Latest projects from firewood

[Jeff Svoboda]

@Shawn Curry The grain in picture 2 is awesome!! That one really shows it off well.

 

[Lightning Performance]

ttt

 

[jockeydeuce]

Great to see a few other turners and woodworkers on here, although I'm not surprised.

Turning is one of my winter pastimes.

 

[Wolverine]

Live edge bowl is awesome. I'd love to see more of your work.

 

[Wolverine]

I made these from firewood as well. Very simple handles for my ash shovel and for files. Also turned a mallet or 2. They were my 1st projects on the lathe.

 

[Crzybowhntr]

Do you all use something like this? http://m.harborfreight.com/5-speed-bench-top-wood-lathe-65345.html?utm_referrer=direct/not provided

 

[jockeydeuce]

Live edge bowl is awesome. I'd love to see more of your work.

Thanks!! @Wolverine

Here's a little bit more.....Don't want to load up the thread with too much of my crap.

Up where I am is what is considered Boreal forest. The only "hardwood" is paper birch, so I turn a ton of it, but spend lots of time hunting for birch burls. The treasure hunt is half the fun and most of the time I pack them out on a pack board, so good exercise. The figure in these is incredible sometimes. Some birch gets root crown burl, and that's where I get some wood with the eyes.

 

[quietfly]

Thanks!! @Wolverine

Here's a little bit more.....Don't want to load up the thread with too much of my crap.

Up where I am is what is considered Boreal forest. The only "hardwood" is paper birch, so I turn a ton of it, but spend lots of time hunting for birch burls. The treasure hunt is half the fun and most of the time I pack them out on a pack board, so good exercise. The figure in these is incredible sometimes. Some birch gets root crown burl, and that's where I get some wood with the eyes.

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that is some fantastic looking stuff!!!

 

[USMC615]

that is some fantastic looking stuff!!!

Your stuff ain't too shabby either my man! Lol. Awesome what you fellas do with some of this wood. I'd like to give it a try one day in the future. Gotta get my daughter thru college first...then I think I'll give it an attempt for the 'tools' involved and hone my skills from there.

Hope your little bundle daughter is doing well my friend.

 

[quietfly]

Your stuff ain't too shabby either my man! Lol. Awesome what you fellas do with some of this wood. I'd like to give it a try one day in the future. Gotta get my daughter thru college first...then I think I'll give it an attempt for the 'tools' involved and hone my skills from there.

Hope your little bundle daughter is doing well my friend.

She's doing pretty good!!!!

 

[quietfly]

here's some of my newest stuff.

 

[USMC615]

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She's doing pretty good!!!!

She's beautiful my man...thanks for the post. Good deal!

 

[Wood Doctor]

One of my favorite mallets:



Walnut handle, locust head.

 

[quietfly]

Nice job on the Mallets!!!!

 

[Wood Doctor]

Nice job on the Mallets!!!!

Thank you. I made four or five of them and gave most to friends, but this one is my favorite. The head is held to the handle with a wedge tenon joint. They never come loose. Here's another classic, called a carver's mallet:




I believe the handle here is hard maple and the head is locust. I should have kept this one because it's the only one I ever made.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Here's one of my favorite projects that this forum might get a kick out of. I took a chunk of white oak and made a pull cord handle.
Before:


Pattern:


After:


Installed:


I later moved it onto my 046 Mag -- a much nicer home for it. I keep waiting for it to break. It never has.

 

[Cigmaker]

Here's one of my favorite projects that this forum might get a kick out of. I took a chunk of white oak and made a pull cord handle.
Before:


Pattern:


After:


Installed:


I later moved it onto my 046 Mag -- a much nicer home for it. I keep waiting for it to break. It never has.

That is freaking awesome!

 

[Wood Doctor]

I made three of these for holding reels of chain:


Each will hold close to 200' or two reels with shirt board separating each layer. The axle is ordinary conduit surrounded by an octagonal shroud, pinned to the axle. Here's the crank:


I used ordinary hardboard for the sides of the spool, but the rest is all oak. Sometimes I clamp the base in my bench vise to hold it so that the chain spools out flat.

 

[jockeydeuce]

Some more time on the lathe on Sunday.

 

[Wolverine]

Some more time on the lathe on Sunday.

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WOW!!! You get the prize... wait, there's a prize?

That piece is stunning!