Ornaments plus......

[bearfretworks]

Spent a few hours in the garage exercising the tools. Ended up with 30 ornaments cut (5 patterns, stacks of 6) and waiting for final sanding/finishing. I use 1/8" hardwood for my ornaments - in this batch there is ash, maple, beech, and cherry. Roundish ones are about 4 1/4", snowflakes are ~5". Note to self - don't take pictures of maple on pine plywood ....sorry.

Also found a little time to play on the lathe. Small curly maple plate, 7 1/2 wide, 3/8" tall, about 1/4" at thickest. Finished with BLO at the moment.

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[Jediscroller]

Great stuff Bear! Thanks for the reminder, time to get to ornament cutting, sheesh.
One of these days I'll have to break down and buy a lathe, it's the one tool I've never used.

[Daryl185]

nice work Bear your ornaments look great and the snowflakes look very delicate

[Charlie_1]

Great work

[Greenfield_Bob]

Nice work Bear.

Bob

[Marcel in Longueuil]

Nice work Barry,

The ornaments look real good,

but I LOVE that curly maple plate!

That wood irridescence is so nice , candy for the eyes.

Someday I may have the room to put a lathe in... (Jealously thinking of MinotBob's, as well as your retirement workshop)

Take care buddy,
Marcel

[minowevie]

really , really pretty plate Beary. and ornements too. Evie

[lucky788scroller]

Lookin good Barry! I see your starting early for the ornament swap? When you send em out, if I have a choice, I'll take the plate! Its awesome!!! Dale

[bearfretworks]

Lookin good Barry! I see your starting early for the ornament swap? Dale

Nice try Dale - are you taking the lead on it this year?

I figured I'd make them now and mail them after I move and still be early!

And the plate is my youngest's - she picked out the wood and critiqued as it spun.....

Thanks folks!.

[lucky788scroller]

No Barry, I cant take the reigns on a swap, but I would join one again. As for the plate, your youngest one has a keen eye for wood, and an even better eye for precision. She did a great job at stopping you from making that one more cut you wanted to do, and it probable would have flew apart. Dale

PS: Yes , there IS a bare spot on the tree yet from last year! LOL

[ozarkhillbilly]

Love those snowflakes Bear, I gotta start doing the same.

[Sawduster]

Not bad for a boy who won't fish with bugs

Seriously , nice work Barry When I get my drill press fixed up for small bits, I'm gonna start some of the same stuff
Good job !