Turnin on the Lathe!

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0d600660eezzsc.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Lathe Turnings</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#006633" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF3300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the WoodMangler"><U>About the WoodMangler</U></A><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the WoodMangler"><U> </U></A>  |  <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shop Jigs, Tips, and Techniques"><U> </U></A><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shop Jigs, Tips, and Techniques"><U>Shop Jigs, Tips, and Techniques</U></A>.   | <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Basic Tablesaw use"><U>  </U></A><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Basic Tablesaw use"><U>Basic Tablesaw use</U></A>   |   <B>Turnin on the Lathe!</B> </div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ryobi AP1300 Planer"><U>Ryobi AP1300 Planer</U></A><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ryobi AP1300 Planer"><U> </U></A>  |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tame Those Band Clamps!"><U>Tame Those Band Clamps!</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the WoodMangler"><U>About the WoodMangler</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shop Jigs, Tips, and Techniques"><U>Shop Jigs, Tips, and Techniques</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Compare Benchtop Bandsaws"><U>Compare Benchtop Bandsaws</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Basic Tablesaw use"><U>Basic Tablesaw use</U></A></div> <div> Turning on the Lathe</div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ryobi AP1300 Planer"><U>Ryobi AP1300 Planer</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tame Those Band Clamps!"><U>Tame Those Band Clamps!</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gallery of Work"><U>Gallery of Work</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Some of my Lathe Turnings</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="553" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFCCB2 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 384 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>A segmented Vase made from over 180 seperate pieces of Oak, Maple, Purpleheart, Mahagony, Cypress, and Walnut.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0875e7a0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="378" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 475 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>My very first attempt at a bowl!... and it ended up being a cup :)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I used a tiny Ryobi lathe and an old Sears Craftsman scraper and attacked!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>This was before I added the stem and base....</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="346"><div> <IMG SRC="0d05ee90.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0895ee90.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 239 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>My 15 year old daughter Amanda came home with a GOOD note from a teacher! After I recovered from the shock, I turned a Maple frame for the note to commerate this historic occasion. A plexiglass circle is inset in the recessed face.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="08b5ee90.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 190 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>A turned plate made with Cypress and Purpleheart.</B></div> <div> <B>6 1/2" diameter</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="08d5eb80.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 256 ><NOBR><div> <B>Spalted Oak Turning....</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>5 1/2" wide and 4" tall</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0975efa0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 265 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>Polka Dot Bowl!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Cypress, Maple top and bottom, with Walnut </B></div> <div> <B>"polka dots" inlaid.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>6 1/2" wide, 6" tall.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0995e030.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="259" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 175 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>Spalted Oak Bowl</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>6 1/2" wide, 4" tall</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="09b5ea90.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 278 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>And yet another spalted Oak Bowl!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>6" X 6"</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="09d5e100.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="272" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 240 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>Segmented Bowl</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Cypress and Oak</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>6" X 5 1/2"</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="09f5eea0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="234" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 209 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>My FIRST bowl turned from a chunk of a log!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Spalted Oak, and a couple of worm holes :)</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0a15ecb0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="203" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 434 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>Vase from Cypress segments...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>8" high, 5" at the top.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0ce5eac0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="428" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 247 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>This was my second </B></div> <div> <B>(I think?) </B></div> <div> <B>turning where I tried a face turning for the first time... </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Since it didn't blow up, I turned a spindle and a base and called it a Candy Dish!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>(yea, like that's what I meant it to be :) )</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0d25ee90.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 254 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>Here's my very first Natural Edge bowl turned from a chuck of a Pear tree a neighbor had chopped down. It's 7" wide, 8" tall.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1c92cf80.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="248" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 256 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>Here's another Bowl from that same Pear tree...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>6" high, 5 1/2" tall</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Here's the bottom :)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1cd968f0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="143" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1cb2ce50.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="229" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 203 WIDTH="196"><div> Pear bowl... </div> <bR> <div> I call this my DEVO bowl, for those that remember that uhh.. "singing" group from the 70's...</div> <bR> <div> 6 1/2" high, 8" diameter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2002cc50.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 194 WIDTH="196"><div> Natural edged bowl...</div> <bR> <div> Spalted Oak</div> <bR> <div> 3 3/4" high, 6" at widest point</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2022cbc0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 202 ><NOBR><div> More spalted oak....</div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2042cc40.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 166 WIDTH="196"><div> and even more spalted oak!</div> <bR> <div> I had a log, and I'm just about through with it :)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2062ca00.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 459 WIDTH="196"><div> Cypress and PurpleHeart, Oak bottom. </div> <bR> <div> 12 sided rings...</div> <bR> <div> Chucked using a recessed tenon...</div> <bR> <div> 8 1/2" H X 5 1/4" around the middle..</div> <bR> <div> Next time I do something similar to this, I'm going to make the bottom part a lot smaller in diameter... This looks kinda "klunky" to me...</div> <bR> <div> Turn and Learn!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2082cc50.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="453" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 252 ><NOBR><div> Oak Natural Edged bowl</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2102cf60.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="246" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 297 WIDTH="196"><div> ...and another....</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2122c230.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="291" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 192 WIDTH="196"><div> Pear Bowl...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2152cba0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 237 ><NOBR><div> Oak bowl... </div> <bR> <div> measures 5 1/2" X 6 1/8"</div> <bR> <div> Finished with Briwax....</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2172ce70.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 288 WIDTH="196"><div> My first attempt at turning a box. </div> <bR> <div> I don't know what the wood is... I got it from a chunk that was in a local lumber mill's scrap pile. It was made by cutting 2 circles from a 12/4 s4s chunk of wood.</div> <bR> <div> Finished with Briwax</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2192c1a0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 262 WIDTH="196"><div> Open view....</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="21b2c000.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="256" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 188 WIDTH="196"><div> Mystery wood... The log had a chainlink fence running through it, but I was able to get a couple chunks... This one wasn't really dry enough, but now I know about how long to let this wood dry....</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="21d2cb60.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 236 WIDTH="196"><div> 8" X 8" Large, round oak bowl...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2212ce60.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 267 WIDTH="196"><div> From same chunk of the log as above large bowl...</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2232cf90.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 230 WIDTH="196"><div> Spalted Oak</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2472cde0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#66FFFF HEIGHT= 6315 WIDTH="196"><div> Pear</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="346"><div> <IMG SRC="2492ccc0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="204" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="24b2ccd0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="205" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="24d2cd10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="209" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="24f2cd80.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2512cd20.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2532cc40.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2552c810.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2572cd40.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2592cb50.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="25b2ca10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="161" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="25d2ccf0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="207" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="25f2ccb0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="203" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2612cc40.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2632cc70.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="199" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2652cbe0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2672c120.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="274" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2692ca70.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="26b2cc20.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="194" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="26d2cd30.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="211" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="26f2cac0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="172" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2712cd50.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2732cbc0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2752ca30.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="163" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2772cc10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2792cd80.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="27b2cec0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="27d2cae0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="27f2cf20.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="242" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2812cdd0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2832cdf0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="2852cd00.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="208" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>