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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 20, 2005 9:18:39 GMT -5
very cool machine, Mark! check this out: www.woodturningonline.comif you start making bowls like that, i'll buy one! i like the little snowman pendant, too! looks like a lot of info on this site! KD
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Post by Cher on Feb 20, 2005 11:00:56 GMT -5
Madgg, That's really pretty, are those stones inset so it's flat? My daughter wants to do something like that with small agates but we were kind of unsure where to start.
Cher
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Post by creativeminded on Feb 20, 2005 11:18:57 GMT -5
I don't know about anybody else, but I feel as though you can put rocks on anything you want to accent it. Tami
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Post by chassroc on Feb 20, 2005 14:41:50 GMT -5
Mark, Very Impressive. No Mea Culpas needed as long as you ar eworking with your hands.
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Post by connrock on Feb 20, 2005 15:41:43 GMT -5
Well Mark I hope "I" don't piss you off because I'm one of those guys who not only operates heavy machinery but I also build and fix them!! LOL I don't know if stone turning would interest you but now that you have a lathe you might want to give it a try. I've carved Colorodo alabaster but have never turned it on a lathe,,,,,,,,Yet!! LOL The bowls that are turned are VERY impressive and expensive! Here's a link on how to do it: www.maxkrimmel.com/Alabaster/HowToPart1/HowTo1.html#BeginningJust for the record I think your work is great!It is very difficult to "create" a piece of art when the only plan you have is the vision in your mind! Tom
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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 20, 2005 16:17:29 GMT -5
love the bowl, Tom..! do you make those to sell? that are outstanding!
KD
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Post by llanago on Feb 20, 2005 17:15:40 GMT -5
If that's sin, then show me to the dotted line 'cause I want to sign up and sin too! Don't you just love working with wood? I love the smell of it! I mess around some with this and that, but have never done anything exceptional with it. But, have lots of ideas and projects I would like to try! Great job on the first turnings. Would never know you are a first timer! llana
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Post by connrock on Feb 20, 2005 18:09:52 GMT -5
KD, I didn't make the bowls I took the pic's off the web. This is my first attempt with Colorado alabaster.It can't hold a candle to the work by the pro's but it was fun anyway. Tom
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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 21, 2005 7:43:14 GMT -5
I love the smell of fresh cut wood. Reminds me of when I was little & I would watch my dad cut wood on his bench saw & then he'd let me play in the saw dust & shavings... I use to sweep it all up and then we'd make little sculptures with the sawdust & glue .... *sigh* those were the days.
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Post by MichiganRocks on Feb 21, 2005 8:14:29 GMT -5
Hey Mark, I've posted enough pictures of carvings that I guess it's obvious that I like working with wood as well. Because I can't work, I use my hobbies not just to create things, but to keep my body and mind occupied. That's why I like to work with manual hand tools. I have been rolling some thoughts around in my head about building a wood lathe the old way, powered by a foot treadle. I might give it a try this summer if all goes well for me. Rock and wood, they are nature's building tools. Working with nature is always a good thing.
Ron
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Post by stefan on Feb 21, 2005 9:27:17 GMT -5
So Mark- First let me say- NICE- My Grandfather was a metal turner- God I loved the smell of his metal lathe- I only saw it running once but I used to sneak into his shop just to smell that rich oil/metal smell. So now is Andy going to take over this board and have you start the WOOD TURNING HOBBY board?
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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 28, 2005 8:45:34 GMT -5
If you ever get tired of the lathe (yeah right!), here is something else you can do with those wood chisels. My 9 yr old daughter did Dory
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Post by Alice on Feb 28, 2005 20:57:54 GMT -5
Great turing tweety! What I would do, if your stones are round, is get yourself a drill press and some forstner bits. Drill into your turnings and glue in your gems with epoxy.
If you have odd shaped stones, I would start drilling with a forstner bit and chisel / dremel / rotozip / rout around so that the hole is the same shape as your stone. Make sure you finish your turning before gluing the stones (finish, meaning varnish, turning wax, etc...)
Good luck with your project, and be sure to post up pictures. I'd love to see what you decide on.
Keep making sawdust! and keep up the good work Alice
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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 28, 2005 21:06:18 GMT -5
How I would love to take credit for what Mark has turned, but alas, I am only responsible for the carved/sculpted pumpkins.
But I agree, he has done a splendid job!
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