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A few streamline style pens with stylus tips. Made A few streamline style pens with stylus tips. Made with Arbutus wood.
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I'm at the @shipyardsvendors market this weekend. I'm at the @shipyardsvendors market this weekend. In the Shipyards pipeshop building, 10 am to 6 pm today and 10 am to 5 pm on Sunday.
I'm doing ONE Christmas market this year and it i I'm doing ONE Christmas market this year and it is this weekend! Come and find me in the Shipyards pipeshop building in North Vancouver. Free entry and lots of other stuff to check out in the area.
This bowl was made from an apple tree root ball th This bowl was made from an apple tree root ball that someone brought me. He had planted the tree as a memorial to his father and then the tree later died and he wanted a piece made from the tree. I turned the bowl straight to finish and placed it in a paper bag to dry. I knew there would be wood movement but I was still surprised by how much it moved. It was clear that I was going to have to reach into the bag of tricks to make this work and the most obvious one to me was these bowtie patches. I had my doubts along the way to finishing this but the end result seems kind of okay.
A three cornered box with an ebonized walnut finia A three cornered box with an ebonized walnut finial. The idea has been kicking around in my head for a while and I finally decided to try it. I think I've seen it somewhere before but I can't remember where.
I'm not sure that the end result justifies the eff I'm not sure that the end result justifies the effort to finish this piece except that the wood is sentimental to the person who asked me to make it. The wood is from the root ball of an apple tree that was planted as a memorial to their father. The tree itself died recently and they asked me to make something from the root ball. I turned it green and it moved more than any wood I've ever seen except arbutus. I had already planned on a bowl with holes but even more cracks opened up and I needed some bowtie patches to hold things together. I still need to make something to hold it while I finish the bottom since it doesn't fit any of my usual setups.
This threaded box from Arbutus wood was the result This threaded box from Arbutus wood was the result of a collaboration challenge at the Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild. We each brought in an unfinished piece and were paired with someone else to finish the piece they brought in. On my case I brought in a piece where I had turned the box and hased threads for the lid but then set it aside because I couldn't decide on what I wanted for the lid. I am very eased with how my partner finished it for me.
This threaded box came about as part of a collabor This threaded box came about as part of a collaboration challenge at the Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild. We each brought in an unfinished piece and were paired with someone else to finish each others pieces. The piece I brought in was an arbutus box where I had finished the box and chased the threads but set it aside because I didn't like my ideas for finishing the lid. We completed the challenge last month and I am very pleased with how my partner finished lid for me .
A square box with hand chased threads made from ch A square box with hand chased threads made from cherry burl. It was turned on the lathe.
A square box with hand chased threads made from ch A square box with hand chased threads made from cherry burl.
A little practice piece. I have another piece that A little practice piece. I have another piece that I want to bead this way but needed a warmup to get the feel for it. The first beads are a little rough it got better after a few rows. Now I just need a bit of time to work on the real piece (and maybe one more practice).
Trying out some ideas. A square turned box with a Trying out some ideas. A square turned box with a hand chased threads and some decoration.
Friday night Workshop market tonight! We have the Friday night Workshop market tonight! We have the same vendor lineup as last week with @blackpine.pottery , @vandenbergwoodcraft , Dom's crotchet creatures and myself. Find us outside the community workshop next to John Braithwaite community centre from about 6-9 pm tonight!
We are back to doing our Friday night Workshop mar We are back to doing our Friday night Workshop markets for the summer! These are outside the community workshop, next to John Braithwaite community centre. A couple of new vendors joining us this week are @blackpine.pottery and @vandenbergwoodcraft . Still working on getting @springfield__crafts out this year!
A natural edge bowl made from Portuguese laurel. A natural edge bowl made from Portuguese laurel. The bark was incomplete so I burnt the edge on the missing section to blend things a bit.
Making a threaded insert to get glued into an urn Making a threaded insert to get glued into an urn later.
Brushing up on a few skills here. First hollowing Brushing up on a few skills here. First hollowing then thread chasing.
I have a student who wants to make a pet sized urn I have a student who wants to make a pet sized urn so it's time to brush up on my own hollowing skills. Thos will be the example for her to follow. Still a bit work to done.
I had some students learning how to do multi-axis I had some students learning how to do multi-axis turning for the last few weeks! They applied the technique to also make their first pepper mills. They all did really well!
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