Paul,
That is a beautiful bowl, I agree with Chuck it looks like oak to me also. After all these years that I have had my SS I have done very little turning. I have a pile of 6"to 10" dia. branches behind my workshop from Live Oak trees that came down during a hurricane 4 yrs. ago that I have been saving for carvings. Maybe I will try my hand at making a few bowls. Good work Paul, thanks for the inspiration.
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Don's original post looks very much like the benches I stated to renew at the seniors' home, but never got back to. Also have my own that is leaning against a tree in my yard, in pieces. In the first instance, I was able to sand and refinish, but in the second, it requires new wood.
What is really frustrating is that new white oak would cost me about $45 + taxes, but one of the local big box stores had one on clear-out the other day for $49.95. I resisted, and will repair our existing one. Someday!
The bowl and pens look great and the dust filter reflects more good thinking to solve a problem.
Have fun
John
What is really frustrating is that new white oak would cost me about $45 + taxes, but one of the local big box stores had one on clear-out the other day for $49.95. I resisted, and will repair our existing one. Someday!
The bowl and pens look great and the dust filter reflects more good thinking to solve a problem.
Have fun
John
mbcabinetmaker,
I noticed in your pictures that you have a vacum hooked up and still have a lot of sawdust. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong with my setup because I was getting a lot of sawdust by the headstock. I guess if it is happening to a professional like you-then it will happen to a novice like me.
I noticed in your pictures that you have a vacum hooked up and still have a lot of sawdust. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong with my setup because I was getting a lot of sawdust by the headstock. I guess if it is happening to a professional like you-then it will happen to a novice like me.
Mark V 520, Ryobi 12" mitersaw, Delta 10" tablesaw, DC 3300.
Mike
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Thought I'd throw in a few pics of my latest project. It is going to be a coffee table with a top that raises 6" and swing about 14" over a couch. They call the things a convertible coffee table. It won't get completed for a couple of months it will be for Christmas. (The lift mechanism is in the cardboard box behind the table in the last photo)
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Chuck in Lancaster, CA
Chuck in Lancaster, CA
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Once again you have inspired us!:)charlese wrote:Thought I'd throw in a few pics of my latest project. It is going to be a coffee table with a top that raises 6" and swing about 14" over a couch. They call the things a convertible coffee table. It won't get completed for a couple of months it will be for Christmas. (The lift mechanism is in the cardboard box behind the table in the last photo)
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
Simple Things.....
.....I'm not in the league with the others here. Still learning and I figure before I make $200 worth of kindling I should practice by making jigs, fixtures and cabinets for the the shop. 
I designed this drill holder from scratch. Used 3/4" dowels set at a 5 degree angle. The shelf is a dado with two screws in it from the back. The two holes at the top are so it can hang on peg board. Orientation of the components were based on the scrap ply I had available. I made two of these for the company a worked for temporarily.
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This garden gate was my first attempt at half lap joints. I don't have a dado or shaper blade for the Mark V so this was done with the saw blade that produces a 1/8" kerf. Used Gorilla Outdoor glue and two 1 1/4" wood screws for each joint. Came out pretty square. My design must be good because summer is almost over and it's still together. This was for a client for my handyman business.
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Each taught me a multitude of things. Especially when you don't have plans to go by.
I designed this drill holder from scratch. Used 3/4" dowels set at a 5 degree angle. The shelf is a dado with two screws in it from the back. The two holes at the top are so it can hang on peg board. Orientation of the components were based on the scrap ply I had available. I made two of these for the company a worked for temporarily.
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This garden gate was my first attempt at half lap joints. I don't have a dado or shaper blade for the Mark V so this was done with the saw blade that produces a 1/8" kerf. Used Gorilla Outdoor glue and two 1 1/4" wood screws for each joint. Came out pretty square. My design must be good because summer is almost over and it's still together. This was for a client for my handyman business.
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Each taught me a multitude of things. Especially when you don't have plans to go by.
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Hartland, WI
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Hartland, WI
-Mark 5 "Greenie" S/N 342238, Manuf. mmm/mmm 1957, Acq. Oct. 2008, Joiner S/N M067266
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Here's something my son and I just finished for my twin granddaughters. Nothing fancy, but it works, and the girls took to it immediately and started filling it up. The graphics are 3-mil white sign vinyl which I drew in CorelDraw and cut with my Roland GX-24 cutter/plotter.
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ShopSmith MarkV-520 with Belt Sander, Jointer, Band Saw, Strip Sander, Scroll Saw and Biscuit Jointer SPTs and a DC-3300...
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Aspiring Sandcarver: Breaking glass one grain at a time.
Black Powder Shooter (love the smell of burning sulfur).
Woodworking Hobbyist (Check out all my Woodworking Plans (http://vbwhiz.isa-geek.net/plans)
Aspiring Sandcarver: Breaking glass one grain at a time.
Black Powder Shooter (love the smell of burning sulfur).
If you need some more inspiration check out this site.efmaron wrote:Paul,
That is a beautiful bowl, I agree with Chuck it looks like oak to me also. After all these years that I have had my SS I have done very little turning. I have a pile of 6"to 10" dia. branches behind my workshop from Live Oak trees that came down during a hurricane 4 yrs. ago that I have been saving for carvings. Maybe I will try my hand at making a few bowls. Good work Paul, thanks for the inspiration.
http://www.woodturningonline.com/Turnin ... jects.html
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Nice joinery, Chuck!charlese wrote:Thought I'd throw in a few pics of my latest project. It is going to be a coffee table with a top that raises 6" and swing about 14" over a couch. They call the things a convertible coffee table. It won't get completed for a couple of months it will be for Christmas. (The lift mechanism is in the cardboard box behind the table in the last photo)
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