Woodturning and carving a poplar vase

 

Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

Buffing kit

Forstner bit set

Foredom Woodcarving Kit

Jointer planer

Table saw

Bandsaw

No4 hand plane

Flexcut starter carving set

Flat rasp

Round rasp

Flat file

Round file

In this video I make a face shaped vase out of poplar wood. 

I begun by squaring my stock on the jointer planer and the table saw. 

Then I found my centre points. 

I removed as much material as I could on the bandsaw and table saw. 

I used a hand plane to clean the saw marks. 

Then I mounted the piece between centres on the lathe and turned the points I wanted. 

Then I drilled the vase hole on the lathe using a forstner bit. 

I used a cone on my chuck and flipped the piece over to make the bottom concave so it sits nicely on a flat surface. 

I then used my rotary tool to power carve the face. 

I also used files and chisels where ever I had to. 

Then I added some texture using my rotary tool. 

Finally I applied a coat of sealer and buffed it on the wheel with carnauba wax. 

And that was it. My little vase is ready. See you soon with a new project video. 

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