Cherry live edge with oak lid and a painted maple finial.

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Took a class today to see if I want to buy a Lathe and this is what I made. How’d I do?

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Here is a small maple burl vessel I turned this week

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Natural Edge Bradford Pear with Carved Feet

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Got my hands on some dyed buckeye burl (and 1 maple burl).

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I wanted to share some of my uncles hand made wood work. To say he’s talented is an understatement. All works are made entirely from wood

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Mushroom of birch

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Started turning about a month ago. I finished my first pen today.

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My son spotted this nice chunk of walnut at the city dump site. Going to go and fetch it tomorrow.

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Guy at work gave me some wood. I am giving it back today.

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When your local turning buddy decides he’s moving on to segmented stuff and calls to ask if you want a “few” blanks. Thanks P.H.

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So instead of cleaning the shop I decided to prepare some bowl blanks. I also could not help myself to make pen blanks from trimmings.

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Finished a couple walnut bowls today.

3yr ⋅

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Who likes pens?

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A lathe sales man's car circa 1950

5yr ⋅

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I get nervous posting but heres my latest piece

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Paduak Pot turned out great!

3yr ⋅

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What to do with all these bowls and things?

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Betel Nut Calabash

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Wave Bowl

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Pestle and Mortar from an oak branch. Don't ask me which is which.

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A fire wood save.

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I turned a full cocktail set as a gift for my brother this year using white oak, mahogany, and purpleheart. Very excited to give it to him!

3yr ⋅

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First airbrush work other than practice boards. I wanted more yellow at the top, but I am pleased with the outcome

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a maple bowl with a little bit of everything

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Second live-edge bowl on the chuck

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I know some of you guys have really fancy lathes, but this is what I currently have. My father-in-law made this from rigid conduit and Dodge connecting rods and some scrap metal he had laying around.

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Shoutout to the person who made the comment recently about using a snow shovel for cleanup. Total game changer. Way quicker, way more satisfying 😎

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My version of portable turning station

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made this little chemistry set for my wife's birthday, she's a chemist.

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Walnut burl bowl

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Moonrise Bowl

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Bought a battery operated chainsaw for pruning and blank prep, really enjoying not having to rev up the gas version for a couple quick cuts.

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I had no idea this was so addictive.

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My first try at a legged bowl. A small one made from Mahogany.

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Told myself no more collecting wood until I turn some of what I have then a firewood guy calls and offers to fill up the bed of my truck with black walnut for $30. Time to break out the anchor seal.

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Got lucky with this redheart wood!

5yr ⋅

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Have you ever forgotten that you turned a mortis not a tenon...

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First time using wire burning, not as scary as I thought, and the lines are so crisp!

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My Uncle Sammy is an absolute artist

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Roughed out (black locust?) Bowl

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Super-thin Maple

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My first live edge bowl!

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Pen and keyring from the first pinecone and resin blank I made

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Safely resawing a round blank

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Over the weekend I tried a slightly larger project with last year's Christmas tree

5yr ⋅

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Segmented vase for my Mom. Actually got it done before Mother’s Day this year!! Details in comments

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My first two attempts at lidded vessels. Still learning, but having fun making more than sawdust!

3yr ⋅

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First set of stoppers to try and sell!

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This is my favorite small, simple bowl I've ever carved.

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3rd attempt at chess pieces.

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Here's my snowman! I guess I have to make a Christmas tree next.

3yr ⋅

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Nothing too exciting compared to the gorgeous work I've seen on here, but I just finished my first bowl!

2yr ⋅

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My finial game is weak! But it’s the first multi bowl bowl I have made. Walnut and mulberry

1yr ⋅

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A little accent goes a loooooong way!

4yr ⋅

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My new toy.

3yr ⋅

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Star Wars, resin and wood.

5yr ⋅

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My best effort to date

5yr ⋅

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63 year old lathe, 34 year old motor, new speed controller.

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Just an exercise to get used to deep hollowing.

4yr ⋅

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Found some Koa wood while on vacation. Excited to see what I can make out of this.

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Matching pepper mill and lidded salt bowl.

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Birdseye segmented vase with blood wood and walnut accents

3yr ⋅

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I finally cut one in half

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Cherry mug turned on a spring pole lathe

4yr ⋅

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Mnemosyne's Cup Nara and African Blackwood Burl

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“Honey, I’ll be out in the shop for a bit!”

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I got a new toy today

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Here’s a look at the full Pie Crust Table!

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Look what you made me do!!

3yr ⋅

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First try at ornaments

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Good deal for $400?

3yr ⋅

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Today I glued a pen to my finger. Thin CA moves much quicker than medium CA.

3yr ⋅

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Birch plywood with coloured paper layers.

2yr ⋅

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Made an Easter Egg for my wife from a piece of firewood!

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Some of my best hand turned shaving brushes.

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A Christmas Tree, turned from a bit of 2019s Christmas tree

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Not too bad for winging it! (more in comments)

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Water Drop Bowl

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Working so many over time hours lately due to Covid, I got to go out and buy myself my dream tool! No chisels yet so I sharpened my pencil.

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Finally got my hands on a piece of fordite large enough to turn a turkey call.

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Got her for $75 on Facebook. She was rusty but I got her cleaned up enough to be passable.

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Bleached vs Unbleached Wenge. I learned that side grain on Wenge does not absorb bleach and I had to dismount the piece to soak the end grain before finishing it up.

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New veneer business cards - not expressly a turning but the Etsy shop is for my turnings. Made with my laser engraver.

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I made some nice pens this weekend. Teak from the decks of the USS North Carolina.

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Attempt 2 ever turning something

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Not a bad haul for, Just come get it, I'm throwing it out

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This elf is all done in Santa’ Workshop. Everyone gift is coming off the lathe this year

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Let’s gooooooo!

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It’s finally here and it’s amazing.

2yr ⋅

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Steadily cranking out new one-of-a-kind burl blocks!

1yr ⋅

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Disappointment in the palm of my hand!

4yr ⋅

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I guess that's no more bowl turning for me tonight

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Ikea Trofast 'recycled' into under- lathe storage

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African mahogany bowl, my demo piece from class yesterday!

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When you have a 200 year old yarn spinning wheel but only have one bobbin, who you gonna call? Wood turner! I made 6 reproductions.

4yr ⋅

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Black walnut bowl I just finished. Fought the urge to use resin in the voids.

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First attempt at miniature turning

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Please join me tonight and pour a little out for the brave black walnut blank that gave its life last night, in vain, because I couldn't decide on a shape.

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The Devil's Bowling Ball

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Another butternut ’live edge’ deep dish. Still not sure how I feel about it.

3yr ⋅

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If you’ve ever wondered if you can turn a hockey puck...the answer is yes

2yr ⋅

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Tasty cakes

4yr ⋅

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New Lathe Day

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Homemade Lathe

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Not a bad ratio. If you're a baseball player.

4yr ⋅

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Yarn bowls - retail nightmares

1yr ⋅

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11” maple bowl. Finished with a beeswax polish.

3yr ⋅

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A Purple Heart bowl I made yesterday

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Bug riddled persimmon

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My first finished bowl

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Some of this months bowls, I may need to slow down.

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Grain twisted at the bottom of this honey locust bowl.

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Wow, the purple in this plum!

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Work in progress. A burl landing site for one of my little rockets. Thoughts?

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I know they're not the best but for $40.00 I couldn't turn them down.

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Thought I was done with Christmas orders but got a frantic call last night....elf got back to work

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Down the rabbit hole I go.

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Took a mental health day. Best day on the lathe yet. Beech crotch and apple wood from my yard.

4yr ⋅

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The broken tool rest and the mesquite that broke it.

1yr ⋅

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The finish line.

3yr ⋅

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A shift knob I made went into a 1957 Porsche Speedster!

4yr ⋅

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Newest egg - Spalted sugarberry, gesso, india ink, milk paint, copper, and textured/ebonized cherry base.

1yr ⋅

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Aunt asked for a food press pestle. Had to Google it. I really hope she uses it for food.

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Inspired by a post I saw a bit ago, I present a walnut, oak, and maple bird feeder for mother's day.

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I also made some whiskey smokers for Christmas gifts.

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Rose engine box made from sapele

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First ever epoxy piece! (feat. pink ivory)

1yr ⋅

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Camphor Coolers - something different after many bowls.

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Candles. Design inspired by my lack of creativity Oak

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Big honking makeshift lathe table base completed!

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Doggie for scale

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Curly Maple and Redheart

3yr ⋅

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Little Padauk Bowl

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Nice little piece of walnut out of the scrap pile

3yr ⋅

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World’s worst soup bowl...

4yr ⋅

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When people know you like woodturning and start bringing you free wood 8-D

4yr ⋅

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One of my favorite bowls I’ve turned so far last night.

3yr ⋅

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Big poplar burl, one day...

2yr ⋅

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I made my first lidded box last weekend. I’m pretty happy with it.

3yr ⋅

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Fixed something that's been bugging me for ages - made a new handle for my table saw fence!

4yr ⋅

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Yes, that is wood. (Maple burl platter)

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Oh my...... do you think they would notice if I just take the whole tree tonight!??

4yr ⋅

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Picked up some silver maple months ago, finally started milling, looks like my laziness may have paid off.

4yr ⋅

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Pin Burl Ash & Milk Paint, 13”x7”

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I’m not that comfortable with a table saw and I don’t have a good bandsaw but I think I made some decent pen blanks.

3yr ⋅

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A pen I turned today

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Finally a face shield+filter system that I can see with and be comfortable. Thanks paper clips

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