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This is the first ornament I've made this year. It's maple and walnut segmented with maple for the wings. The wings are just a small shallow dish with the notches cut out on a scroll saw and pinned to the back with a small walnut peg. The wood in the wings doesn't match that great but I didn't have any maple that didn't have the dark streak running through it. It's about 4" tall.
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It may not match Curt but I sure do like it. Really well done.
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Nice work Curt! Up to posting a tutorial on this?
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Looks great Curt!
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Great piece of "little turning" Curt, I would love to hang this on my tree any day
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Thanks for the comments!
Roger, I didn't take pics for a tutorial but if you look on the WoodturnersAmerica site there's a how to for making a bell ornament that is basically the same process. For the angels I just make a head instead of a handle and add the wing. The wing is a small shallow dish with the notches cut out on a scroll saw. It has a hole drilled in the center and a small peg holds it on the angel's body.Originally Posted by Roger Chandler
I originally glued up a piece of wood from two pieces, one maple a little over 3/8" thick and one walnut a little over 1/2" thick, both 3" x 24". Cutting that into segments at a 22.5 degree angle I was able to get 4 blocks with 8 segments each. Two had maple on the outside and two had walnut on the outside. I made 3 angels but one block had a bad glue joint so I experimented with it and made a goblet. I also put a pic of the leftover scrap from the glue up to show how it gets cut.
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Beautiful work Curt! Always love seeing your ornaments! Nice looking goblet also! The stave construction sure gives it a cool look! Also like how you hollowed out the base of the goblet!
Looking forward to seeing more ornaments!!
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Curt really nice will look great on your tree
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