I just had to try out some of the new turning tools so I turned a candy bowl out of yellowheart, or pau amarello. It is approximately 7″ in diameter and 1 3/4 ” high and finished with beeswax.
Yellowheart is a hardwood from Brazil. It’s yellow color is fairly bright though I expect it to darken somewhat over time.
I just lucked into a great deal on some woodturning tools through the local classifieds and picked up seven ‘almost new’ Henry Taylor’s:
From left to right:
1 1/2″ Roughing Gouge
1″ Oval Skew
3/4″ Square Nose Scraper
3/4″ Round Nose Scraper
3/4″ Gouge
3/8″ Spindle Gouge
1/4″ Spindle Gouge
I had a small square of Zebrawood and because of it’s coarse texture I wanted to know how it would turn on a faceplate so I turned a small (about 3″) plate. The plate fit perfectly under a candle that we had so, voilà, it became a candle plate. At my wife’s suggestion I turned a couple of thingy’s to accent the candle with:
I mentioned in the last post that making the angles for the picture frames was rather easy using a miter jig so I thought I’d post a bit more info about the jig.
The problem with cutting 45 degree angles is that if your table saw is out of alignment by any amount you will not get a perfect 45. This may not be noticeable when putting only two pieces of wood together but when you have to make a square with 4 pieces you’ll find that there will be undesirable gaps at the miters. A 45 degree cutting miter jig, or as I call it – The Perfect Picture Framer Jig, will eliminate this problem.
Here is a top view of this simple jig:
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