Mesquite

A neighbor came back from Arizona with a chunk of mesquite.  Once I cut it open on the bandsaw I saw It had a lot of voids and cracks. 

I turned an open vessel out of the one half. The voids were filled with Inlace Resin and crushed turquoise.  The second one was turned as a bowl after a "design opportunity " presented its self. 

The finish is Danish Oil. 

Pictures below. 

Nite-Lights

After Steve's Demo in June, I did make a few night lights. They are pictured below. There was one more but it became a gift for my nephews daughter before I got a picture of it. 

For those that missed Steve's demo the shades are turned from fresh cut green wood. They are turned with the walls as thin as you can get them. 

I did a little burning on mine. The one not pictured had a somewhat whimsical flower on it. 

Video of a lathe accident.

Below is a very short video of a catch and the piece coming out of the jaws. It's only 35 seconds long. 

Oops I copied the link at the end of the clip, so you may need to drag the play head to the left to see the beginning. Sorry about that. 

http://youtu.be/X21B_ViwsL0

Workshop Envy

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Above is a link to the new workshop at Craft Supply. Looks pretty nice.
A bit of a drive to take a class though!

More Turnings

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Above is a link to another slideshow.  Not my photographs or editing.
This person had a lot more time to photograph turnings and obviously Made it to  the galleries before Sunday, as there are more pieces to see.
The movie appears to be 55 minutes long, so you have been warned. :)
Tom