The Woodshop

2012-01-22T19:13:00.000-08:00

This weeks project is a Cocobolo Bowl. The video should be up in a few days.

2011-10-23T11:21:00.000-07:00

I turned a tire thumper this past weekend for a friend. I have received a few request to make fish thumpers as well. This is a great fast project for an angler or truck driver. I would recommend using a nice hardwood, so that it has some weight to it. Or you could put a lead weight in the end and plug it as well. The would I am using came from a salvaged pallet that items from overseas were shipped in on. There is a salvage company in Portland that recycles these and sells off the usable pieces of the pallets.This is another great project for the lathe and a great skill builder for spindle turning.

2011-10-10T19:13:00.000-07:00

Wooden clutch style purse made of maple. This is a work in progress. I am looking for someone who sews to help with the interior lining. I placed the hinges on the outside, but feel they would be bettering on the interior. I am working out the details and would love some feed back, comments or ideas.

2011-10-01T07:48:00.000-07:00

Two piece walnut knitting needle case for 10 inch needles. This project is something that can be adjusted to fit many sizes of knitting needles. It can also be adjusted on the inside diameter to fit mutiple pairs of needles. This is a wonderful gift for the knitters in your family or friends. It would also be great to turn a set of matching needles to go with the case.

2011-09-23T22:56:00.000-07:00

Purple Heart and sycamore Christmas Ornament. I made this for Chad's charity project. I finished it with Deft Semi-Gloss wood finish spray.

Magic Wand

2011-08-28T18:48:00.000-07:00

Spindle turnings is an essential part of woodturning. A magic wand for a magic or Harry Potter fan is a great place to use the skew chisel in practicing to mast this tool. Most new woodturners shy away from a skew chisel, but with practice it becomes a go to tool for spindle turning.

Maple Tree

2011-08-20T11:26:00.000-07:00

This maple tree fell down on a friends property. They will be taking down the rest this fall. I have brought some nice sized pieces home for large and small projects and have sealed the ends with paint to prevent cracking of the wood.

Natural Edge Maple Bowl

2011-08-20T10:21:00.000-07:00

This is a natural edge made from maple. This was turned while the wood was still green and was then placed in a brown paper sack with the shavings from the piece to dry over a few weeks. This is a great method to use to help prevent cracking and splitting when turning green wood. I used the Easy Wood Tool to make this 7 inches in diameter bowl from a piece of maple a received from a friend who had a tree fall last winter.

This is the first Easy Wood Tool I have used and am very pleased with the results.This is their finishing tool with the round carbid cutter. I think this tool would be a great addition to any woodturners arsenal.

Square Cherrywood bowl

2011-08-18T20:05:00.000-07:00

Beautiful square cherrywood bowl. This project has a modern feel with the square edges. This piece would make a wonderful candle holder and in a set of three would decorate a dining room table nicely.

Easy Wood Tools

2011-07-27T21:04:00.000-07:00

I made a natural edge bowl using the Easy Wood Tools finishing tool. This tool creates a finishing cut with very few tear outs and has replaceable tips. Making it a great addition to your tool arsenal.

Mushroom

2011-07-21T22:53:00.001-07:00

Great project 10 minute project to use small limbs or small scraps of wood. I left the bark on this one. Hopefully it will stay on when it completely dries.

Bud Vase

2011-07-06T19:41:00.000-07:00

This wood turning project takes about 20 min. This is from a reclaimed wood. I am not certain about the species of the wood. Very hard wood with a beautiful grain that finished up nicely. This is great fast gift idea for dried or fresh flowers when you have a glass vial to insert. These can be found most local craft stores.

Fast and beautiful woodturning finish

2011-07-06T19:37:00.000-07:00

Mineral oil and paste wax make for a beautiful satin finish. Ten parts paste wax to one part mineral oil provides a satin finish. Dip the sand paper in the paste wax and mineral oil and this will also keep down on the sanding dust when working. This finish will also last for a long time enhancing the natural beauty of any piece.

Sandstone hotplate

2011-06-29T19:08:00.001-07:00

Sandstone hotplate I purchased in Bryce Canyon Utah. I have turned a myrtle wood base for the hotplate to add to highlight the beauty in the sandstone and provide some protection from chipping.

Cocobolo Box

2011-06-26T19:21:00.000-07:00

Small lidded box made out of Cocobolo wood. Super hardwood with a beautiful finish. Be careful if you have never worked with this type of wood before. Some are allergic to the wood and it can cause a rash.
Cocobolo wood is extremely dense and does not take finish very well. A simple wax finish is great and will keep a shine on the piece for a long time.

Hamburger Press

2011-06-16T22:47:00.000-07:00

Maple and Redwood hamburger press. Great for those summer sliders on the BBQ. This project takes about an hour to complete. I 3 inch PVC pipe is used in the interior and use a food safe finish like Salad Bowl Oil Finish to complete your press.

Miniature Myrtlewood Vase

2011-06-09T19:46:00.001-07:00

Miniature Myrtlewood Vase.This wood turning project takes about five minutes and is a great way to use up your scraps. The pin chuck I use in the video can be purchased from most wood turning supply companies.

Lidded Yew Boxes

2011-06-02T20:09:00.000-07:00

Yew wood is great wood to turn and very hard although it is considered a softwood. A friend of mine in Ireland sent me the yew wood along with some bog oak and bog yew. Yew is very dense and has great color red and cream are a great contrast with each other. These types of boxes are great skill builders and have endless shape and design potential.

Purple Heart Pendant

2011-05-25T19:32:00.000-07:00

Purple Heart pendant turned on a lathe. This is fast project where you can add alot of creativity.

Two Part Vase

2011-05-18T18:20:00.000-07:00

Small round vase with wood salvaged from Viridian wood products. Although the specific species is unknown it has a beautiful grain and character.This is fun project to turn and a great skill builder.

Natural Edge Bowl

2011-05-11T18:27:00.000-07:00

It's time to finish the natural edge bowl. After three week in a paper sack the bowl is ready to put back on the lathe and finish.

French style rolling pin

2011-05-05T20:17:00.000-07:00

This is a french style rolling. It is a great skill building project in learing to use the skew chisel. This a a basic one, but you could do alot with laminating or segmented pieces to create some great designs. Hope this project also helps you with some fun ideas.

Bandsaw Box

2011-04-30T22:21:00.000-07:00

A bandsaw box made from Maple and Redwood

Turning a green bowl

2011-04-25T18:42:00.000-07:00

I turned a green bowl last week and wrapped it up in shavings and a paper bag to let it dry. The shavings and paper bag should help reduce the chances that the bowl will crack during the drying process. Hope to have a dry bowl here in a few weeks and will then finish off the project.

Drying wood

2011-04-16T15:06:00.000-07:00