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Bud Vase |
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Bud Vase |
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For many years now, I have done all that I can around the house for myself. In all that time, I have never had a mallet with which to hit a wood chisel. This item was rough-turned from a piece of Silver Birch and has gone through its drying out phase.The final turning has now been completed, no finish will be applied. |
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This trio of bud vases are from Spalted Beech, Elm and Oak. My wife gave them to ex work colleagues upon her retirement |
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The inspiration for this pair of bud vases came from Viv Harvey after he demonstrated at a local wood turning club. They are made from Oak, with Walnut, Purple Heart and Beech inserts |
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Oak Mushrooms |
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Banksia Mushroom |
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Birch Mushrooms |
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These mushrooms have been turned from 'Norfolk Oak'. The timber was found while my wife and I were out walking one day. They range in height from 85mm up to 135mm., and have been coated with paste wax and polished. Mushrooms can be made from any type of branch-wood, and the shapes and colours you can achieve are only limited by your imagination. |
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.A large mushroom (130mm tall) turned from a Banksia nut. Note how the seed pod holes extend right into the heart of the nut. |
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These are made of Silver Birch, quite soft to turn, and lacking character a bit. |
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Banksia Nut |
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Christina |
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Female Form 'B' |
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These seed pods are from the huge Australian Banksia tree. They are solid nuts with a furry
exterior, and have oval shaped seed pods radiating from the centre.
To mount them in the lathe you need to cut a flat on each end and mount between centres,
then you create a small spigot to mount in a chuck.
This is one of the most popular 'odd things' that turners turn. Lamps, bud vases, bottles, boxes are
just a few of the possibilities. They turn easily and finish well. |
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Another abstract female form, made of Elm, and finished with friction polish. |
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This was an interesting exercise, both turned from Elm. They are abstract
female forms measuring 220 mm and 300 mm tall, and are normally referred to as 'B'.
The turning is done in 3 stages, first centre to centre, then offset left
of centre, and finally offset right of centre. Finished with friction polish. |
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Bottle Stoppers |
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Apples |
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Light Pulls |
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These bottle stoppers are made of Purple Heart, Sweet Chestnut Oak, Elm, Mahogany and Pine. |
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This pair of apples are made of Sweet Chestnut and Oak. Both are finished with sanding sealer and friction polish. |
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We all need a light pull somewhere in the house. |
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A natural derivative of the bottle and glass idea which is shown on the jewellery page of this site is offered here. A casual comment from Mary was "all you need now is a tray". The idea spawned for a few hours, then I came up with the tray (Oak), with a bottle of wine (Zebrano) and 2 Yew goblets. They are placed next to a 2 pence piece. A simple but elegant present for Helen and Alex who got engaged this year and expect to marry next year.
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Bottle, Glasses and Tray |
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