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White Oak, Honduran Mahogany, and just a bit of Walnut with a tung oil finish. About 10" wide and 16" tall.
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7 by 3.5 inches, 17 by 9 cm, finished in tung oil.
Six works in progress. Sycamore rings on padauk and maple, a 10" purpleheart blank with a yellowheart and purpleheart ring, and a cherry burl.
Providence Flea is a juried artist market with over 80 vendors and some great food trucks. 275 South Water St, Providence Rhode Island
Getting ready for the Providence Flea tomorrow. It's not a flea market, but a huge outdoor artisan market along the Providence canal on 275 S.Water St, Providence RI
![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/411fadd8-1644-4da9-8e0a-9ed37c0f8da6.jpeg) There are 32 dimples that were a major pain to sand. 15" x 5" | 38.1CM x 12.7CM
Got a patio umbrella but didn't want to pay for a base. Have rocks, sand and pail, figured I'd try making one myself. So I have a piece of PVC secured in the bucket and then needed to lock the umbrella post into it. A person who values their time would have simply cross drilled and put in a pin, but I wanted to turn something so I made a circular wedge. Turn a taper: ![](https://toast.ooo/pictrs/image/b4d13654-9a5a-4f82-a1a6-367d44f4db46.jpeg) Bore for the post: ![](https://toast.ooo/pictrs/image/c9010a6b-54fd-4edd-8894-b01c72132243.jpeg) Then cut in half: ![](https://toast.ooo/pictrs/image/a591d86e-e480-4213-b2b3-130eb691e366.jpeg) And done! ![](https://toast.ooo/pictrs/image/22814872-c558-4c01-8cbc-aa1a41448e7e.jpeg) It's held up just fine in its first weekend of use.
Got a patio umbrella and didn't want to buy a commercial base. So I have a piece of PVC secured in the weighted bucket and needed to secure the post inside the PVC. A person who valued their time simply would have cross-drilled a hole and put a bolt through. So instead I turned a circular wedge. Turned the taper: ![](https://Toast.ooo/pictrs/image/0714c6e7-5a4f-4973-bdad-fb61d7aeee5a.jpeg) Drilled for the umbrella post: ![](https://Toast.ooo/pictrs/image/612af3e4-f864-4c2c-9757-3a00a266cdb2.jpeg) Cut in half: ![](https://Toast.ooo/pictrs/image/c9b3fda9-302d-4d7d-8bc3-90ddfb481bab.jpeg) *Et voila* ![](https://Toast.ooo/pictrs/image/3130b12c-372d-4125-8dc8-23dff492483f.jpeg)
After drilling the square hold turned 45°, squares are cut out on a tablesaw and glued into each segment. ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d6a80b09-7713-43f5-b1e0-7ecc470026b8.jpeg) Segments are glued up into rings and assembled into blanks for turning. ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/66471cb6-6d91-4b8c-82ff-2b9e46197d08.jpeg) [more](https://imgur.com/gallery/OQBzE0M)
I made these for a person who wanted them for gifts.
These are turned end-grain
![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e7011dce-b8d2-42a9-884e-58c5c37dbe6f.jpeg) People always buy these
Smelled good, wanted to constantly explode.
I made this set a while back. I sold all but the largest one.
No photos, just a question. When I do a glue up piece for a lamp or bowl, after I am finished, it's in the house, and after a week or two, I can feel the glue lines. Finished smooth as a baby's butt, satiny, and a week later,... Ugh! Do I need to postpone the finish work, from lopping off tenons to applying the finish (poly, or wax, or danish oil, etc)? Remount after two weeks and re-sand?
No photos, just a question. When I do a glue up piece for a lamp or bowl, after I am finished, it's in the house, and after a week or two, I can feel the glue lines. Finished smooth as a baby's butt, satiny, and a week later,... Ugh! Do I need to postpone the finish work from lopping off tenons to the finish (poly, or wax, or danish oil, etc)? Remount after two weeks and re-sand?
Useful for some people, I hope.
I make these segmented ringed bowls a lot.
Both are maple
Hello, just joined from the other place, looking forward to sharing and seeing everyone else's work! Here's a vase I did recently put off Eastern Red cedar.
Walnut, hickory and oak
Way more work than a blank, and more precision is required. Lessons learned, mistakes made. But not bad for a first time.
We had to be inside today, so I had to scale back my table a lot.
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cross-posted from: https://toast.ooo/post/21612 > Just finished this set. Black walnut and maple blanks. The hardware is from [Lee Valley ](https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/hardware/project-supplies/metal-parts/49916-salt-and-pepper-shaker-kit?item=88K8158). > > The insert gets glued in the blank with the metal cap screwing on. I wasn't super happy with the kit because it's expensive and needs odd-sized holes. I bored undersized (7/8“) and expanded with a square end scraper, but the taper on the tubes makes it difficult to get a snug, consistent fit. Had to use some blue tape to shim the gap. > > ![](https://Toast.ooo/pictrs/image/4ff43b01-e220-4221-8bd0-fb4cd87d5d74.jpeg)
It was a strange experience to sell in a giant mall. Business was not great. ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/da476490-330a-4736-aa74-4ea74e9a64e7.jpeg)
EBay has lots cheap of neodymium magnets with conical holes. Classy looking and strong!
Over the last 6 months I've made a number of plates and have really enjoyed using them every day. I was inspired by [Richard Raffan's square plates video](https://youtu.be/o-BkyNiIElk), making the two square ones first. I then made the big rectangular maple guy, followed by the three round ones. All have a small ~1/16" mortise in the back which I've left in place. Most were basically unfinished, just getting some beeswax. But the orage-y cherry plates I've finished with BLO for some more color.. but I'm noticing that the color is fading with successive hand-washings.
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