texturing

Re: texturing

Rick Allen

>You can add nice spirals with a sharp skew (;->)

Re: texturing

John Lucas

>You can use almost anything if you use your imagination. Take any dremel tool and try repeated cuts with it. You can make patterns or just make texture. Even cutoff type tools will make short lines. If you repeat them enough and maybe make some cuts 90 degrees to the others, you get a pattern.

Puff paints are fun. They make little colored dots that are raised. You can also do this with epoxy.

To create textures on the lathe try holding anything that spins. A wire wheel is fun. If you turn the lathe off and ruun it in a hand drill you can create lined textures. If you run the drill and the lathe at the same time you get a spiral pattern. I usually put the wheel in my drill press and create the texture by hand.

I have a cutter that goes on my 3" angle grinder. It produces some fun patterns on a spinning piece of wood.

Leather stamping tools make great patterns if you repeat them. I've also used a nail set to make a recessed background kind of texture.

Wood burning tools will easily create a texture.

The Sorby texturing tool is fun but it's about $100. I found a spinning marking tool at the flea mkt that makes an intersting texture. Knurling tools for metal work will produce good textures in some woods.

Don't forget carving tools. Any carving tool will create a nice texture if you make repeated cuts.

Re: texturing

DWFII

>John,

I've been eyeing the Sorby texturing tool. It sells for @ $70.00 without the spiraling attachments.

I make boots and I have a tool known as an "overstitch wheel" that looks a lot like a smaller version of the Sorby texturing tool...except it has a bent neck and is about five inches in length overall. I tried it on a piece of elm the other day and it seemed to work, although I can see that it won't last long--it's probably mild steel.

But they may cost all of $6.00 (Tandy Leather Supply) and you can get them in a number of different sizes (stitches per inch).

I guess I'll use one of those for my first trials but I wondered if folks really liked the Sorby or if there were other alternatives.

thanks for the feedback

DW

In the High Desert of Central Oregon

Good ideas ! .

Fred in NC

>But be safe. Use eye/face protection, OK ?