Lathe work

[DonnaT]

As some may know, I am a woodcarver and a woodturner.

In wood turning I've made a lot of pens. Well, the've made acrylic blanks that can be turned as easy as wood, so I also make pens from acrylic.

Like this one I did yesterday.



And here's one I did for my wife's quilt club to auction off.

[SilverLady(SO)]

Oh, wow, hon, I love your new collection! I've seen your wood pens and they are absolutely beautiful, and these new acrylic pens are equally as beautiful!

Love ya, girlfriend,

- SL

[Della]

Those pens are really amazing! Is it an optical illusion, or does the "quilt club auction" model have a bit of an hour-glass figure?

Does the quilt club have a phone number for telephone bidders?

[DonnaT]

Thanks!

Those pens are really amazing! Is it an optical illusion, or does the "quilt club auction" model have a bit of an hour-glass figure?

Slightly, but not so much.

Does the quilt club have a phone number for telephone bidders?

Not that I know of.

[Mány B]

Hi Donna,

Very impressive work. I'm into woodwork myself and occasionally do some turning as well on a drill-actuated kind of lathe (very amateurish ). I would be very pleased to come anything close to what you are showing!

P.S: Is the hollow part being drilled first or after the turning?

Wish you successful projects

[Lily]

I tried lathe work years ago. I fear I have no talent for it. I ended up with a lot of toothpicks. I think your work is beautiful. What a wonderful way to express yourself.

[DonnaT]

Thanks.

P.S: Is the hollow part being drilled first or after the turning?

Each pen kit comes with brass tubes, and different kits have different sizes. So holes have to be drilled first, and the tubes glued in place. Then the ends have to be squared.

After all that, then the blank can be turned on the lathe.

Youtube has some demonstrations on it.

[Mány B]

Thank you Donna,
I'll have a look on youtube.
Enjoy your further projects!.

[Patti D]

You should try turning some nice rings for us big girls. Bet they would move. size 13 if interested.

[Anita]

Very nice work, Donna. I used to run a horizonal milling machine in a shop, and the lathe operator was right across from me. Never picked up on his techniques, though; I had my hands full running cable cutter parts.

These acrylic pens are very flashy! I would probably end up with flashy toothpicks, as noted by Lily.

[JessieR]

Its been a while sence anyone has posted here but I thought I'd give it a try. You do beautiful work Donna. It has been many years sense I've done any serious lathe work. The last project I made was a wine goblet out of black walnut. Woodshop was not a class girls took at my school so all the boys teased me. That was until they saw how well I knew my way around the shop. I took first place at the county fair with that goblet.

I really love your work. A few years back my wife bought me a pen which was made from a corn cob. Its a wonderful pen and great conversation piece. Do you still turn? Wood that is. I once said that to an old friend who crossdressed and she said yes. Then she began to tell me her favorite skirts she likes to turn in. She mistook turning for twirling. LOL

Thank you for sharing. Look for my post. I do woodcarving.

JessieR

[DonnaT]

I would still be turning, but I need to change the light bulbs in the shop. I put that task off after my ankle operation, and then got lazy.