Woodturning a wooden bell

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Buffing kit

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

In this video I make a small bell out of pixari. Unfortunately I don't know it's name in English. It's a really hard yellow wood. 

I begun by turning the piece true on the lathe.

I like to clean the end grain with a bowl gouge. 

Then I drilled an entry hole and started hollowing the end grain with my hook tool. It’s a similar process to making a goblet.

Once I finished with the bell I turned the handle. 

I cut the bell off and buffed it on the buffing wheel using carnauba wax. 

I then used a skew to turn a small tongue for the bell. 

I then connected the bell with the tongue and my little bell was ready.

It does not have the resonance of a metal bell but it works really nicely.

But that was it. See you soon with a new project video.

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Woodcarving a leaf bowl out of basswood

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Bandsaw

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

No4 hand plane

Mineral oil

PROXXON Longneck Angle Grinder

Cabinet Scraper set

Flexcut starter carving set

PFEIL Carving Set

Flat rasp

Round rasp

Flat file

Round file

Spoon carving knives

In this video I carve a wood bowl out of basswood. I used mostly hand tools. I also used a few power carving tools in some situations.

I begun by drawing the basic shape of my bowl. 

I then started removing material with a gouge. 

Once I was deep enough I used my small grinder with a rasp disc to even the surface. 

I then used a goose neck scraper to smooth the surface even more. 

Then I cut the outer shape on the bandsaw. 

I started shaping with gouges and my small grinder. 

At this point I decided the interior needed more work. This time I used my spoon carving knife to reach a few difficult spots. 

Once I was happy I used files, the grinder, sand paper and scrapers to smooth everything up. 

I flattened the base on my jointer and I finished the bowl with mineral oil.

I didn’t smooth everything completely. I kind of like the hand tools texture but you can sand it to shine if you like. 

It was a really interesting project, but that was it. See you soon with a new project video. 

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How to make a DIY mini axe from an old saw blade

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Stick welder

Grinder / belt sander

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Angle grinder

Metal cutting discs

Lathe

Wood turning tools set

Mineral oil

Wire Burning Kit

Bandsaw

In this video I make a small axe out of an old table saw blade. I also turned a mahogany handle for it, on the lathe. 

I begun by cutting the shape of the axe using my grinder. 

I then used my stick welder to weld the blade with a piece of metal pipe. 

I then cleaned the welds with my small grinder and my rotary tool.

After polishing the blade a little bit, I created the bevel on my bench grinder. I did the final sharpening on my Tormek T8. 

I then turned the handle out of a piece of mahogany. 

I then connected the blade with the handle. I used a small wedge to keep things really tight.

I finished the handle with mineral oil.

My little axe was ready at this point. You can certainly use it for small jobs but I think I will keep it as a decorative piece.

But that was it. See you soon with a new project video. 

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How to make a DIY Pikler climbing triangle

 

Tools and materials:

Speed square

Drill press

Belt sander

Plunge router

Router bits

Random orbit sander

Lathe

Wood turning tools set

Forstner bit set

Centre drill countersink bit

Table saw

Cordless drill

Cordless Impact Driver

Flush trim saw

Chisel set

Air compressor, nail and staple gun kit

Emmi Pikler was a Hungarian pediatrician and she designed this climbing toy so kids can practise climbing and other kinetic skills. In this video I make my version of it, out of 15mm plywood and spruce.

I first cut my sides on the tale saw. I then rounded over the edges on the bandsaw and made a few pilot holes on the drill press. 

To duplicate the same parts I added two nails as pins so I can make my marks. 

I then used my drill with forstner bits to make the holes for the dowels. 

I wanted the dowels to fit snuggly so I trimmed their edges using the the table saw. 

I then pre drilled pilot holes and screwed the dowels in place. 

I then rounded over everything using a round over bit on my router. 

Next I made the locking mechanism. 

Finally I made the ladder which is also a slide. I made it out of solid spruce. I first glued and nailed the steps in place. I also screwed them just to be sure. 

Next I turned two ball shaped pieces. These act as locking pins for the ladder. But they are also handles for the slide. 

And that was it. My little piker was ready. I am really happy with the way it came out. See you soon with a new project video. 

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Wood carving an art piece inspired by wood block printing

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Wood turning tools set

Bandsaw

Chuck kit

Flexcut starter carving set

PFEIL Carving Set

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Hand Tool Sharpening Kit

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

No4 hand plane

Mineral oil

Speed square

Circular saw

Cabinet Scraper set

In this video I create a carved image on basswood. I first turned the piece on my lathe in order to prepare my circular surface. 

First of all I cut my material to size on the bandsaw. It’s diameter is about 24cm which is the maximum my lathe can handle. 

I then turned my piece true between centres using mostly the bowl gouge. I also made the tenon to mount it on my chuck. 

I then shaped the disc to my likeness and sanded it.

While the piece was still on the chuck I moved it around so I can secure it on my visa and work on it. 

Then I prepared my surface with black water based printing ink. 

Then I started drawing and carving my shapes. Fy flex cut tools worked great in this situation. 

Once I finished my art work I cleaned the tenon on the back and finished it with mineral oil. 

And my piece turned out quite nice. I have always thought that printing blocks look so beautiful to me. Sometimes I might like them more than the print outs. 

But that was it, see you soon with a new project video. 

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, that at no cost to you, I get a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.