Holiday Ornament Practice Piece

[Shane Whitlock]

I have never made an ornament so I figured I better do some practicing before we have the ornament exchange. I know Curt said no pictures but this one isn't the one I will be using for the exchange. SWMBO has already claimed it.

Its Box Elder burl and Cocobolo. 3.5" tall and hollowed out to about a 1/16th" thick, it's light as a feather. The finish is CA.

Two pics, same turning. One inside and one outside hanging in the tree. Can't decide which I like better so I figured I would post them both.





Comments/Critiques always appreciate.

Happy Turnings,
Shane Whitlock

[Bonnie Campbell]

Lord! That looks great. Unfortunately you might of scared me off of making an ornament!

[Shane Whitlock]

... Unfortunately you might of scared me off of making an ornament!

Oh no Bonnie, don't say that! They are very easy to do and ya have about 2 months til the exchange to practice.

[Bonnie Campbell]

Well I'll definitely need the long practice period!!!!

How did you attach your string?

[Shane Whitlock]

I was going to use a brass eyelet but I didn't have any so I just took some gold metalic thread, dipped it in some CA glue and stuck it in the small hole I drilled for the eyelet. I will probably pull it out and use an eyelet when I get one.

[Larry Marley]

good Job Shane!

I've been pondering what I am going to do. You got a quick start...

Bonnie,
I am sure any Creeker will be delighted to hang a Bonnie Campbell original on their tree!

[Curt Fuller]

Wow, that's pretty! You just seem to have a hard time making anything that isn't amazing.

For a hanger, I go to Michaels craft store and get some pins with an eye on one end of them from the jewelry making stuff. You can get them gold or silver and they're a lot smaller than any eye screws I've ever been able to find. Just drill a 1/32 hole and glue them in with CA.

[Pete Jordan]

Now that you got that practice out of the way you can get to work.

Another great piece!

[Kevin McPeek]

Very nice! I don't think I'd change it to an eyelet, you've got a real good look going right now.

[Wayne Boian]

Shane,
Please describe how you went about making your ornament for us newbe's out here.

I completed a class on bowl turning yesterday and managed to NOT throw a bowl blank or bowl across the room trying to get it chucked up or turned. The guy in class next to me managed to do it twice and just missed me by a few inches each time.

Hopefully with 2 months (and a whole tree) I could come up with an ornament.

Thanks

Wayne

[Shane Whitlock]

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Shane,
Please describe how you went about making your ornament for us newbe's out here.

Wayne here's a good tutorial on doing these. Pretty close to the same way I did mine. http://www.woodcentral.com/articles/...cles_337.shtml

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great job Shane. Looks like you got it down. It's a beauty.