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I of course, being an ignorant male, can see that there is in fact one sewing machine, what looks like an embroidery machine and two overlockers.

No different at all then from having all the...

Hi Brendan,

I take all of your points. Cindy really does lead where us Angels (:rolleyes:) fear to tread.

The smaller of the two is about the smallest I have yet done in relation to the size of...

Everything is a matter of taste!!

I tend to think of this as a short candlestick!!. But as you have given it a good wide base, I'm sure it will be very stable and practical.

Strangely bland...

Thanks for the kind comments.

The shorter finial it is - see my reply to our flying insect friend:)

Ah, a difficult question that only the purchaser will be able to answer. Whilst I hope he or she will want to look at it, there may well be the temptation to put stuff in it!!!

Anyway, its off to...

I posted this question on WOW and had a variety of answers from our American cousins. I wonder how they will see things in the Antipodes!!.

I know what Jonzjob will say but we will just ignore him...

What a very strange attitude!!

What the hell does the customer have to do with anything???? As you say, the artiste is all that matters.

Very nice John, very classical but shall we say..... a little ordinaire?? Where's the fun in that?? No blood anywhere.

Aha, you spotted the reason for the shape. If any bugger tries to swing on my newel, they will get a large hole in their hand:p

It was turned from a piece of chestnut from the firewood pile and,...

Hmmm,

That would be fun, the newel that end is 'l' shaped as it sits just outside the edge of the wall. 'spose I could turn one and cut it to shape but I don't think I'm going to bother - see my...

Not a lot of turning here but the bit that is, is a special for John as he like finials so much:rolleyes:

I'm just making a barrier to stop our dinner guests falling a over t in our kitchen and I...

Hello George,

So you pop down under too!

Its the Mulberry one for me too. Very nice indeed.

Hi Peter,

I have invested in quite a large supply of thin CA glue:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Most of the cracks appear in the usual place, right around the pith which I tend to include...

Aha, another one huh??

"but you can always make another one!!"

No matter how much I explain that each piece is unique................:~

There you go TL, hope you like that one a bit better. Its still not that fine but I'm happy that it suits the 'box' now.

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Just a little warmer than we have it here then. I have natural air con in my workshop - of the howling gale variety.

As if.....consider your eye duly deceived:D Its the grain init?

....this time of year?

Its knock out loads of stock for when our local gallery opens in the spring. Its mostly the small cheap stuff to flog to the casual tourist during the summer. Not always...

Its on today's list. There is another piece that this finial fits exactly and is more in proportion, so thats where it will go.

Thanks.

How is the weather up there? Here, its very mild but its wet wet wet.

Hi,

Thanks for the comment, much appreciated.

I absolutely agree with you about the finial. I intend to do it again. I was a bit worried about making it too flimsy as this would get used as a box I suspect so might get a bit more use than some....

Back onto the lathe and for a change, I thought I'd turn some of my stack of Yew (will it last John!!!!????)

I suppose this would be called a hollow form. However, I am always surprised at the...

Certainly sounds it.

Possibly!! But really its just a generic 3 wheeler. I'm going to make a 'proper' Morgan for my Brother in Law. The new one looks interesting.

The day I grow up will be the day after the...

Sure did!!:)

Now I've done this sort of generic 3 wheeler, I thought I'd do a proper Morgan for my Brother in law. He is the one who is 86 and still racing his go-kart!! He's into old bikes and...

I've posted this in the toy making section too. Its really a turning though!! The body is just band sawed to shape after turning.

This is going into my 'reference' collection. ie its not for sale...

Finally got round to finishing the 3 wheeler - as far as its going to go anyway.

I think this one is a bit too complex to make it worth trying to sell them. Not that its hard but the market...

All good stuff.

I can definitely feel a bit of reciprocation coming on here:rolleyes::rolleyes:

My wife keeps telling me to make more toys and I keep telling her I find it rather hard to let...

I find it astonishing that turners get so up close and personal to the wood.

When roughing, I always stand well to the side. OK a lump can go anywhere but its most likely to fly out straight. Only...

Yup,

dats the sort of thing:)

ello ello,
Still after my IF huh??

Thanks for the wheels offer. I intend to beat this damn lathe if its the last thing I do. The problem is the lining up of centres. I was trying to avoid...

Thanks Crowie, thats a great link.

Hmmmm,

Hope thats not your company!!! I find them very ugly and unappealing. I won't be making one of those ta very much.:oo:. I'll stick to Morgan and their ilk.

I'm sure there are those that...

thanks oneye,

I like the three wheeler but as I have a cheap and nasty lathe, I'm having a bit of a problem with the wheels and fenders. Getting the damn things to stay EXACTLY centred is proving...

Ta muchly, the thought of making more than one of anything fills me with dread!!! Simple suits me.

Hi Crowie,

Thanks. The roadster is 8" long so you can tell the rest of the dimensions I'm sure.

My wife says that my body is none of your concern although she does wonder at your aesthetic...

HI,

Thanks for the reply.

These designs are copyrighted down to the last nut and bolt!! Shame they are made of wood so feel free.

I reckon anyone who cuts down a yew tree should be shot....

.......I obviously won't be able sell them!!! So I will just have to play with them myself:rolleyes:

The Noddy style car is made of Yew, which is clever, so I can't let a kid play with it as he...

As has been said, a great effort as a first turning. Great piece of wood with interesting grain. My early turnings provided us with some very comforting heat last winter.

One could be super...

Absolutely:D:D Mind you, I strongly suspect that this wouldn't be the first time and then much closer to home.

Jonzjob, another ex-pat out here, doesn't like finials whereas I luvem. We have the...

Nice work but..... I don't like the beads and I don't like the lids!! Its not the shape exactly but the two sections don't seem to belong together.

The big problem with aesthetic judgement is...

Ha!!:q

I know it, I knew it, he's just after me wood.

Typically, I sent a local dealer a list of the current stock before the weekend. Just about all the ones he wanted were the ones that sold on...

Well, the Christmas fayre (in November!!!!!) was a great success. The bowl below was the first thing that sold. Last year it was all the arty stuff that went but this year it was all the traditional,...

Hi Nick,

Yup, somewhere around that. Basically, I just found a plate that looked about the right size and drew round it. Once the jeans were cut up the seam, I got two circles per width.

It...

Thanks very much

It was a chunk about 5mm wide and quite deep, the whole width of the rim. As I said, CA and some dust, quick cut back and polish and it looks pretty much like a normal part of the grain.

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Thanks for the comment.

The finish is just the waxed wood with no additional treatment or finish. The secret is in the jeans (as opposed to genes) My main buffing wheel is made from old denim....

As I have a craft fair coming up next weekend, I've been getting back to basics and turning bowls, pots and hollow forms. makes a change from the complex 'arty' stuff and is quite relaxing.

As...