Noobie's First Pieces

So here are my first three pieces. Two white oak bowls turned green from wood from a friends firewood pile, and a mahogany baby rattle from dry store-bought wood. All three are finished in walnut oil and bees wax. I made my own homemade paste wax by heating the walnut oil and melting the beeswax into it.

The green bowls my wife encouraged me to finish turn green after watching too many Robohippy videos with me. She loves the warped bowl look. The rattle has popcorn in it to make it rattle and is a gift for a co-worker.

There are mistakes made in all three, but three useable objects off the lathe in the first couple of weeks I feel is a good sign that I'm heading in the right direction. So much more to learn!

Your off to a good start with functional items. Looking good. Allan

Looking good, Allan.

Nice start Allan. That baby rattle will make someone happy.

Looking really good and classy too.

Awesome. I love white oak turnings.

You did good!! My wife likes the warped bowls as well. Makes it easy for me.

Very nice. You're off to a good start.

Very nice on all pieces.

Red

Very well done, I like white oak, turns much easier green.

Very nice for your first pieces. I share your wife's love of Robo's bowls and have made a few myself. I seem to like them better than my customers though.
A word of caution, baby rattles can be dangerous to the child if all parts are not sized appropriately. Check out the web for dimensions, weights etc. I'm sure the last thing you would want is to give a gift that is potentially dangerous. Check out this site http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Business--Man...dance/Rattles/

Thanks for the link. My large end definitely passes the test. I'm unsure about the other end. I'll have to print out that template and check it.

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Originally Posted by Peter Blair

Very nice for your first pieces. I share your wife's love of Robo's bowls and have made a few myself. I seem to like them better than my customers though.
A word of caution, baby rattles can be dangerous to the child if all parts are not sized appropriately. Check out the web for dimensions, weights etc. I'm sure the last thing you would want is to give a gift that is potentially dangerous. Check out this site http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Business--Man...dance/Rattles/

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Nice work! Looks like you're on the right track. I also melt beeswax from my father-in-law's hives into walnut oil. In the past I used some oil I found on Amazon, but this last batch I used Mahoney's. The other lasted a long time, but eventually soured. Mahoney's isn't supposed to. Ask me about it next year and I'll let you know the shelf life compared to normal walnut oil :)