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Wooden Spoon - offset turning
We had a discussion going a short while back on offset turning or eccentric
turning. I just had one of those "hit yourself ont he head and say duh" moments. A friend wanted some wooden spoons and the handle and bowl need to be offset from one another. It is a simple and easy project and great skew practice. I put up a http://aroundthewoods.com/woodenspoonproject1.html project page but it will be a while before I have the video ready. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS http://aroundthewoods.com http://roundopinions.blogspot.com |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
Darrell,
Is there a Part 2? TomNie "Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message news:uR7xi.98116$tB5.37626@edtnps90... We had a discussion going a short while back on offset turning or eccentric turning. I just had one of those "hit yourself ont he head and say duh" moments. A friend wanted some wooden spoons and the handle and bowl need to be offset from one another. It is a simple and easy project and great skew practice. I put up a http://aroundthewoods.com/woodenspoonproject1.html project page but it will be a while before I have the video ready. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS http://aroundthewoods.com http://roundopinions.blogspot.com |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
"Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message news:uR7xi.98116$tB5.37626@edtnps90... We had a discussion going a short while back on offset turning or eccentric turning. I just had one of those "hit yourself ont he head and say duh" moments. A friend wanted some wooden spoons and the handle and bowl need to be offset from one another. It is a simple and easy project and great skew practice. I put up a http://aroundthewoods.com/woodenspoonproject1.html project page but it will be a while before I have the video ready. I've done them that way, but prefer to carve and shape green wood to any shape that strikes my fancy. It is a good way of making things symmetrical, if that's what you're after. About the only things I do regularly any more are the paddle/fork salad sets. These are a good place to use a small cup center. The 60 degree point is just asking for trouble. |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
Tom
there is actually part 2 and 3 and the carving part to come. Just keep hitting "next" at the bottom of the pages. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS http://aroundthewoods.com http://roundopinions.blogspot.com "Tom Nie" wrote in message ... Darrell, Is there a Part 2? TomNie "Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message news:uR7xi.98116$tB5.37626@edtnps90... We had a discussion going a short while back on offset turning or eccentric turning. I just had one of those "hit yourself ont he head and say duh" moments. A friend wanted some wooden spoons and the handle and bowl need to be offset from one another. It is a simple and easy project and great skew practice. I put up a http://aroundthewoods.com/woodenspoonproject1.html project page but it will be a while before I have the video ready. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS http://aroundthewoods.com http://roundopinions.blogspot.com |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
George
true for the carving green wood, but this is a neat way for offset turning and the symmetry is fun. Besides, one of the guys I know is spoon carver and this keeps our customers separate so I do not compete with a friend on his major business. People who want a carved spoon do not tend to want the turned ones and vice versa. Or else they want both and no problem. I agree about the cup center but I do not have a small one and I find the washer does the same job for me. The point holds things in place and the washer prevents a dig and split. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS http://aroundthewoods.com http://roundopinions.blogspot.com "George" wrote in message . net... "Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message news:uR7xi.98116$tB5.37626@edtnps90... We had a discussion going a short while back on offset turning or eccentric turning. I just had one of those "hit yourself ont he head and say duh" moments. A friend wanted some wooden spoons and the handle and bowl need to be offset from one another. It is a simple and easy project and great skew practice. I put up a http://aroundthewoods.com/woodenspoonproject1.html project page but it will be a while before I have the video ready. I've done them that way, but prefer to carve and shape green wood to any shape that strikes my fancy. It is a good way of making things symmetrical, if that's what you're after. About the only things I do regularly any more are the paddle/fork salad sets. These are a good place to use a small cup center. The 60 degree point is just asking for trouble. |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
"Darrell Feltmate" writes:
We had a discussion going a short while back on offset turning or eccentric turning. I just had one of those "hit yourself ont he head and say duh" moments. A friend wanted some wooden spoons and the handle and bowl need to be offset from one another. It is a simple and easy project and great skew practice. I put up a http://aroundthewoods.com/woodenspoonproject1.html project page but it will be a while before I have the video ready. I think one of the Mike Darlow books describes how to make a spoon on a Lathe. |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
Maxwell
I have to get his books one of these days. I am a sucker for lathe books whether I know the stuff or not. There is always something new to learn. It would not surprise me if Darlow had such a project in his books, people have been turning spoons a long time. One of the standard turnings in historic Sherbrooke Village is spoons because the turners can then sit and carve the bowls while talking to the tourists. Thye turn them the same way they did in the 18th century and likely before. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS http://aroundthewoods.com http://roundopinions.blogspot.com "Maxwell Lol" wrote in message ... "Darrell Feltmate" writes: We had a discussion going a short while back on offset turning or eccentric turning. I just had one of those "hit yourself ont he head and say duh" moments. A friend wanted some wooden spoons and the handle and bowl need to be offset from one another. It is a simple and easy project and great skew practice. I put up a http://aroundthewoods.com/woodenspoonproject1.html project page but it will be a while before I have the video ready. I think one of the Mike Darlow books describes how to make a spoon on a Lathe. |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
Darrell Feltmate wrote:
I agree about the cup center but I do not have a small one and I find the washer does the same job for me. The point holds things in place and the washer prevents a dig and split. Darrell, I (basically) followed your instructions and turned my first one last night. I grabbed a slab (bowl blank) about 4" thick that looked, at first, like maple from my woodpile. I now think it more likely to be box elder. I cut it on the bandsaw to 1 1/4" thick slices and traced around a large metal spoon I use a lot for a rough pattern and bandsawed it out, more or less. Then I put it between centers and turned it completely. Unfortunately, an unnoticed check at the handle end split off my finishing touches on that end (I can't seem to find my thin parting tool and decided to use the larger one instead of making things skinny with the skew and sanding the nib off). I had a Oneway live center with the small cup in the tailstock and things worked out fine. I DO need to get a ball mill for my Dremel-knock-off to make the hollowing go faster. What is the ballpark pricing for something like this? Bill -- I'm not not at the above address. http://nmwoodworks.com --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000767-3, 08/21/2007 Tested on: 8/22/2007 12:39:09 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
Bill
Good question about pricing. I only turn these under duress because of the hollowing and sanding :-) For a price I get $10.00 and a quart of mustard beans each. Good mustard beans too! -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS http://aroundthewoods.com http://roundopinions.blogspot.com "BillinDetroit" wrote in message ... Darrell Feltmate wrote: I agree about the cup center but I do not have a small one and I find the washer does the same job for me. The point holds things in place and the washer prevents a dig and split. Darrell, I (basically) followed your instructions and turned my first one last night. I grabbed a slab (bowl blank) about 4" thick that looked, at first, like maple from my woodpile. I now think it more likely to be box elder. I cut it on the bandsaw to 1 1/4" thick slices and traced around a large metal spoon I use a lot for a rough pattern and bandsawed it out, more or less. Then I put it between centers and turned it completely. Unfortunately, an unnoticed check at the handle end split off my finishing touches on that end (I can't seem to find my thin parting tool and decided to use the larger one instead of making things skinny with the skew and sanding the nib off). I had a Oneway live center with the small cup in the tailstock and things worked out fine. I DO need to get a ball mill for my Dremel-knock-off to make the hollowing go faster. What is the ballpark pricing for something like this? Bill -- I'm not not at the above address. http://nmwoodworks.com --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000767-3, 08/21/2007 Tested on: 8/22/2007 12:39:09 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
Darrell Feltmate wrote:
Bill Good question about pricing. I only turn these under duress because of the hollowing and sanding :-) For a price I get $10.00 and a quart of mustard beans each. Good mustard beans too! I have a little flap sander that should get in there and do most of the tedious stuff for me. But then again, Murphy was an optimist too. As for the beans ... well, my schedule all summer has been pretty well stuffed ... so my garden is pretty much 'stuffed', too. Maybe I should barter for some beans, eh? Bill -- I'm not not at the above address. http://nmwoodworks.com --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000767-3, 08/21/2007 Tested on: 8/22/2007 12:15:56 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
ok, I'll bite - what the heck is a mustard bean? Google gives me lots of
recipies but doesn't tell me what it is - I know fava beans, soy beans, massour, tavour, urid and several other kinds of dahl (aka lentils), chickpea, pea, and even jelly beans, but not mustard beans "Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message news:CsUyi.304$Pd4.171@edtnps82... Bill Good question about pricing. I only turn these under duress because of the hollowing and sanding :-) For a price I get $10.00 and a quart of mustard beans each. Good mustard beans too! -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS http://aroundthewoods.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Wooden Spoon - offset turning
Not know mustard beans? (gets poke in the ribs with elbow. "He must be from
the city :-)") Mustard beans are like dilly beans only witha mustartd sauce. Realizing that this does not likely help, let me try again. Mustard beans are typical snap or string beans pickled in a mustard sauce. My grandmothers made fantastic mustard beans every year, being farmers, and mom was great at them. Mrs B, for whom I make the spoons is about as good although a touch different. Everyone brings a sublety to the kitchen and mine are not up to either of the ladies'. Considering, tiny little fellow that I am, that I can east a quart at a sitting, this is good turning trade for me :-) -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS http://aroundthewoods.com http://roundopinions.blogspot.com "William Noble" wrote in message .. . ok, I'll bite - what the heck is a mustard bean? Google gives me lots of recipies but doesn't tell me what it is - I know fava beans, soy beans, massour, tavour, urid and several other kinds of dahl (aka lentils), chickpea, pea, and even jelly beans, but not mustard beans "Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message news:CsUyi.304$Pd4.171@edtnps82... Bill Good question about pricing. I only turn these under duress because of the hollowing and sanding :-) For a price I get $10.00 and a quart of mustard beans each. Good mustard beans too! -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS http://aroundthewoods.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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