The Woodshop Shed

SMALLEST of 3 on a DIME

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


Last month a wood turning facebook site had another challenge project to make a miniature version of a larger project that could only be up to 1 1/2 inches high, As you remember I got first place with my Spaceship bowl for the November challenge. I thought I had this one in the bag. A goblet with a lid and a finial, just to be more confident I would make a captive ring on both top and bottom. The practice one was out of a birch scrap to see if I could do it.Then to make a more presentable project I tried several real had woods but was not successful cutting the rings, to brittle. ended up using black walnut and it worked quite well. The next one was smaller than the first, then since I still had some wood left on the blank I tried a real small one. The tool to make the captive ring is made on the end of the tang of a chainsaw file also pictured.The top and bottom where made separate to fit perfectly, and I was proud that I was able to lathe a hollow on the lid.To do this I had to lathe the top backwards, lid, captive rings, and finial lastI was rather proud of my project, had never attempted to do something like this. An enjoyable challenge.But as they say PRIDE GOETH BEFORE FALL. I didn't get any placement. I do know you people will give me thumbs up anyway, this is where I find the real reward.So other than that been restoring a trail motor bike That had been scraped up a number of times, got it going Thursday and road around the yard on the ice and snow. Be ready for the mountain trails this summer.Project now is helping a fiend build a wood lathe,Thanks for looking and Comments appreciated.

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