Wood Turning

Since shop classes in grade 7 and 8 I have been fascinated with wood turning. I remember my first production was a lamp with a base and spindle likely made from pine and proudly presented to my parents. The teacher helped me to wire the switch and socket.

Modern day interest was re-kindled by Alan Lewis, Joel’s grand dad in Kwinana who has turned a whole ton of bowls, lamps and other objects. Together we spent time as teacher and student to produce a candle stick.

I am documenting the production of a bowl from tree felling to finish. It’s from 81 Beach Lane in Coe Hill.

Allan Lewis teacher
Candle Stick Holder
learning gouges and forstner bit work
Candle Stick Holder
Voilà

PPWS 3 and exercise in precision turning
an exercise in precision turning
an exercise in precision turning
PPWS 4 End grain vessel attempt.
End grain vessel attempt.
End grain vessel attempt.
Bad catch
not doing well
worse catch
worse catch
the piece skidded off the lathe onto the floor
and failed under the bench
PPWS 2019-5 first bowel
PPWS 2019-5 first bowel x-grain
2019-5 first bowel
2019-5 first bowl
2019-5 first bowl
2019-5 first bowl
2019-5 first bowl
2019-5 first bowl
2019-5 first bowl
first Jam chuck
2019-5 success
2019-5 success
4″ Diameter x 1.75″ H
2019-5 success
2019-5 success
2019-5 success
2019-5 success
PPWS 2019-5 success

After the success of PPWS 2019-5 I decided to move to a bigger piece of maple. Turned out to be much HARDER maple then PPWS5 and a lot more wet and HEAVY and unbalanced. But it has some gorgeous spalting.