Got a lathe for Chrismas - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

DukeNukem · 01-20-2008, 12:09 AM

I started turning as well as scrolling here are a few pen and pencil sets I've made thanks for looking, No stars in these guys LOL.Jerry

JohnB · 01-20-2008, 01:22 AM

Good Stuff Jerry,
Now knock off showing turning stuff.
I've enough gear I want to purchase without adding a new lathe to the list.
I've also enough stuff to make with out adding turning to my list.
So pleeeeeeeeeeeease stop inspiring me.

LOL

Jim8Mad · 01-20-2008, 06:35 AM

Nice! What kind of wood is that first one? Or is that a bit of blood at the top?? I hope not!

bearfretworks · 01-20-2008, 01:17 PM

Nice looking pens! You probably noticed, that spinny stuff is addicting. So what kind of lathe did you get????? What are yu going to turn?????

and John, just buy the lathe now. It actually saves you money as you won't need anymore non-turning tools.

DukeNukem · 01-20-2008, 01:47 PM

Thanks guys, It's a turn crafter plus mini lathe It came with everything you need to get started and a DVD to show how to turn it was all under $300.00
http://www.penstateind.com thanks again.Jerry

Lois from Mississauga · 01-20-2008, 02:16 PM

Nice pens. They are lots of fun. It is the only thing I have attempted on my husband's lathe, but love to make them. Once you get comfortable making them, go to William Young's web site for inspiration. To answer Jim8Mad, it does not look like blood to me... is the first pen made of box elder (or Manitoba Maple). It has red running through it.

DukeNukem · 01-20-2008, 02:37 PM

All of these are made from rose wood I think it's just the lighting that made it look like that.Jerry

Tor · 01-21-2008, 08:08 PM

Nice pens there. I've thought about doing some, and I have some (~15 feet of 3/4" sq) nice ebony that was given to me. (I know about the value of that!)

Just remember your scrollsaw as you have fun making great things by spinning wood.

Tor

JimSawyer · 01-21-2008, 08:19 PM

Nice stuff Jerry! The ones in the second picture look really comfortable to use.
I wish I could get a lathe, but I live in an apartment and the other tenants probably wouldn't like the volume. I have my scrollsaw mounted on blocks of styrofoam as it is.

Tor · 01-21-2008, 09:31 PM

Aside from the clacking of roughing to round, the noise of a lathe is just the rumble of the motor and the hiss of the chisel slicing the wood. Nothing awful in the noise department, and nowhere near loud enough to require ears being covered.

Tor

01-20-2008, 01:22 AM	#2
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 5,201	Good Stuff Jerry, Now knock off showing turning stuff. I've enough gear I want to purchase without adding a new lathe to the list. I've also enough stuff to make with out adding turning to my list. So pleeeeeeeeeeeease stop inspiring me. LOL __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you. Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

01-20-2008, 06:35 AM	#3
Jim8Mad Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hemet, CA Posts: 333	Nice! What kind of wood is that first one? Or is that a bit of blood at the top?? I hope not! __________________ Jim DeWalt DW788 & Dremel 1680

01-20-2008, 01:17 PM	#4
bearfretworks Retired Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Buse Township, MN Posts: 1,354	Nice looking pens! You probably noticed, that spinny stuff is addicting. So what kind of lathe did you get????? What are yu going to turn????? and John, just buy the lathe now. It actually saves you money as you won't need anymore non-turning tools. __________________ I love the smell of burnt gunpowder.....it reminds me of a full tummy

01-20-2008, 01:47 PM	#5
DukeNukem Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,172	Thanks guys, It's a turn crafter plus mini lathe It came with everything you need to get started and a DVD to show how to turn it was all under $300.00 http://www.penstateind.com thanks again.Jerry __________________ Don't worry be scrolling

01-20-2008, 02:16 PM	#6
Lois from Mississauga Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 329	Nice pens. They are lots of fun. It is the only thing I have attempted on my husband's lathe, but love to make them. Once you get comfortable making them, go to William Young's web site for inspiration. To answer Jim8Mad, it does not look like blood to me... is the first pen made of box elder (or Manitoba Maple). It has red running through it. __________________ Lois ---Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.---

01-20-2008, 02:37 PM	#7
DukeNukem Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,172	All of these are made from rose wood I think it's just the lighting that made it look like that.Jerry __________________ Don't worry be scrolling

01-21-2008, 08:08 PM	#8
Tor Mad Marqueteur Join Date: May 2007 Location: The "Green Side" in Hawaii Posts: 1,416	Nice pens there. I've thought about doing some, and I have some (~15 feet of 3/4" sq) nice ebony that was given to me. (I know about the value of that!) Just remember your scrollsaw as you have fun making great things by spinning wood. Tor __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson Garden Island Marqueteur http://www.fineartmarquetry.com

01-21-2008, 08:19 PM	#9
JimSawyer Laying into Inlay Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln, RI Posts: 1,199	Nice stuff Jerry! The ones in the second picture look really comfortable to use. I wish I could get a lathe, but I live in an apartment and the other tenants probably wouldn't like the volume. I have my scrollsaw mounted on blocks of styrofoam as it is. __________________ Jim The limits of the imagination are imaginary. No task is too tedious for Art. Rock and Scroll My Website Featherwood Woodcrafts

01-21-2008, 09:31 PM	#10
Tor Mad Marqueteur Join Date: May 2007 Location: The "Green Side" in Hawaii Posts: 1,416	Aside from the clacking of roughing to round, the noise of a lathe is just the rumble of the motor and the hiss of the chisel slicing the wood. Nothing awful in the noise department, and nowhere near loud enough to require ears being covered. Tor __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson Garden Island Marqueteur http://www.fineartmarquetry.com

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