Posted in Hands-on, Lathe, Maple, Training, Turning, Uncategorized, future projects on Jun 11th, 2008
Today was another HOT day in Texas with temps reaching near 100 degrees and me with some spare time to spend in the shop. I was looking for a project that wouldn’t take much time, so while reading in the library throne I reread the March issue of Wood Magazine and saw the plans […]
Posted in Hands-on, Lathe, Mistakes, Purple Heart, Redwood, Tools, Turning, Uncategorized on May 15th, 2008
This is one of the prettiest woods to look at but like cedar it is very soft, light and makes a terrible amount of red dust. Someday I will get some green and see how it turns. I do love the look of the wood and it always gets attention from buyers. Now I get […]
Posted in Lathe, Light, Tools, Turning, Uncategorized, antique on Feb 10th, 2008
So I bought a box full of antique glass insulators and was planning to make some more lights like I posted previously. I got them off of Ebay for a full box of 10 for $10 and I thought that was a great deal. When they got here I realized they were smaller than the […]
Posted in Hands-on, Uncategorized, antique, boxes, future projects, mesquite on Nov 7th, 2007
Well I finally finished my living room shelf. It is funny how neat it is to work with mesquite. After being sanded it has this soft pink look that is so nice but kinda uninspiring. Then I hit it with the Tung oil and WOW …. an explosion of grain and color. It is so […]
