Lathe Turned Pendants

Nice looking pendants, nice contrast and finish on pic 1.

-- Bob C, Australia. Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Beautiful work, so light and elegant.
Best thoughts,
Mads

-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

All are extremely beautiful , but the Walnut one is certainly one of a kind !!

-- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!

Very Beutiful! Great work!

-- Robert B. Sabina, Ohio..... http://www.etsy.com/shop/WoodenfrogWoodenProd

Good lookin pendants there! I imagine its much easier to make round ones on a lathe than by hand. haha

-- Visit my Etsy site to see my burl wood jewelry at http://www.etsy.com/shop/S2ArtDesigns?ref=si_shop

Haven’t added lathe work to my skill set yet, but can’t picture how you turn these. A few words of explanation would be great, esp. in terms of how to work so small. Thanks.

-- Kevin, Blue Springs, MO

Thanks all.

Kevin, all of the small pieces are held onto a waste block on the lathe with double sided tape. My secret weapon. Light cuts and small tools for example a 3/8” detail gouge help keep from having the pieces come loose.

shimmy
I really like the addition of the leather string
Arlin

-- It is always the right time, to do the right thing.

really beautiful pendants!

Thanks for sharing!

-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,

Yet another use for double sided tape. Love that stuff!

-- Kevin, Blue Springs, MO

Very nice job on all of these.

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I like them. I am making my daughter a pendant out of a burl. How do you keep the leather strap in?

-- The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know. Ron, Crossville Tn

rmoore, you can look around online on how to make a jewelry eyelet, drill a small in the pendant and sink the eyelet in some epoxy and then use what is called a “jump ring”. That’s how I did it anyways. If you need anymore help post a pic and I’ll try to help.

P.S. You can probably buy eyelets where ever you find the jump rings. Most craft stores should have those things.

Thanks, Shimmy.

-- The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know. Ron, Crossville Tn

That is cool~

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