This project originated from two sources. A garage sale find and internet orders.
The first and second pics are the result. Finished keychains, destined for a new friend of mine in Mumbai, India and Sarasota, FL.
The next two are of a piece of 50-60s vintage, solid maple bedstand. It was...
This is new and fun for me. I can not stand to throw away cool knots and weak burly pieces. So I now save them up for the slow times and experiment with adding new mediums. Wooden jewelry is IN.
The first pic is of my standard keychains in Alexandrian Laurel, Bloodwood, Lauro Preto and Cuban...
Some fun turnings for my family. Since my surname is ŽIRović and ŽIR means ACORN on my Croatian language …it's logical to make some acorn keychains. Walnut and oak. Finish wood oil. ...Ofcourse, they are not all same shape and sizes…let's say….I wanted them that way…hehehe
In order, the woods are Paduak, Brazilian Cherry, Red Oak, Pau Amarello (Yellowheart), Cherry and Walnut.
They are free-hand carved in a style I developed myself for strength and readability on a 1976 12" Sears bandsaw.
Thanks for looking.
I love LumberJocks and I understand this is not the place to sell or overly promote your work. But, doing these keeps me sane, busy and away from the places I could get into trouble, when I'm not working my real job (paper mill). Besides I love doing them. And everyone loves their name.
Among...
I turned a few keychains tonight. Zebrawood, Lignum Vitae, Olive Wood, and Bocote. I love the patterns on the Bocote and Zebrawood, the lignum vitae smells so good, and the olive wood was a PIA to turn!
School Fundraiser Project
Conquering the world… one keychain at a time.
I was contacted back in October by Mr. Toy, at Westborough Middle School in South San Francisco, about perhaps working with him and his students on a Christmastime fundraiser, to raise money for a class trip to the...
These are orders from the past week.
The first pic is of Pau Amarello (yellowheart) keychains with inlaid Paduak hearts.
The rest have hearts colored with acrylic ink. The woods (respectively) are Boxwood, Purpleheart, Zebrawood and Pau Amarello (again).
They are cut on a 1976 Craftsman...
I just receive these woods from fellow LumberJock Scott Bryan as a result of my forum topic http://lumberjocks.com/topics/11131
This is a great deal for me as there are no small hardwood dealers within an hour of me, just the China Outlets. I love checking my mail now. No telling what'll show...
Jocks, I need help/advice with my tools. I had such a frustrating weekend so let me give you the back story and vent a little…
I'm in the final stages of building my radiator covers. The only piece left is the french cleat to attach them to the wall. I figured I would just bump the table saw...
I use my LM75R blade a fair amount. Today I was cleaning the teeth and I noticed one of the carbide teeth looked odd. Upon closer examination I realized that there is is a problem with the carbide on one of the teeth. What should I do? Anything?