Month: August 2007

Pyrography

Started to pay attention to surface treatment and finished my first image on the side of a bowl. Learning’s: I bought the “Detail” burning system. I am not at all happy with the replaceable tips, they heat intermittently. The fixed tips work better but are more expensive. It’s All About Love film I went down …

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New Arrivals

I had two granddaughters arrive this summer so I thought that I would turn a simple heirloom. Made from maple and mahogany with black eyed pea rattles. Finished in walnut oil. Made to US Consumer Safety “Requirement for Rattles, 16 C.F.R Part 1510.

Hybrid wine glass

I just read a technique in a forum where the turner cuts the stem from a cheap wine glass and turns a wood stem to replace it. I think I’ll try it! I’ll post when I get my first wine glass. Find it at : The Bodyguard ipod