General Finishes - Small Turnings: toys, ornaments, functional etc.

Box Top

Rich — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 02:47:13 +0000

This "box".. "top" was made from cherry, maple and walnut. The finish is General Woodturners Finish ( multiple coats), then rubbed out with EEE. Approximately 6" in diameter. Box closes with hand chased 16 tip threads. And yes it spins.

Products Used

General Woodturners Finish

Hollow Globe Ornament

SGibson — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:37:01 +0000

To start the finishing process I sand to 1500 grit. At this time I airbrush aniline dyes with a denatured alchohol carrier. I then stabilize the wood globe with thin super glue, once dry I resand to 1500 grit. The finials are also sanded to 1500 grit before assembly. After assembly the ornament is sprayed overall with one coat of gloss laquer.

This piece is 7 inches in height and 2.25 inches in width.

Products Used

TransTint Dyes
Parfix 3408 CA Glue
Minwax Clear Gloss Aerosol Laquer

Christmas Ornament

fiaschetti woodworking — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:36:34 +0000

This project was conceived in order to demonstrate segmented turning on a small scale. This was the most complicated piece I had ever made at the time. Because of this I decided that it deserved a fantastic finish. I opted for a high gloss polyurethane to bring out the beauty of the wood. Before finishing I sanded up to 600 grit and burnished with steel wool. The first three coats I used were a mix of 50% boiled linseed oil and 50% High gloss Polyurethane. I wiped it on which brought out the brilliance of the Sapele, the richness of the Walnut, the vibrancy of the Padauk and the sweetness of the Maple. I went on to wipe on 5 coats of the polyurethane while the lathe was slowly spinning. After the fifth coat I sanded with 320 grit sandpaper so that all of the imperfections were removed. I then proceeded to put 1 coat of 60% Poly and 40% mineral spirits on for a final coat which laid out perfectly over the 507 pieces that make up the ornament!!

Products Used

Clear Gloss Polyurethane
Boiled Linseed Oil
Mineral Spirits
titebond 3

Emerge

Darren Throop — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 22:57:03 +0000

Emerge measures just 3.5" tall by 2.25" wide, and weighs just 32 grams. This ornament was created from sumac (the emerging flower) and an unknown hardwood species (leaves & stem). The globe, or the flower, was turned and hollowed on the lathe, then carved using a Dremel tool. The leaves/stem were turned on the lathe as well and carved using a Dremel tool, riffles, and sanded to 400 grit. I used a variety of alcohol ink colors by Adirondak to dye the wood along with iridescent ink by Liquitex Professional to add an irredescent shimmer to the piece. All were colored using airbrush techniques. It was finish coated with 3 coats of Watco clear lacquer.

Products Used

Watco Crystal Clear Lacquer
Adirondak Alcohol Ink
Liquitex Professional Ink

Winning Category

2nd Place

Amflora

David DeCristoforo — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 19:49:57 +0000

My take on the Greek Amphora. I have made a number of pieces in this style but I think this is the best of them. Honduras rosewood burl and ebony.

Products Used

General Satin Finishing Wax

Winning Category

1st Place

George's Kaléidoscope

David DeCristoforo — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 19:25:33 +0000

Kaleidoscope w/ interchangable object boxes. Can be used on the stand or hand held by removing the scope from the openable cage. One object box is oil filled and one is openable to allow the contents to be changed. All parts are friction polished. Made from oak burl, ebony and ebonized maple.

Products Used

General Satin Finishing Wax

101 Piece Ornament

Kurt WK — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 20:07:40 +0000

This ornament is made form 101 peices of maple and walnut.

Products Used

Maple and Walnut