I’ve fallen a bit behind on the blog front, so here are my three latest projects that I felt were worthy to share with the world.
The fist is another pen with some leftover of the roller-ball/fountain pen project. It’s a full length pen with a click mechanism (my first) and I used olive wood with a deer antler accent at the top.
I’ll admit I added the deer antler to correct a mistake, but I think it really matches this pen. The piece of olive wood is just stunning and all in all it was a well received gift.
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”14″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”120″ thumbnail_height=”90″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”[Show slideshow]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]The next project was meant to be a start for a mobile. Sadly I grossly underestimated the time it would take to make 4 elements so I didn’t get to complete it. And so I’m left with a small wooden turtle, that could perhaps become a toy one day. I have a few of these types of small / unfinished projects that end up in a big glass vase on the coffee table. at least it’s a nice conversation piece.
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The final project is another woodturning one. It may look like a toy rocket but it’s not. I work in IT and all our teams have a name. Mine is “team Rocket” hence this little work piece. It’s made from mahogany and maple with brass inlay “windows”.
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”13″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”120″ thumbnail_height=”90″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”[Show slideshow]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]In case you would like to try your hand at pen turning, there’s a basic list of tools that I use at the bottom of this post.
To do some wood carving you will need some carving chisels and a mallet. I turned my own mallet since I have a lathe, but you can easily make one without a lathe. Use a hardwood like beech or maple. another option is to buy one made from brass. this will be a lot more compact since it’s a heavier material. You can buy a full set of carving gouges, but they are quite costly. I would start with only a few and buy what you need as you work on projects. Pfeil and flexcut are my preferred brands, this is not sponsored by the way, top quality tools that last a very long time and are easy to resharpen when needed.
until the next time, when I’ve created even more sawdust…
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