Ever turn a Corn cob?

[Ernie Nyvall]

I've turned many a cob... between my teeth. Good stuff what comes off in your mouth.

Great looking pens Robert.

Ernie

[David Fried]

The pens look great! I especially like the one with the bands.

Like John, I have been avoiding this project. I did pick up a bag of corn at the feed store last year. I noticed the other day all the kernals have disappeared! I think I figured out why I had mice in the shop!

Dave Fried

[Keel McDonald]

Thanks Ron & John. I have attempted to turn cobs before, but had lowsy results. After seeing the ones posted in this thread, maybe I'll give it another shot. BTW, thanks for sharing the pics Robert and Cody! Creekers never cease to amaze me!

[Robert Mickley]

Ron

Maybe this is a stupid question, but here goes. Where do you get the popcorn cobs? The only kind of popcorn I'm familiar with is Orville Redenbacher. And I've never seen any with the cobs still attached.

I get mine out of the Garden Chinese hull less to be exact. Heres whats on the porch drying.

And yes I built the table and its on the porch because its a reject

[Mark Cothren]

Very neat work! I like 'em!

Thanks for the pictures!

[Keel McDonald]

How long do you let them dry? And how do you know they are dry if you don't grow them yourself? Thanks.

I get mine out of the Garden Chinese hull less to be exact. Heres whats on the porch drying.

And yes I built the table and its on the porch because its a reject

[Paul Douglass]

That is very cool. How do you hold them on the lathe. Knowing what I know about corn cobs looks like the would just fly apart when you try to turn them. Do you saturate then with CA glue and what tool do you use, or do you just sand them down?

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Robert.....as I'm officially in the spinny world now......Could you photo document your next "cob" pen? I've a number of family members in the mid-west that farm and I know they'd appreciate a pen like that. It'll be sometime in the future before I'm up to doing one but a documented procedure would be greatly appreciated.

Nice pens BTW!

[Bill Stevener]

That's the way to go Ken, I have cobs all over the place
Bill.>>>>>>>>>>>>

[Andy Hoyt]

Ken - You'll find a pretty good article in last fall's issue of Woodturning Design magazine.

[Robert Mickley]

How long do you let them dry? And how do you know they are dry if you don't grow them yourself? Thanks.

some of them have been laying aroudn for years, the ones on the porch when I shell them, I'll put the cobs in a cloth bag in the laundery room till I remember they are there. Since you have to saturate them with CA glue the moisture is kind of moot point. If they have been laying arounda 6 months or so in a dry envirment they should dry enough to use.

Ken, outside of soaking them down with Ca after rough cutting them to length you treat em just like you would a wooden pen.