a cool turning

well as most know by now we released vol 1 of our turning series..but im working on vol 2..and I got this wild idea, that I could turn and reed or flute a full 7 ” tall sheridan post by sectioning it on a midi lathe….so im out in the shop giving it a whirl…check [...]

Turning

Been going hard, ya’ll. Finished up the Volume I Turning DVD, working on Volume II, all about furniture. No pens, no bowls, no baby rattles or pepper mills, just legs, posts, knobs, fluting and stuff. But it’s been fun – alot of work, but enjoyable.
Getting the seed press wrapped up and working on some unique [...]

Bombe

Well…. Big Bob is headed out to Wisconsin, Jim is wrapping up the pillasters and crown on his bombe, and a couple drawer fronts on the top, we’ve got to carve the fan for the center upper drawer yet, and carve a few flame finials, and veneer the bonnet.   I will be quite honest, most [...]

Bed Posts & Groceries!

I got some emails asking some questions on the bed posts. The tall fluted post was done in three sections, actually four if you count the finial. My Jet 1642 lathe will give me about 42″ center to center if I stretch the headstock and tailstock as far as I can. The [...]

Bed Posts, Bombes and Rockers

We’re wrapping up some bed posts with Big Bob. Another friend of mine who started a Bombe some time back is in the shop working on it some more and next week we are going to be doing the rockers so it s been kind of busy. I’ve got to wrap up the [...]

Our Time in Virginia by Big Bob

Well, our time here has almost come to an end, sad feeling already. It takes about 19 hours to get here (depending on Chicago traffic!) We have been here 8 nights and it seems to just fly by. Charles, Sherri and all the families are just so nice, true Virginia hospitality at [...]

Having Fun

well just a quick note…Sherri will back tomorrow and we can get some pictures up..guess i need to pay attention and learn how to do them myself…anyway…Big Bob is here , we been working on some tiger maple Sheritan style , fluted bed post for him, and Mike Galloway ( mikega) was here over the [...]

Scoopin Seats, Big Bob, and Seed Press

Well….busy as ever! Big Bob arrived last night from Wisconsin, he ain’t so big anymore, lost 50 lbs..I think I found it and with all the wet weather  I haven’t had a chance to “work it off” but were gettin’ there. I need to drop about 30 lbs myself….
Need to apologize for the [...]

bout got’er

got the chip carving done with Jeff, today we do the steam bending….and hopefully get it all together for the news letter, this thing keeps gettin bigger and bigger, I like that, so if ya know any one interested let them know about it, as well i am liking being able to bring others in [...]

an update

I had ask Jeff Fleisher ( chpcrvr) who some of you have seen ,and was written about a couple months ago in the newsletter , to come over and film some basic chip carving , He’s good, teaches at North Bennett in Boston and does some classes at woodcraft, so we are doing a quick [...]