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The School of the Transfer of Energy

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pole lathe

Three Legged Stool

This is a little three leg stool, turned from black walnut on the pole lathe.  The seat is sawn, not turned, then I used a little gouge on the edges and where the tenons from the legs come through.  The turning is intended to resemble bells and clappers.

Posted on December 2, 2009 by jackbaumgartner Posted in traditional woodcraft, woodwork Tagged Black Walnut Furniture, pole lathe, three legged stool, woodturning Leave a comment

Two Bowls

The second bowl, in ash.  I counted forty growth rings in this bowl, and it represents less than half of the tree’s radius.

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The ash bowl with oiled with walnut oil.

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Two bowls.  One in walnut and one in ash.

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Hollowing the walnut bowl on the lathe

bowl turning

Posted on July 23, 2009July 23, 2009 by jackbaumgartner Posted in traditional woodcraft, woodwork Tagged Ash, black walnut, bowl turning, pole lathe, wooden bowls Leave a comment

Turning a Black Walnut Bowl

Below are a series of pictures of turning a black walnut bowl on the pole lathe.

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Shaping the sides with a roughing gouge.

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Starting to hollow it out.

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Posted on July 14, 2009 by jackbaumgartner Posted in technique and process, traditional woodcraft, woodwork Tagged black walnut, bowl turning, pole lathe, traditional woodwork, Wood Turning 1 Comment

Shaping and Turning a Billet of Walnut

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Using a hatchet to chop away the sap wood on a billet of walnut.

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Shaping the billet on the shaving horse with drawknife to make it ready for the lathe.

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Using the roughing gouge to shape the cylinder.  This will become one leg on a little stool.

Posted on January 12, 2009 by jackbaumgartner Posted in technique and process, traditional woodcraft, woodwork Tagged black walnut, pole lathe, shaving horse, traditional woodwork 1 Comment
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