I have been happily turning wood since my last post a month ago. A couple of weeks ago, I had a table in my friend Gail's booth at WEFF to sell my sock blanks. I took some of my wood items almost as an afterthought. And sold enough of them to make it worth having gone, but not enough to make me quit my day job. It was pretty thrilling to have the things I have so enjoyed making be appreciated.
Took the pen class at Rockler, learned some new techniques, and had a ball. Same students and teacher that were in the first class and it's a very congenial group. Came home with a handful of beautiful pens.
Rather than writing more about this last month, I will let photos tell the story.
Shawl Pins:
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| Black Locust |
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| Osage Orange |
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| Black Locust |
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| Black Locust |
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| Birch |
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| Birch
Nostepinnes
(these are yarn winding tools - about 9-12" long)
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| Tulip Poplar |
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| Tulip Poplar |
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| Hububalli |
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| Tulip Poplar With Inlay |
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| Black Locust |
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| Redheart |
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| Cherry |
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| Bocote |
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| Laminated Dyed Birch Latchhook |
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| Laminated Dyed Birch Nostepinne |
And then there are the pens:
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| East Indian Rosewood |
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| Bloodwood |
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| Cocobolo |
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| Honduran Rosewood |
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| Cocobolo |
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| Pen and Pencil Set in Black Palm |
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| Bocote (Leaning on Zebra Wood Blank) |
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| Zebra Wood |
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| Spalted River Birch |
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| Katalox with "Hieroglyphic" Inlays |
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| Yucatan Rosewood |
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| Bloodwood |
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| Two Views of Bloodwood and Yellowheart with Maple Inlay- This One has a Clip |
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| Two View of Bloodwood and Yellowheart with Maple Veneer and Mica Inlay - No Clip. Keeping This One for Myself! |
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| Yucatan Rosewood |
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| Purpleheart |
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| Curly Maple |
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| Purpleheart |
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| Yucatan Rosewood |
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| Honduran Rosewood |
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| Wood with "Lapis" Inlay |
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| Cherry |
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| Carob |
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| Padauk |
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| Maple |
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| Bloodwood |
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| African Teak |
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| Olive |
You do some really neat work! It looks like you're having a ball using your lathe.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Judy. I am indeed having a ball using my lathe and just wish there were more hours in the day.
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