Some candlesticks *LINK*

Re: Some candlesticks

Fred L. - North Carolina

>Jeremy:

Congrats on your first projects ! I can already see a great improvement as you turned the second and third pieces. It takes a while to get to know the tools and how to use them. Whatever you do, hang on to these pieces. Many turners I know regret not having their early pieces.

That is a very nice lathe, and looks very sturdy. I would love to get hold of one like that.

By the way, what turning tools do you have ?

Keep up the good work!

FredL

Re: Some candlesticks

Glenn Hodges

>Jeremy, you are on your way now man. When I first started I turned lobster bouys. I would then drill holes in the centers, insert dowells and paint them. Everybody liked them. I still have them hanging around my shop as a reminder of my earlier days.

Re: Some candlesticks

Jeremy Osner

>Thanks Fred, as to what tools I use: I bought an oldish set of Craftsman chisels on e-bay. I am using from that: a low-sweep gouge for roughing, a small (3/8"?) and a large (3/4"?) skew chisel, and a parting tool. These are the only tools I used on the first two; on the third I added a 3/8" spindle gouge I bought from Woodturners Catalog at the wood show. I also have bought a large E.A.Berg roughing gouge on e-bay but it has not arrived yet.

Re: Some candlesticks

Keith Tompkins

>Hi Jeremy, you're well on your way ! Try not to get addicted. Ha ha I still have my first candlesticks, walnut with french polish, circa 1970! They won me "craftsman of the year" in high school!

Good luck, Keith

Re: Some candlesticks

David Eaves

>Cool, looks like your about to become addicted.

I wonder if most people start with a candlestick? I did too. It started off quite inocently with one Skew Chisel and then I started butchering old wood chisels on the grinder :o) It was a good expereience as it helped me work out what tools I would need.

David

Re: Some candlesticks

Jeremy Osner

>Hi Keith, that's a funny coincidence, tonight I turned another candlestick, walnut with french polish -- well that's a little exaggeration, more like walnut with shellac, but I tried to polish the shellac a little bit. It came out very nice indeed (though with one visible flaw), I'll post a picture when I get it developed. This was the first project I turned from start to finish in one go, it took about an hour and a half in all.