Christmas ornaments

Wow Wee

Dave Smith, Longview, WA

>Hi Tony,

Those are mighty nice looking ornaments. That is about a years worth of turning for me.

Dave Smith

In 20 years I could trim a small tree in Longview, WA.

Re: Christmas ornaments

John Lucas

>Good job. I like the shapes. I haven't started my annual Christmas ornament binge. Time to get started I guess.

Re: Wow Wee

Dennis Taylor (Akron, Ohio)

>very nice and the maple for the globes and dye's are great..Dennis

Re: Christmas ornaments

Tony Reynolds

>Thanks John. BTW those hollowing tools work real well on these. I need to get geared up also. These are selling faster than I have been making them.

Thanks Dave

Tony Reynolds

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Tony Reynolds

>Thanks Dennis. My favorite wood is figured maple.

Hey Tony!

Jay Kilpatrick in TX

>Tony,

Good looking ornaments! Did you ever do anything with the big chunk of Osage Orange I dropped off the day I came to look at the Nova 3000?

Jay...formerly of Beavercreek/Dayton, Ohio

Re: Wow Wee

Dennis Taylor (Akron, Ohio)

>any chance you can provide some guidelines for applying the dye and finish?...looks great...Dennis

Re: Hey Tony!

Tony Reynolds

>Hey Jay. Looks like you got moved. Did you get a PM 3520a? I still have the Osage Orange sitting here. I've been getting the itch to throw it on the lathe. Maybe next weekend. Seems after buying the PM all I turn is smaller items. They sell better. BTW did you turn the spalted oak piece? Still have the Nova 3k, kinda figured I'd keep it for my second lathe.

Re: Wow Wee

Tony Reynolds

>Not really much to explain. I sand to 0000 steel wool. I use Transtints alcohol soluble dyes and pad on several coats to get the color depth I want. The black takes many applications to get it that dark. I allow a day for the dye to dry and apply a light 1st coat of lacquer to seal in the dye. A heavy coat will cause the dye to run. After that is dry I apply 3 or 4 more coats of lacquer and let that dry for a couple of days. I then rub that out with steel wool and buff. I go for more of a gloss on the globes and satin on the icicles. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have other questions.

No and Yes

Jay Kilpatrick in TX

>Tony,

Nope, I haven't upgraded beyond the 1236. I guess I just make excuses so I don't have to spend the $$$. I'm sure I wouldn't reqret it, but the initial outlay would break my heart. As for the Oak, it is now a 11 7/8 in rough out sitting in one of the many boxes full of wood to be unpacked within the next 2 or so weeks. The good news is that most every other room is complete, just Shopage (Shop/Garage) to do. But that itself will be a chore, lot's of shelves to put up, boxes of wood and supplies to unpack, and machines to tune. But hey! I gotta get it done now, because when our new daughter arrives (due 10 Dec) I'll have little enough time to use it much less unpack it!

~Cheers!