Wood Lathe

[Waukonda]

I also turned a little bowl to keep the keys in next to the front door. It has the tung oil and wax finish on it. (see pics)

Really enjoying your craftsmanship and posts in this thread.

[cudgee]

Hi Cudgee

I have been using several coats of Tung oil, and then some wax. I had some old Homer Formby's Tung oil, and recently bought some Minwax Tung oil. 3 or 4 coats over 3 or 4 days, and then some Johnson's Paste wax.

I went ahead and put a coat of Tung oil on the rought turned bowl - hopefully it will help keep it from cracking and warping as it dries. (see pics) I also ordered some Packard's wood end sealer - but it will be a couple of weeks until I get it.

I also turned a little bowl to keep the keys in next to the front door. It has the tung oil and wax finish on it. (see pics)

Thanks mate, i am currently doing some wood on a knife handle. I am using Tru-Oil, will then polish it with some carnuba/beeswax furniture polish that i have. I am applying 10 really thin coats, with drying time takes a while, but Tru -oil is expensive, so when i run out might give Tung Oil a try. Really liking your work and your posts.

[Unk]

Thanks Ike!

Cudgee,

Tru-Oil is good stuff. I have re-finished some gun stocks with it, and it would be great for knife handles. I used it straight out of the bottle for a few coats but was having difficulty getting smooth coats. Then I read where you can thin it a bit with mineral spirits, and I was able to lay down some really smooth coats after that. I think I put 7 or 8 coats on the guns stocks - but you can do as many as you like with that stuff.

[cudgee]

Thanks Ike!

Cudgee,

Tru-Oil is good stuff. I have re-finished some gun stocks with it, and it would be great for knife handles. I used it straight out of the bottle for a few coats but was having difficulty getting smooth coats. Then I read where you can thin it a bit with mineral spirits, and I was able to lay down some really smooth coats after that. I think I put 7 or 8 coats on the guns stocks - but you can do as many as you like with that stuff.

On my first coat i used half mineral turpentine and half Tru-Oil, and really rubbed it in and let it dry overnight. Lightly sanded with 0000 steel wool just enough to knock the sheen off, wiped clean then just dab a bit of the tru-oil on a rag then a really light coat, then repeat the process as many times as you like. But for me getting it smooth has not been an issue, just a dab on a lint free rag.

[Unk]

A wooden shop mallet in works. This is from a little Ash tree I took down a few months ago.

It's probably to wet to turn, but no one has ever accused me of being patient.

I will post some picks when I get it assembled.

*edit - all finished. Used a piece of walnut for the wedge as a little contrast.

[Unk]

Lumber is pretty expensive nowadays. I found a local guy who makes live-edge bars, counter tops, tables, etc, and he cuts a foot or two off the ends of the big slabs of walnut and oak. He doesn't use the ends, so he sold me a few to turn into bowls or what-not.

[Colonel26]

That’s some real good looking wood! I’ve really enjoyed all these woods turning projects. Y’all are “turning” out some nice stuff.

[WillyCamaro]

Bingo mate, that's how you roll.

[keithlong]

Great job on the mallet and nice score on the wood cutoffs. A tip on the handle of the mallet, if you want the handle to butt up against the head of the mallet, just make a small undercut on the shoulder of the handle. I had to figure it out when I made a couple of finials for some lids for some boxes that I turned.

[Unk]

Hi Keith,

Yes, after I assembled it, I studied it for a while, and then I thought "Man, it would have been easy to use a Forstner bit to countersink that handle into the mallet head a little bit." Would have taken about 2 seconds. Oh, well, I learned something. Next one will be sunk.

Finished this one this evening. I used CA glue to stabilize the cracks.

[cudgee]

Mike, loving your thread, you turn out great stuff, keep it rolling. . Fantastic idea buying the wooden off cuts off the end of slabs, makes for huge savings.

[Colonel26]

Good stuff Mike. I especially like that mallet!

[doglegg]

I like it Mike. Love the grain.

[keithlong]

Nice little bowl, great job on using ca to get the cracks together. I love the little spalt on the rim.

[Unk]

Thank you guys.

[OLDE CUTLER]

I have an older Jet 10-14 mini wood lathe, so I tend to make mini projects.

Beechwood cup for pencils, dice or whatever, with turned walnut pens

Elm, or as we call it around here firewood, cup for toothpicks

Maple candy jar with turned lid

Walnut candy jar lid with two natural defects in the walnut that give it "alien" eyes

Birds eye maple candy jar with turned lid

The turned lids shown are for pickle, olive, or other glass jars and the wooden lids I turn are just covers that fit over the original metal lids.

[WillyCamaro]

I have an older Jet 10-14 mini wood lathe, so I tend to make mini projects.
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Beechwood cup for pencils, dice or whatever, with turned walnut pens
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Elm, or as we call it around here firewood, cup for toothpicks
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Maple candy jar with turned lid
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Walnut candy jar lid with two natural defects in the walnut that give it "alien" eyes
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Birds eye maple candy jar with turned lid
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The turned lids shown are for pickle, olive, or other glass jars and the wooden lids I turn are just covers that fit over the original metal lids.

Awesome Jet Olde!
For any woodturner, an older Jet tis a must have for the shop, super high quality machines. Not quite Rikon quality, but extremely good for most woodturners...

And of course, the end results show it; exactly what I want to do when I pickup woodturning!

[Unk]

Very nice, Olde Cutler!

[Unk]

I just finished my first walnut bowl. The black resin was already in there from the guy I bought the slab of wood from. This walnut has a really nice, almost translucent wave in the grain. My wife is also starting to use them around the house, using the big oak bowl on the coffee table / steamer trunk.

I sanded the walnut up to 2000 grit, and then 3 coats of Tung oil. I will put some Johnson's wax on it in the next few days.

[cudgee]

I just finished my first walnut bowl. The black resin was already in there from the guy I bought the slab of wood from. This walnut has a really nice, almost translucent wave in the grain. My wife is also starting to use them around the house, using the big oak bowl on the coffee table / steamer trunk.

I sanded the walnut up to 2000 grit, and then 3 coats of Tung oil. I will put some Johnson's wax on it in the next few days.

That is magic mate, you do good work.

[Unk]

Thank you, Cudgee. The walnut has quite a few cracks in both sides in the end grain. I used CA glue and coffee grounds to fill them in as best I could before I turned it.

Of course, I have a few cracks and some coffee in me as well....it just adds character.

[keithlong]

I love the walnut bowl. Nice job on it. And I like the jar lids too, been aiming to try them.

[doglegg]

Not much more beautiful than walnut. You did a great job. Wow. Keep sharing your work. Iove it.

[OLDE CUTLER]

Nice bowls. I always remember what a fellow I know that turns bowls says about the ones he makes. Some of his have repaired cracks in them also. He says if they "won't hold soup, then they are art".

[Colonel26]

Very nice! I love the walnut!