Joe's Ornamental

Turning Projects

10/26/09


In my continued effort to be eccentric, I also do ornamental wood turning.  This is a very small subset of woodturners who
use ornamental lathes and rose engines.  I belong to Ornamental Turners International and the Society of Ornamental Turners. 
Below are a few of the pieces I've turned.  I should add that I am a complete novice in this field and that if you want to see some
really good work, have a look at the websites for Ornamental Turners or the Society.  Another great reference is the website www.ornamentalturning.net  There is a link there to turners with websites and you will see some spectacular work. 

 
Here are some threaded boxes I made this year as Christmas gifts.  Each has its own spot on the learning curve..... Here area few pieces, most of which are ornamentally turned. 
The bottom fid is just hand turned. 
This is a small cup I turned on the rose engine.  It's WA Sheoak, I believe.   Here are a few medallions I turned just to explore what the rose engine would do.  Also Sheoak. 
This is the last piece I did at my father's shop.  He helped me with the set-up and design.    The barleycorn pattern on the bottom was one of his favorites. 
An African blackwood, ornamentally turned cup.  This is a little over two inches in diameter.  Another cup from the rose engine.  This is from an unknown bit of wood a friend gave me.  It came from a shipping pallet from Southeast Asia. 
I turned a couple of Brazilian rosewood bowls and then put them on the rose engine.  They are about four inches in diameter.  This threaded box is from African blackwood.  It was turned on the ornamental lathe and then dollied up on the rose engine.  The threads are 1/15 which makes for a nice turn. 
 
Eleanor asked me to make her a pepper grinder several years ago.  I finally got around to it.  Rough project with a steep learning curve for this piker.   
A threaded box of African Blackwood... ...with rose engine turned decorations and OT work on the cylinder. 
 
My latest threaded box.  African Blackwood.  
Here's the bottom and some interesting woodgrain. ...And the inside bottom and bottom of the top. 

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