PnDSWIPES

05/20/2017

I had the great honour and a lot of fun giving a cane making demonstration at the Catoctin Area Turners meeting the evening of May 18th, 2017. I liked their method of doing show and tell. A lot of beautiful turnings from a group of obviously talented turners. Thanks to Dave Robinson for the invite, hospitality, shop tour, and philosophical discussion into the wee hours.

11/18/2015

Shop VisitBy Steve | November 18, 2015 | Category Club News The latest shop visit was held on November 7. It was hosted by Pete Summers from 9 am to 12:30 pm. Thankfully the threatening rain held off until 12:30. Pete treated us to a wonderful presentation. His “sources” for his tools and wood produ…

06/10/2015

The folks at Tidewater Turners must have gotten desperate. They put a picture of me working on the June newsletter cover. Making a short leg for a spinning wheel using a long leg for a pattern. Cherry wood, sanded to 320 grit with no finish applied.

12/23/2013

This third day of working on coin displays.
First day I jointed two edges of the wood to prep for ripping. About 50 pieces each 2 feet long.
Second day I ripped the wood into 7/8" boards and cut it to length.
Today I started the coin slots and worked on a custom order.
Tomorrow I'll finish the custom order and the coin slots.

12/14/2013

Seth lending a hand at the Pembroke Mall show

05/22/2013

Amazing Craftsmanship and Artistry.

Despite having no watchmaking training at all, Ukrainian Valerii Danevych has dedicated his life to crafting intricate timepieces which are accurate to within five minutes a day.

04/05/2013

A quick turning on the lathe

Making Handles for walking sticks.

02/15/2013

SHOP CLEANUP....and playing with the Craftsman Router Crafter to try to duplicate some spindles....and 8,612 A.D.D. side projects.
Oh look, a squirrel !!!

02/14/2013

Making handles for walking sticks.

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02/04/2013

Also known as bannesters, spindles, or stair sticks. This was a VERY overdue project. Due to the nature of the wood (pine) and the thickness (or lack thereof) at 1 3/8 inches the spindles vibrated in the middle terribly and created an interesting dimpled effect that changed spacing depending on how far up or down on the length of the turning I was working. The fix was simple and known...a device called a steadyrest, rollers on support arms that keep the piece steady and prevent the oscillations from occuring. I devoted one entire piece (not shown) to develop the technique for making the small details at the top, and then developed a technique for creating the straigh taper (24 inches long) using a toolrest that was only 14 inches long. The first (practice) piece took several hours. The second tool a couple. The third about an hour and a half.

02/03/2013

A baluster — also called spindle or stair stick — is a moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal,[1] standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase. M...