More carving and shaping

The lathe is still down so I am having to keep busy. The shaping of these piece was completed over the December holidays - watch this space to see what comes next!

The piece from the last entry but with more shaping. The walnut is quite heavy so the piece has a solid feel to it. It should be a beauty.

Burning finished and a new/old project

As per normal I seem to jump in the deep end. I'm new to pyrography but decided this needed "something". See the previous post for other views. In hindsight this wood was not the best choice for pyrography.

Some time ago at the club we had a rifle stockmaker give a talk and he left us with a couple of small blanks of English Walnut he could no longer use. This was turned from that wood  about a year ago, but with the lathe awaiting a motor that fits, I am doing quite a lot of carving and catching up on unfinished projects.

A new year!

Hi All, long time no post! I've been on holiday but am back now to continue on my journey.
The lathe is still standing due to the motor being incorrectly supplied - we'll see how they resolve it this week. However this gives an opportunity to be creative in other ways.

This is what I'm busy with at the moment - just some Acacia that I turned into a bowl long ago. The pith had cracked and I was forced to either apply my mind or throw it away.

And this is the inside. It's an attempt to develop some skills in pyrography and hopefully will surprise a person when they pick up the piece and look inside.

Some way to go still............

A slow week...

I am currently reworking this piece - removing a textured surface with a Dremel makes it quick.

This is the state of the lathe right now. I am in the process of upgrading the motor to 3 phase with variable speed - So it's more carving for me !

Something new (for me at least).....

I prefer wet wood to turn but in this case it was given to me very dry. I did half of the work and nature the other half! 

Made from Silver Birch.The idea is to do a minimal finish to preserve the raw look.

 Made from Karee, still wet but already pushing out the base as the grain runs vertically in this one - maybe it'll turn out to be wobble pot.

1 finished and 1 in process

Small pot completed. Made from Silky oak.

 It's meant for our meeting next Saturday where the idea is to exchange items made for our wives.

A vase in process - also made out of the last of the Silky Oak.

Progress this week.......

I've made some progress this week with the majority of the shaping done.

I needed a break from all the carving so this is on the lathe right now - a small hollowform made from Silky Oak.