Choke Cherry / Walnut toothpick holder

[Dave Peterson]

My intent was to make this look like a little water goblet. The choke cherry is the scrap piece left over from the ice cream scoop. I glued the walnut piece on with 2-part 5 minute epoxy. Everything was going fine, until I decided to drill it out (on lathe) with a forsner bit. When I backed out the drill after completing my depth, the walnut separated perfectly at the glue line. The only thing I can think of is that the glue heated up and loosened. I was able to polish off the glue remnants, put on some titebond III, and then sand again (off by a micro-millimeter on roundness). Height is 3", top rim diameter 1 3/4". If you want to try this, I would suggest very slow and in stages the drilling so the epoxy does not soften from the heat of the drilling process. Sanded to 2000 grit, then 2 layers of minwax tung oil finish on the lathe. (two views, showing both sides, and with Toothpicks)

Dave Peterson

 

[CrealBilly]

You really got the choke cheery round thing going on don't you? So how did you make the toothpics?

 

[Dave Peterson]

Toothpicks? a REALLY REALLY small lathe! Why, how do you make them?

I am done with the Choke Cherry for now. Next lathe project is to finish a handle for a gavel I am making (curly red oak)
Dave

 

[CrealBilly]

Toothpicks? a REALLY REALLY small lathe! Why, how do you make them?

I am done with the Choke Cherry for now. Next lathe project is to finish a handle for a gavel I am making (curly red oak)
Dave

I don't make toothpics - they come in a box from the store, they are pretty cheap too.

 

[MrAudio815]

That is very nice, I love the grain of the choke cherry, kinda reminds me of canarywood...a little. And the Walnut is gorgeous too...Is that a crotch piece?

What size forsner bit did you use, speed, and did you do it on the lathe or drill press?

 

[Dave Peterson]

That is very nice, I love the grain of the choke cherry, kinda reminds me of canarywood...a little. And the Walnut is gorgeous too...Is that a crotch piece?

What size forsner bit did you use, speed, and did you do it on the lathe or drill press?

Yes, it was crotchwood. I have the Nova 22-42 and i used the lathe as a horizontal drill press. I had it on the lowest speed (below 200 rpm). I used a 1 3/8" bit and it was a brand new bit. I am going to use titebond III next time. The epoxy had cured for 4 days before i drilled it.

 

[Jim Wallace]

Dave,

The reason your glue joint failed is that you are gluing end grain to end grain. No matter what glue you use you are unlikely to get a good stable joint between these two surfaces. Next time try making a tenon on the walnut to match a hole (mortise) you drill in the cherry. That way you'll have some long grain against long grain to give you a good glue surface.

Jim

 

[Dave Peterson]

Jim: Best advice I have had on this type of application. I will give that a try next time. I am just a rookie, experimenting.