I turned this little natural edge birdseye maple bowl a couple weeks ago. It has great figure and color.

Well Thanks to Don & Bob Alexander I have another lathe.Had another visit today and did some traden'.Now I've got a HF lathe in the shop.I really enjoyed the afternoon.Mabe next time we can actualy do some turning.Don&Bob are real good people.If you ever get the chance to meet them go for it.

I know no pics didn't happen.But hopefully Don can get the pics from his phone.

I finished this hollow form last weekend (twice turned, turned green in May 2010). The wall thickness is less than 1/8". It is fairly large at 4 1/8″ tall and 7 7/8″ wide at the widest point and has a 3" opening in the top.

First time trying to do this, I enjoyed it, will probably do more.

Wood is mango, finish is Tung oil\spar varnish\mineral spirits with a lacquer top coat.

Back in March I posted about sending pens to a unit of the the SeaBees that have been sent to Afghanastan. CPO Thomas Sanchez saved the life of a professional tirathlete, Jordan Rapp, in California after Jordan was hit while training, in a hit-and-run accident. He suffered severed jugular veins, and Thomas's training and quick reactions helped save Jordan's life. Thomas shipped out two weeks later.

With the help of many, many generous members here at NCWoodorker, we have put together a shipment of close to 100 custom pens for Thomas's unit. I cannot thank the people who contributed enough. I am attaching some picks of some of the pens:















And the pen for CPO Sanchez (to be laser engraved with his name):

In a previous thread I had asked for some help with the skew. In typical NCWW style many people offered help. Last night I had the opportunity to go out to Joe Bradshaw's shop.

Joe has a great shop and is an even nicer guy :).

I was struggling with deep V's with the skew and he quickly noticed I would forget to move the tool handle to the correct side when pairing down a shoulder.

He also showed me some of his work and demonstrated making a bird house ornament. I especially liked the small "pop" boxes. I know my kids would love these so I will give them a turn.

Thanks again Joe! I really enjoyed it and I hope I can repay the favor some day.

Salem

Turned this over the weekend. Hard to get a good picture, I'll try to get another one later and post.

After fighting the power of centrifugal force for a while, I finally decided to create some support for my hollowform work. I have seen various designs for steady rests that incorporate some way of surrounding the work with a wheeled support. I decided to use a hybrid of the designs I saw and this is the outcome. It seems to be just what the doctor ordered so far.

Basically, it's a couple of layers of 3/4 birch ply glued together. I dadoed for the support arms which are made from plywood as well. The wheels were robbed from an old pair of rollerblades.
Thanks for looking.

Super idea and great price.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a2MxChZijQ

I have uploaded the file here:
http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/d...do=file&id=295