice.
The crack took the CA nicely. There is some blister figure in it too.
I put my large jaws on and reversed it.
And now I'm set up to turn the top side.
I forgot how nice cherry sands and polishes up. Nice to work with.
Sanded to 400 grit. You cant see it in pics but the chatoyance in this piece is amazing. As it ages and darkens it's going to be nice.
The crack took the CA nicely. There is some blister figure in it too.
I put my large jaws on and reversed it.
And now I'm set up to turn the top side.
I forgot how nice cherry sands and polishes up. Nice to work with.
Map gas and oxygen mix is best from what I gather from his setup. Also the various size tips for torch help for what you want to accomplish. From there it's nothing but money... some of the glass rods are super expensive for what they are! He made this one in less than a minute i would guess.
@woodtickgreg that is going to be a great bowl man!
Finished off my first non-round "object" for lack of a better term. Turned this from a branch section of Apple a little over two weeks ago. Sanded and finished the bottom today. Still needs a few more coats of tung oil, but I'm happy with my experiment.
About 9" wide, 5" deep and 2.5" tall.
About 9" wide, 5" deep and 2.5" tall.
Lampworking is the common term for it, I an friends with a couple folks that do a lot of glass beads and such. They keep offering to teach me but I don't know if I want to go down another rabbit hole
Got a good start on a pecan bowl. Gonna put off sanding until tomorrow.
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That's a beauty Tom, cant wait to see it with a finish on it.
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I didnt do anything in the shop but I did go and pick up some shop supplies.
A bale of cotton rags, some shellac, squeeze bottles, a couple of new putty knives because mine have disappeared, and a couple free 4oz measuring cups for mixing batches of finish.
A bale of cotton rags, some shellac, squeeze bottles, a couple of new putty knives because mine have disappeared, and a couple free 4oz measuring cups for mixing batches of finish.
Tom, looks like a great bowl. Pecan is on my list to turn.
Thanks, I have the other half of this blank and think I will reverse it so the heart wood is on the bottom when I turn it.
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Continued cutting up the mulberry, these sections with only 6-8" diameter don't have much usable wood by the time you cut the pith out, so I started cutting them right down through the pith.
Chuck them up, and by the time you've formed a tenon and shaped the bottom, the pith is gone. Only enough thickness to make a really small bowl, so instead, I'm playing around making live edge gondola, or whatever you call this shape.
Chuck them up, and by the time you've formed a tenon and shaped the bottom, the pith is gone. Only enough thickness to make a really small bowl, so instead, I'm playing around making live edge gondola, or whatever you call this shape.
