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Lathe Turned Lidded Container
of Harvested Cherry
The removal of a large cherry tree from our yard prompted the purchase of a lathe,
in order to reclaim some of the valuable wood from the chipper.
This is my first lathe project - a greenwood cherry lidded vessel.
Finish is lacquer and paste wax.
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Lathe Turned Pencil Cup
of Spalted Birch
This item was turned from a small log of paper birch
brought home from a local park as firewood.
It sat out in the weather for a year, where the spalting occurred.
I rescued it from the fireplace apron one chilly evening - totally
dry, feather-weight, and about half-decomposed.
It was fairly difficult to turn, as the wood was dry and brittle.
The finish is lacquer and paste wax.
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Wooden Bowl
of Green Cherry
This item was turned from a small slice of wild cherry.
It was destined to be burned in the fireplace, but I kept
eyeing the thickness of one portion.
Hmmm... just enough for one small bowl.
Although the material was pretty dry, some warpage occurred after turning.
Finish is paste wax.
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Wooden Bowl
of Green Cherry Bottom View
This is a bottom view. This was my first attempt to turn an object
on a homemade center screw faceplate. It was not a particularly successful
experiment. A good scroll chuck is definitely in order...
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Large Goblet
of Unknown Wood
This goblet was turned from an unknown piece of green wood removed from a neighbor's yard
after an ice storm. This time around, I used a Super Nova II Scroll Chuck to hold the blank while turning.
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Wine Glass-Unfinished
of Spalted Birch
This wine glass was turned from a small log of spalted birch that was
originally destined for the fireplace. It is somewhat difficult
to turn spalted woods without them disintegrating. This is probably
one of the better finished pieces I have done, but the shape wasn't
quite what I wanted. The decomposing wood had it's own ideas as to how it would be shaped.
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Wine Glass-Finished
of Spalted Birch
This is the above wine glass with a clear lacquer and paste wax finish.
It was sanded briefly to 600 grit and wiped with a thin coat of lacquer
which was barely dry before waxing.
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Flower Vase
of Spalted Oak
I actually began with a general idea of what I wanted when I started this
project. Spring is upon us, and we needed a vase
in which to place freshly cut flowers. It was turned from spalted
oak recovered from a local park. Most of the wood had deteriorated
over the winter,
but this piece still had some integrity - in fact, it was a real
bear to hollow the interior. This is not only the deepest vessel
I have ever attempted, but it has the narrowest opening and is
my first oak turning as well. It was simply sanded lightly and wiped
with a coat of Tung Oil. I might apply a coat of lacquer in the future.
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Segmented Dish
of Maple and Walnut
This is my first attempt a turning a segmented platter or dish.
It was created from a total of 36 segments of walnut and maple.
It measures 9 1/2" in diameter and is 1 7/8" tall, and was turned on a 10" swing lathe.
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Segmented Dish
Side View
These are side views of the dish.
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Segmented Dish
on the Lathe
This is the assembled dish mounted on the lathe, before turning.
It cleared the bed ways by a mere 1/8".
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Deep Wooden Bowl
of Wild Grained Cherry
This item was turned from a log of wild cherry removed from our yard.
This was roughed out and left to sit about six months before final turning.
Hopefully, it won't warp as the others have done.
The grain is wild and speckled.
Finish is tung oil.
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Christmas Bell Ornament
of Wild Cherry
This is a silly little project turned from a scrap of reclaimed cherry.
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Segmented Pot
of Walnut and Maple
First attempt at a segmented closed vessel, intended to display Orchids. It measures 9 1/2" in diameter and is 6 1/2" in height.
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Segmented Pot
Elevated View
Another view of the segmented pot.
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Segmented Pot
Cut Parts
The pieces that make up the completed pot.
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Segmented Pot
Assembled Unturned Rings
The assembled rings that make up the completed pot.
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Segmented Bowl
with Veneer Details
First attempt at a veneer detailed segmented turning - a popcorn bowl.
It measures 9 1/2" O.D. and 4 1/2" tall.
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Segmented Pot
with Veneer Details
Constructed of African Mahogany, Maple, and Black Walnut.
It measures 5 1/2" O.D. and 4" tall.
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Squat Segmented Pot
with Veneer Details
Constructed of Canarywood, Zebrawood, Maple, and Black Walnut.
It measures 9 1/2" O.D. and 4 1/2" tall and is rather odd looking.
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Squat Segmented Pot
with Veneer Details
Constructed of Canarywood, Zebrawood, Maple, and Black Walnut.
It measures 9 1/2" O.D. and 4 1/2" tall and is rather odd looking.
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Turned Cherry Mini-Bowls
Change Keepers
Turned from reclaimed Cherry. Just 3" in diameter. Lacquer and paste wax finish. |
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Turned Cherry Mini-Bowls
Alternate Views
Turned from reclaimed Cherry. Just 3" in diameter. |
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Pear Mini Bowl
Turned from reclaimed Pear.
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Large Disk Sanding Attachment
16" in diameter. Used to sand segmented rings. |
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Large Sanding Disk Attachment
Alternate View
The vacuum port actually works pretty well.
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Cherry Mini-Lidded Vessel
Turned from reclaimed Cherry. Just 2" in diameter. The quarter is for reference. |
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Cherry Modern Bowl
Turned from reclaimed Cherry.
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Wall Clock
Zebrawood, Maple, and Flame Maple Face
The maple segments denote the hourly markers. |
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Vacuum Chuck Attachment
The vacuum chuck works pretty well. The rotary bearing was milled from HDPE and fitted with a double sealed ball bearing.
The rotary bearing assembly fits both the small Jet and the larger Delta Lathe without modifications.
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Salvaged Cherry Bowl
with Hammered Texture Band
Like so many others, an experiment gone awry. |
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Tool Sharpening Station
Sharpened tools by hand until building this add-on for an eight inch grinder.
Makes it easier to grind those odd long winged gouge profiles consistantly.
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Large Segmented Bowl
Black Mesquite, Ash, with Veneer Details
The combination of Mesquite and Ash was a bear to turn - Ash is extremely hard and splintery.
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Large Segmented Bowl
Alternate View
12" in diameter.
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Accessory Pod for Delta Lathe
Didn't like the controls or their locations on the Delta Lathe, so I built this add-on pod. 5 preset speeds and one infinitely variable setting. Forward and Reverse, On and Off.
Now I don't have to reach past a spinning workpiece to adjust the controls. Magnets and non-skid backing allows placement on any metal object.
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RS-485 Interface
Programming the lathe controller
Addition of the controller pod required re-programming the OEM controller. So I built this interface out of junk box parts to do the job.
For those inclined to follow suit, the schematic is on the electronics pages.
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Cherry Hollowed Vessel
Reclaimed Cherry again.
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Segmented Lacewood Vessel
Australian Lacewood, Maple, Ebony, Mesquite.
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Segmented Cherry Vessel
Harvested Cherry, Peruvian Walnut, Maple, Ebony, Mesquite.
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Open Segment Mahogany Vessel
Mahogany, Peruvian Walnut, Maple, Ebony.
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