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A neighbour asked me to make her a "Darning mushroom"
so after a quick search of "Google" I made one for her.
The stem has been hollowed to allow for storage of needles.
The wood is "Wild Cherry" and the item measures 10cm
high with a 7.5cm diameter.
Sanded to 400, a quick run over with 0000 steel wool
then three coats of Shellawax.
Hope you like it.
Alan
Very nice! The needle storage is a smart touch.
Very nice! Prettier than the light bulb my grandma used.
Much safer too! Nice piece of work!Quote:
Originally Posted by Curt Stivison
Nice, but how did you find someone who still fixes thing by darning? I would suspect that if you took a poll of 100 people at a mall you might get 10 that knew what "Darning" is!
I enjoy fun turnings like this and may have to steal it for the future.
Jeff
Attachment 280877That looks like a nice project. My grandmother had a darning "spool" that looked like a large egg, I think about 3" max D x 8"L w/handle, handle attached to the small end. The one here was from my wife's aunt and much smaller, about 1-1/2" max D x 6" L. The removable handle for needles is a neat addition.
Nice attractive and practical turning. While I am one of the small number of folks mentioned by Jeff who knew what darning was, I must admit I never knew what specialized items were used in the process.
Alan,that's nice treen ware. You should sign and date it ,and if it's a gift I'm sure she would be delighted to have it inscribed to her. I can remember when the dime stores all sold darning stuff .As for using a light bulb for darning....incandescent is still the best.
Nice one Alan Attachment 280879.
You'd be surprised of how many older folks know and actually still do some darning, anyway I have made a couple of them and have two pictures of one I made and gave as a present to a friend that was visiting our place, not the best pictures but you can see it a bit as she is handling it.
Never thought to drill it for holding needles, that is a good idea, and one I will try next time :cool:
I made it in one piece (endgrain), from Maple.
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Thank you for your kind comments.
Jokes have been made by fellow turners that they were too poor to afford a
mushroom darner like mine and their mothers had resorted to using a light globe.
I said that I had never seen a mushroom darner but on reflection we were so
poor that we never had socks. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. (lol).
Alan