Good idea guys. I made a small split-turning version of it for the club's
AAW certificate frame just a month ago (skew and a gouge with a nice little
sweptback grind I must say g). The split turning was so that they would
glue well and look good on the frames border. Before I split them in half,
I actually showed it to this leaving woodturner and he thought they were
really just small gouges. I pulled them apart along the seam and showed him
that they were all wood. He was surprised.

I used this great gold (for the brass ferrule) and silver (for the steel)
"leafing" product. It's a wax and called Treasure Gold. I picked them up at
Walmart in the crafts section. Just a little 1" round container. As you
rub it on, a shine appears but the best part is that the silver takes on a
great steel patina. It couldn't have looked more like brass and steel!
Enough of the gushing over that....

Anyway, I just went out to the shop and made a big skew for him. He doesn't
like skews. It'll make a good gift. g The skew will give us more space
to write on too. I'm leaving it unfinished so everybody at the club meeting
tonight can sign it.

Thanks for the idea guys. Quick and simple to make,

- Andrew


How about making a BIG (wood) bowl gouge? A member of our club made
one....handle from Spanish cedar and the shaft from Southern
Yellow Pine. Looked exactly like an Ellsworth Singature gouge, but it was
almost 4ft long. Correct "grind" and all. He said it
was for turning Jello.

Peter Teubel
Milford, MA
http://www.revolutionary-turners.com



"Gordon & Erna Lever" wrote in message
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If it's big enough - write date / event / club members sign it