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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:55 pm
by john
Heath:
Another picture that I cannot show to my dear wife. She has been after me for some time to make "improvements" to our mantle and I'm afraid she would expect me to duplicate the quality and beauty you have achieved.
Great job!
John
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:07 pm
by beeg
Great job ya did on that mantel. I LIKE what you did to the 2X12 edge.
Something you'll find unique I think,,,,
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:30 pm
by grouser
Not so much the shape of the turning,,,but what I made it out of.
It's PINE CONE!!
To this day I have tried a dozen times or so to replicate it,, but I have not found a cone that is in the correct state of dryness as the one I turned here. If you look close you can see the unique shapes (grain?) of middle of the cone after turning off the outside. So far they have been to dry and brittle or to sappy for turning. Enjoy,,,
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:18 pm
by beeg
WOW, I love those. BUT HOW did you chuck em up?
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:33 pm
by grouser
I used wood screws threw the bottom at an angle into a wooden face plate. I also had one threw the back into the center of it. It's three pictures of the same piece,,,one of a kind I guess you'd say,,,,,,thanks for the kind words
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:14 am
by charlese
Hi Grouser! Nice work!
Do you remember the color of the cone? Was it Green, purple or brown? I assume it was still closed. What species of pine tree was it from?
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:01 pm
by grouser
Ponderosa Pine,,,,, and it was pretty tightly closed but brown in color. Very heavy too, but not very sappy.
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:49 pm
by charlese
I really think it is neat (and surprising) the cone has stabilized in it's turned shape. The finish must have sealed it somehow. I love the eye ball look the seeds and wings have given it.. Guess I'll try a couple of these someday!
Wouldn't it be fun to take on a sugar pine cone?
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:22 pm
by grouser
Yes I thought it was very different. Wish I could find another cone in the right state to try it again,,,,guess I got VERY lucky the first time!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:22 pm
by kd6vpe
Oh man is that something. I love seeing all these things you guys are making. It really shows what woodworking is all about. Thanks for sharing. Here is my latest project. It took me several weeks to get done but I needed to get my shop better equipped for more projects. Got the plans from woodmagazine. The 2x4 is the jig a used to make the benchdog holes. The pencil in the picture was my last project. Happy makin' sawdust.