Today’s wood turning project.

I’ve been wood turning just over 3 years and really enjoy it. I am a member of a local club and get some great advice.
 
I put this piece on the right in a competition and came 3rd. I was really chuffed. The piece on the left I made for a woman at work after she had seen the original. She didn’t want the clock in hers.
 

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Here’s a few of mine. I’ve got a chunk of yew on the go at the moment but a crack I hoped would turn out isn’t. It’s a natural edge, thinking about ordering some epoxy resin and giving that a go.
 

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go-nads! said:
Here’s a few of mine. I’ve got a chunk of yew on the go at the moment but a crack I hoped would turn out isn’t. It’s a natural edge, thinking about ordering some epoxy resin and giving that a go.
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How long have you been turning?

I have a load of yew in the shed but always have an allergic reaction to it. Have you tried any of the Jo Sonja paints?
 
I’ve been turning about five years but go through stages where I don’t do much. I’ll have a look at the Jo Sonja stuff.

Ive got a record power CL3 lathe. Friends and family snaffle my work as soon as it is done usually! I’ve got the long bed lathe but haven’t attempted any spindle work as yet.
 
go-nads! said:
I’ve been turning about five years but go through stages where I don’t do much. I’ll have a look at the Jo Sonja stuff.

Ive got a record power CL3 lathe. Friends and family snaffle my work as soon as it is done usually! I’ve got the long bed lathe but haven’t attempted any spindle work as yet.
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I bought my lathe from Axminster and is only a short bed. I wish I had hung on and joined the club first, I certainly would have bought different. I’m saving up for a Stratos FU 230.

This some of my work that I have painted.
 

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What a coincidence. I watch some wood turning videos on Youtube last night and sat there mesmerized. They turned out some breath taking stuff.
no pun intended.
 
I'm a master at turning wood into sawdust, I just seem to have no affinity with the stuff. Plus I have 5 grandchildren and a membership at a golf club.

I'm watching more Youtube than anything else at the moment, right now it's the 1996 Masters (it use to be 7/24 football with no time for anything else) and I just stumbled on the wood turning, While I doubt I'll be taking up wood turning I'll definately be watching some more.
 
I’m not the best with my hands - I remember trying to make a bird table once, it ended so big it looked like a helicopter landing pad 🤣


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Some great work gents. I tried to make a chair in woodwork 30 years ago but I ended up with 4 legs which didn't match so I used a lathe for the only time ever to turn one into a candlestick holder, I only got one one as I bust the other 3 trying to shape them. My mum still has it to this day
 
billsykes said:
I'm a master at turning wood into sawdust, I just seem to have no affinity with the stuff. Plus I have 5 grandchildren and a membership at a golf club.

I'm watching more Youtube than anything else at the moment, right now it's the 1996 Masters (it use to be 7/24 football with no time for anything else) and I just stumbled on the wood turning, While I doubt I'll be taking up wood turning I'll definately be watching some more.
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It is not called sawdust, it is man glitter ✨
 
Norman_Conquest said:
I bought my lathe from Axminster and is only a short bed. I wish I had hung on and joined the club first, I certainly would have bought different. I’m saving up for a Stratos FU 230.

This some of my work that I have painted.
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That’s a serious bit of kit, hadn’t heard of it before.
 
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