Thread: Stuff I've made

The first few pieces are always going to be learning pieces. You will find that using various turning tools will become easier and you will start to experiment a little when you become more confident. Don't let you concentration laps as sometimes this is when things go wrong.

One more piece of advise regarding the spinning top try rounding the back part a little more. If you are right handed making the point is easy to do as you let the chisel slide off the piece. To round over towards the handle is a little more challenging but it gives you a good feel of the tool as you have to stop before the hitting the handle.

Originally Posted by Allan at Wallan

Well done Benny! You certainly go a long way (to the other side of Melbourne) in
learning your new hobby. When you feel like riding your bicycle drop in at our club,
Northern Woodturners Club in Browning St, Kingsbury. Tuesday night or Wednesday
morning would be best and have a look at our setup. You are welcome to meet
up with our group and get some good tips.

It's a bit far for my bike but one of my parents might be able to take me when I'm not sick!

Originally Posted by Christos

The first few pieces are always going to be learning pieces. You will find that using various turning tools will become easier and you will start to experiment a little when you become more confident. Don't let you concentration laps as sometimes this is when things go wrong.

One more piece of advise regarding the spinning top try rounding the back part a little more. If you are right handed making the point is easy to do as you let the chisel slide off the piece. To round over towards the handle is a little more challenging but it gives you a good feel of the tool as you have to stop before the hitting the handle.

Thank you for the advice! I am left handed but I will try to do it

Some great project's there Benny.

Believe it or not I've only ever made one spinning top. Does that shape work well. Mine was a bit of flop. May have to copy your design.

Are you happy for me to show your first projects on one of my youtube clips?

DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Some great project's there Benny.

Believe it or not I've only ever made one spinning top. Does that shape work well. Mine was a bit of flop. May jave to cioy your design.

DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art

Thanks!

The spinning top doesn't actually work sadly. According to the Internet I didn't use the right type of wood for it so it can't balance properly

I added a question and fixed my typo's while you responded. I use my phone and with big hands get lots of typo's.

Are you happy for me to show your projects on my YouTube channel?

Would be great to show kids that other kids are having a go.

DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

I added a question and fixed my typo's while you responded. I use my phone and with big hands get lots of typo's.

Are you happy for me to show your projects on my YouTube channel?

Would be great to show kids that other kids are having a go.

DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art

That would be fine! If you want me to get some better pictures of them I could.

Cool. I will send your mum my email. You an add me on facebook if you like

DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art

Benny, great work dude. The first of anything is hard - you are using many new skills all at once. The second is easier, the third you get the "a-ha! moment" and thereafter you really start pumping them out.

You are right about turning being addictive. It's very good fun - it sounds stupid, but it's true. Hours pass in the blink of an eye.

Be careful with pens, they are horribly additive to make and you'll soon have a collection of dozens. People will soon want to buy them off you and Bam!!! Instant pocket money! (It can be quite substantial too).

Keep up the good work.

Fantastic work Benny, great to see the younger gens showing such enthusiasm and skill. We all need help from time to time, and as someone else said, for a lot of us(myself included) we take others ideas and make them our own, it's just how it goes.

G’day. Today I went to the Peninsula woodturners guild to do some turning for the whole day, of course with some other kids. I ended up making 3 things. A honey dipper, a scoop for stuff like salt and a small Vase.
I have to thank the lovely blokes there for helping me with these 3 things, I had fun while learning and I hope to be able to do it again.

Ive got some images of them but I couldn’t upload them, most likely because I’m on a mobile device right now as my main computer is in use. I uploaded them to the site “Imgur” instead, the link is below.

P.S: I’ve joined the Northern Woodturners Club which is about 1 hour closer to me than the Peninsula guild, which I’m very happy about

https://imgur.com/a/89Wzv

Ben,

Your link is not working. Not from my mobile device anyway.

Have you tried downloading an app called tapatalk

DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art

Not yet, no. I'll try to upload them again.


Here is the link, I'll add it to my original post.
https://imgur.com/a/89Wzv

Nice work.

The app makes it easy to load pics once you learn how to ise it. There is no need to resize pics as it does it for you

DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art