why not?
i'm in!
great idea curt!
why not?
i'm in!
great idea curt!
best regards,
jeffrey fusaro
BUMP
Christmas is coming, Christmas is coming, Charistmas is coming.
This is a list of those who have shown an interest so far.....Anyone else want to get in on it or get out of it?
SMC Holiday Ornament Exchange list…..
Nancy Laird
Ken Fitzgerald
Pete Jordan
Chris Rolke
Doug Jones
Bill Blasic
Andy Hoyt
Kevin McPeek
Tyler Wood
Paul Heely
Bernie Weishapl
Bonnie Campbell
Dennis Peacock
Tom Sherman
Bill Wyko
Jim Becker
Larry Marley
Shane Whitlock
Wayne Boian
Bill Stevener
John McCoy
Bobby McCarley
Adam Tracksler
John Taylor
Brian Weick
Christopher Hartley
Richard Madison
Jeffrey Fusaro
Curt,
toss mine name in the hat.
Bob
Put me on the list. Sounds like a lot of fun.
Raymond Overman
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Hey Curt,
How about a quick tutorial or link on how to make these things for those of us that have never made one or are new to turning? How 'bout it bud? Some of us need a little help.
Thanks & Happy Wood Chips,
Dennis -
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Does it have to be an ornament or can it be a Christmas decoration? I have a couple ideas for decorations that are not going to fit on a tree? Would these be acceptable, or do they need to be tree ornaments?
Be a mentor, it's so much more fun throwing someone else into the vortex, than swirling it alone!
Nancy Laird
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HI
These are quite good, trying to follow them myself.
http://community.webshots.com/album/59628267IlRNiW
http://www.woodcentral.com/articles/...cles_482.shtml
http://www.woodcentral.com/articles/...cles_337.shtml
john
a fella in our turning club gave a demo on ornaments last year. pretty interesting. his ornaments were hollow. i've never hollowed anything before - at least not intentionally.
do they need to be hollow? or, can i just include a disclaimer that my ornament should be hung on a low christmas tree branch that's at least 1" in diameter?
maybe i should include an eye hook and a ball of twine for anchoring the tree to the back wall? just a thought...
this oughta be a hoot!
best regards,
jeffrey fusaro
I decided to try making one, this weekend, and found it pretty fun. Hollowing is kinda scary, so drilled the blank and slid it onto a jam chuck to turn down the body to 1/16" while supported.
I was using the project in Barry Gross' Learn to Turn, which is nearly the same as this one: http://www.woodturningonline.com/Tur...rd%20House.pdf
Maybe by Christmas I'll have an Eliminator to make hollowing less scary.
-jon-
I'll commit, too. Love the idea.
For Wayne & John & John and others who are shy about sharing their turning with others or concerned about finding an ornament design to start their creative juices, if you google "turned wood ornament" you'll find LOTS of things to look at. Like 1.4 million hits!
Old woodworking magazines have ideas that range from turned Christmas tree/Hannukkah bush ornaments to snowmen, icicles, bells, or other very simple shapes to complex segmented designs. Bird house ornaments, school bell ornaments, hollow balls with icicles, candlesticks, or olde-timey lampposts. Just wood, stained, painted, pierced, burned, burls, barks, acrylics, metals, and other variations on the theme.
Nick Cook did a simple snowman icicle ornament as part of his class a few years ago. One of our local guy has sold about 50 of them every year since he took Nick's class! Bob Rosand sells HUNDREDS of his little hollow globe ornaments every year, many of them painted by his wife.
A couple of years ago, an Army wife sent out a note saying that she'd gotten permission to send her hubby a small artificial Christmas tree and was hoping that her friends and his would take the time to provide some small thing to hang on the tree, maybe something that would be meaningful to him or the others in their barracks. He has really taken to her two boys and they look to him as their daddy figure. I pondered quite a while about what it was that I'd send him. Our club was making tops for one of our projects and it dawned on me. I took a piece of cedar that was harvested from near their home in Kansas and turned him two tops. They were similar, especially since they came from the same chunk of wood, but they were different. Wrote him a little note about how "his boys" were also each unique and hoped that when he saw or played with the tops, he'd think about them and maybe drop them an email to tell 'em he was thinking of them. Took a piece of neoprene tubing and fit the "handles" so they'd tuck up inside the tube so that he could hang the tops from the tree.
Don't be intimidated, Wayne & John & John (and any other turning newbies). IT'S FUN AND IT'S THE SPIRIT OF THE THING!! C'mon in, the water's fine!
When do you think you might provide details on distribution, Curt?
Dean Thomas
KCMO
I would like to try an ornament if it is not too late to join the exchange.
Thanks.
Looks like fun I am in too.