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Post by Original Admin on Feb 19, 2005 16:31:03 GMT -5
I have purchased a lathe and I have started to turn wood. I have been a bad lad. Ive never done it before but I wanted to turn some wood, the chisels slip and slide all over. Ive got some oak, beech, and mahogony - the latter is the best one for me at about 1000rpm. Pine - forget it. How can I mix my rocks in with the wood - thats where Im at at the mo. Here are my first turns ever. The dark one is mahogony, the light one is oak. I can do a "candlestick" - but a rock inset within would be the absolute business I am certain. All for xmas and birthday gifts - that sort of level. Mark.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 19, 2005 16:41:32 GMT -5
Say 12 "Hail Marys" and you shall be forgiven. Is that were you've been hiding out doing? Excellent work
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 19, 2005 17:04:28 GMT -5
wow hey mark i want to buy two of eather color for candle holders there too cool lookin ---at our shore house the lights go off every storm and im allways stickin candles to paper plates hahaha to get them to stand up and catch the wax those would be great
let me know if we can do this
and i still didnt forget im just startin to shape again alittle at a time --- hey maybe a trade hows that sound eather way i dont mind
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Post by Original Admin on Feb 19, 2005 17:15:29 GMT -5
Cheers Tweetiepye - not been hiding out - just been doing my other thing which is programming. Hmmm - I bet a totally flat and polished specimen of Amythyst set inside a Mahogony stand or "useful" object would be to die for. A bit of bad language there - ooops - not in a bad mood now Mark.
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Post by Original Admin on Feb 19, 2005 17:23:05 GMT -5
Sands - I'll do you two pieces for nothing and send them over. Ive only had the lathe since last Wednsday, gimme a chance to get used to the speed etc...... It hurts when the chisel slips and the knuckles whack the wood.
Yes - I'd know ive actually achieved something in life if I send you two candlesticks. Sounds small eh? But it isnt so small when youre a beginner at it like I am.
Cheers Sands. Always Mark.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Feb 19, 2005 17:26:42 GMT -5
i have a plant stand that has a wooden base stand, fairly tall, and a round marble top - could you not do this with a polished slab on top of your shaped wood base? would be similar to your bird house stand but not quiet that tall with a beautuful slab on top to put the plant on and put in front of a window or outside on a covered deck or porch. i don't have any woodworking skill or i would try this myself.
kim
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Post by Original Admin on Feb 19, 2005 17:34:29 GMT -5
Hail Mary - full of grace - the lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb - Jesus.
Holy Mary - mother of God - pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
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Post by docone31 on Feb 19, 2005 17:48:09 GMT -5
Hail programmer!!! Cool work. I learned from my spinning days, if you make the tool handle long enough to fit under the armpit, you have more control. The love of the wood is enough to make sacrifice. Hey, who are you today? Looks great for a firsty, and I bet they get better. Great work. There is nothing like the smell of fresh woodwork.
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 19, 2005 18:03:42 GMT -5
mark no rush man --- but i gotta say they look very cool allready i think you did a hellofa job on your first ones they look store bought--i think you got a wood gene in you somewear hahaha
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Post by Cher on Feb 19, 2005 18:11:20 GMT -5
Mark those are beautiful. I can't believe those are your first pieces, you are very talented. I've done a little wood carving and found it somewhat frustrating. I was always in awe of what a person could do on a lathe. I can definitely see those as a candlestick with some polished stones set in. I bow to your woodworking talents. Cher PS ... if you find an oak piece that doesn't have a home ...
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Feb 19, 2005 18:13:15 GMT -5
I think that is a great idea, Mark. Turn a flat squatty piece and inlay rock in the top as a surface. That would make a cool plant stand or even a display stand for a nice rock specimen, or big chunk of crystal. Go, you wood butcher, go!
-Michael
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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 19, 2005 18:39:31 GMT -5
MArk, can you use a dremel to rout out the shapes of the rocks? then epoxy the stones in, kinda like a cab setting only in wood. you'd need to get little metal cups to countersink and insert into the candle stick holders or you could have a nasty accident.
with practice could you make salt and pepper shakers? now that would make a great gift! not sure about the mechanical workings for a peppermill, but i've seen some fairly intricate wooden ones. expensive too!
what kind of woods can you get there readily? take a picture of our new machine! congratulations! is not a sin to work with wood! (sure is a heck of a lot softer than stone!!) i will put my tinfoil thinking cap on think up all things wood that you could make. what kind of stains and urethanes do you use?
KD
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Post by docone31 on Feb 19, 2005 19:31:25 GMT -5
It feels so different calling Andy Mark. Wow. What shapes do you want to cut in what? If you are going to counter sink stones in the turned wood, you can rout out the shapes. If you cut the stone with an angle facing out- diameter, you can make a border with epoxy. If that is your route, I would use two ton epoxy. It penetrates better, and finishes better. I love wood work. I am a closet boat builder. I like working with stitch and glue designs. I really like fairing with epoxy/wood flour. High tech.
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Feb 19, 2005 22:32:16 GMT -5
Nice one Mark...hey I got your name right FIRST TIME Wow !!!!!!!!!
I would leave pine to the experts , it's a bugger to work with. Oak always looks and feels nice.
and whatever sins you dream up...I'm in a good mood , they are forgiven ;D ;D
Good luck with the inlay too
Jack
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joanna
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Post by joanna on Feb 20, 2005 4:54:53 GMT -5
I soo jealous! I've been putting off getting a lathe, but know I'll get one some day. If I get one now, I'll be to distracted playing with it I won't get my regular woodworking done.
can you make bowls with your lathe? Simple idea of just a bowl filled with polished rocks. I've seen bowls made of burls and stones are used in the voids for accent. (don't know if you want to start turning burls yet, can be tricky... but so beautiful). I've also seen bowls with lids, maybe a decorative stone for the knob on the cover.
Pine is pretty unpredictable, at least the type I've used. Too many pitch pockets, that weaken the wood. Hard wood is the way to go. Walnut should be another wood that fairly easy to work with and is readily available.
I want a lathe!!.
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joanna
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Post by joanna on Feb 20, 2005 5:28:28 GMT -5
Still thinking about the darn lathe. On a smaller scale. I've seen ornaments done that can be use on the end of pull chains or just hung by themselves, maybe cap one off with a decorative stone. or decorative bottle caps turned and attached to the corks of a bottle. Topped with a inset stone of course. and I still don't have a lathe
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madgg
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Post by madgg on Feb 20, 2005 5:59:16 GMT -5
I have been experimenting with setting stones in wood. I use a dremel and counter sink them, painting the bottom of the stone with lipstick to mark where it is hitting. Then I grind the wood where it marks till I get it seated. Kind of time consuming, but looks great when finished. Then I super glue the rocks in place, and cover it all with EnviroTex Lite pour on high gloss finish. I'll post a picture if I can figure out how to!
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Post by puppie96 on Feb 20, 2005 6:25:53 GMT -5
well bugger me with a pitchfork.
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Post by Original Admin on Feb 20, 2005 6:31:52 GMT -5
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Post by madgg on Feb 20, 2005 6:38:11 GMT -5
OK, I hope I have done this right. My goal is to make a table with the rocks and petrified wood I have found at my brothers in Central Texas. He lost an old pecan tree in a wind storm, and has cut slabs to make tables from. I thought one with the native rocks embedded in it would look awesome!
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