turnings for a begginer

[weisyboy]

i am going to teach a friends kid to turn and was trying to think of some easy things to turn for a beginer.

currrently i have thaught of

1. rollingpin
2. candle stick
and thats about to extent of my ideas

[fred.n]

Baseball bat???

[Gra]

small bowl (for lollies)
bottle stoppers (great gifts for mum and dad)
pens (Quick and easy and can show off to friends)

[Manuka Jock]

Cricket wickets and bails

[weisyboy]

pens would be great never even came into my mind.

wish i had some kits. none left.:doh:

i shoud mention its a girl.

[Evan Pavlidis]

All the above and small lidded boxes similar to Richard Raffan's.

[artme]

Great to see you sharing you time and talent with the ankle biters.:2tsup::2tsup:
How about some simple spinning tops, and some handles? if he wants to go on with it he can tur his owntool handles.

[weisyboy]

thanks for all the ideas guys.

what size should the hole in the top of a candle stick be?

[macca2]

You should have a brass holder in the top of your candles sticks.

Bud Vases are easy to turn and only require small pieces of wood.

Maccca

[Gra]

pens would be great never even came into my mind.

wish i had some kits. none left.:doh:

i shoud mention its a girl.


All the above and small lidded boxes similar to Richard Raffan's.


Small wooden boxes for a girl would be good, she could use them to hold jewelery. Also Toni (lubbing5cherubs) mentioned in another thread about turning bangles, you could also try earrings or even a necklace tree

good luck and keep us informed on progress

[arose62]

Mallet
Ring holder (shallow dish with central spike)
Garden dibbler
Spinning top
Egg
Pear
Table for doll's house
Snowman

Cheers,
Andrew