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Webb Willmott
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Bravo. Borderline too nice to whack something with.
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Bravo. Borderline too nice to whack something with.
Yes. Maybe use as a gavel.
Yes. Maybe use as a gavel.
Welcome to the forum. And now that you are posting pics we expect more. Yes the too nice to use is an old one but I make stuff to be used.
Webb, Welcome to the forums! Please reach out if you need anything.
Welcome. I like those pieces.
I finally got around to making a Lignum Vitae mallet. I’ve always wanted one but could only find 1” turning blanks so I glued up the head and used Purpleheart for the handle.
LV is prized for mallets due to its hardness and density and I understand why after handling it. It also turns beautifully.
This little beauty comes in at 23.8 ounces. Look out chisels, here comes the whack……
Just to give an idea of the density, the walnut one I use weighs in at 13.3 ounces. Darn near half yet about the same size.
LV is prized for mallets due to its hardness and density and I understand why after handling it. It also turns beautifully.
This little beauty comes in at 23.8 ounces. Look out chisels, here comes the whack……
Just to give an idea of the density, the walnut one I use weighs in at 13.3 ounces. Darn near half yet about the same size.
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Let me introduce myself. I’m a retired pharmacist and most of my woodworking is making reproduction furniture, not wood turning. I haven’t made anything in the last few years out of wood due to the fact I was building an airplane (RV-8) which I just finished. And I’m still an active pilot. Now it’s time to start building with wood again.
I joined AAW because I’m interested in segmented bowls. My first attempt exploded because I got the wall too thin. And yes I had a face shield on. It would have been a beauty and the feature ring had stars in it and a large star in the bottom.
I needed a better mallet for chiseling mortises, hence the previous post. I turned those on a Nova lathe which was a tremendous upgrade from what I had before. Which brings me to this post. Who says you have to have one of those monsters to turn out good work, lol.
The legs on this drop leaf dining table were turned on a lathe that I bought at a tool show for $100 (including tools). I had to build the stand. $100 is not a misprint. I gave it away to the guy from the lumberyard that delivered the maple and pecan I used to make my woodworking bench.
Years ago, I saw the table in an antique store in Baton Rouge and it was $12K for one made of oak. I can make one out of walnut which I had on hand and having just acquired my fine specimen of a lathe made somewhere in the far east, at that time my next project was born.
The legs support a 90”X60” drop leaf top and 4 of the legs are the gate legs. All joints are mortise and tenon.
And for the wood carvers in the group, this is my wood working bench. 4” maple top framed in pecan with 3 vices.
Since I was told more was expected of me since I knew how to post a picture, I hope this will satisfy the expectation.
I joined AAW because I’m interested in segmented bowls. My first attempt exploded because I got the wall too thin. And yes I had a face shield on. It would have been a beauty and the feature ring had stars in it and a large star in the bottom.
I needed a better mallet for chiseling mortises, hence the previous post. I turned those on a Nova lathe which was a tremendous upgrade from what I had before. Which brings me to this post. Who says you have to have one of those monsters to turn out good work, lol.
The legs on this drop leaf dining table were turned on a lathe that I bought at a tool show for $100 (including tools). I had to build the stand. $100 is not a misprint. I gave it away to the guy from the lumberyard that delivered the maple and pecan I used to make my woodworking bench.
Years ago, I saw the table in an antique store in Baton Rouge and it was $12K for one made of oak. I can make one out of walnut which I had on hand and having just acquired my fine specimen of a lathe made somewhere in the far east, at that time my next project was born.
The legs support a 90”X60” drop leaf top and 4 of the legs are the gate legs. All joints are mortise and tenon.
And for the wood carvers in the group, this is my wood working bench. 4” maple top framed in pecan with 3 vices.
Since I was told more was expected of me since I knew how to post a picture, I hope this will satisfy the expectation.
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Awesome workmanship.
Now we are getting the rest of the story. Sounds like my venture into turning to make furniture legs.