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Over the past week or so, I decided to see if I still remembered how to turn Christmas Ornaments. The last ones I turned were in December 2010, so needless to say I was a bit rusty. Plus, I'm more of a bowl turner than a spindle turner, so I still need to work on getting the finials and icicles a bit thinner. Baby steps...
These two are essentially practice pieces with scrap sycamore and dyed maple. They are 5" and 6" long, finished with Formby's Tung Oil Finish and buffed.
After those two were done, I decided to try with some more expensive wood. This one has a body of pau ferro, with ebony finial and icicle. It has no finish...just buffed bare wood with Renaissance Wax as a finishing touch. (I use Renaissance Wax on everything I turn. It adds a bit of shine and keeps the fingerprints away.) It's about 5" long, and like the others, I would have liked to go thinner with the ebony parts. Ah well, something to shoot for next time.
And lastly, this is an example of what happens when you go a bit too thin. This is more pau ferro, so unfortunately this one cost me a bit. (I really prefer to turn free wood, not this store bought stuff.)
Comments, critiques, and pointing and ridicule are all welcome.
These two are essentially practice pieces with scrap sycamore and dyed maple. They are 5" and 6" long, finished with Formby's Tung Oil Finish and buffed.
After those two were done, I decided to try with some more expensive wood. This one has a body of pau ferro, with ebony finial and icicle. It has no finish...just buffed bare wood with Renaissance Wax as a finishing touch. (I use Renaissance Wax on everything I turn. It adds a bit of shine and keeps the fingerprints away.) It's about 5" long, and like the others, I would have liked to go thinner with the ebony parts. Ah well, something to shoot for next time.
And lastly, this is an example of what happens when you go a bit too thin. This is more pau ferro, so unfortunately this one cost me a bit. (I really prefer to turn free wood, not this store bought stuff.)
Comments, critiques, and pointing and ridicule are all welcome.