Does this work??

[jimskio]

Had a little time on my hands and decided to give this a try. Was hoping for something a little more but this is what I got. The wood is purpleheart and plum, unfinished at this point because I wanted the purple to come back before finishing. This will be for a chrome Euro kit.

thanks for looking
jimskio

 

[Wheaties]

I like it. As a woodworker, I can really appreciate the dovetail joint. I may give that a try at some point.

 

[cnirenberg]

I agree with Zach, I like it.

 

[AceMrFixIt]

Very nice!!!

 

[Gulfcoast]

--- take a look at the pen on the opening page of

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/

--- it is very similar. (great minds think alike)

Joe

 

[BigguyZ]

I like it, I like it a LOT!

How do yo make your DTs? I have a PC jig, but I've never been able to get the hang of it...

 

[low_48]

Hey, the pen on the Yahoo group looks like one of my blanks. I don't belong to that group. Do you know who made it? I sold some at the Midwest Penturners Gathering, and recently sold out to a gal in California.
I like the purpleheart and plum. Very nice craftmanship, those dovetails look perfect!!!!

Edit; That is one of my blanks. Angela is from LA and she bought my last 10 blanks. I will be making more as the Penturners Gathering approaches. Too much of a gloat? SORRY

 

[bitshird]

Nice looking Dovetails, should be pretty when the color comes back.

 

[Rmartin]

Hey, the pen on the Yahoo group looks like one of my blanks. I don't belong to that group. Do you know who made it? I sold some at the Midwest Penturners Gathering, and recently sold out to a gal in California.
I like the purpleheart and plum. Very nice craftmanship, those dovetails look perfect!!!!

Edit; That is one of my blanks. Angela is from LA and she bought my last 10 blanks. I will be making more as the Penturners Gathering approaches. Too much of a gloat? SORRY

Not too much gloat at all

Mind if I copy your idea?

 

[erebus]

Looks nice.

Actually after seeing it I immediately thought that it would be great with the Leigh Jog Isoloc joints. Take a look at

http://www.leighjigs.com/isoloc.php

Some of those look like they would be pretty cool for pns like this

 

[dankc908]

I think it looks GREAT! Wish I had the tools (and the knowledge) to cut dovetails!

 

[Oldwagon]

That is a great blank.It will be great when finished. Todd

 

[jimskio]

Thanks for all of the complements!
I am a machinist and I did the DT on my milling machine at work. Those other joints are very interesting, I would like to see some of them done. The hardest thing with this is getting the hole dead center of the DT's. I got this one off just a little bit.

jimskio

 

[fernhills]

It looks to me like it is the Incra Jig DT. I guess it would work. I think you have shown me a way to incorporate my Incra Jig into turning. Nice work on the blanks. Carl

 

[RichB]

Thanks for an Idea. I have the Leigh and the jigs and have never used them. I figured if I kept them long enough something would come up. My mind just doesn't seem to think out of the box anymore. Thanks RichB

 

[BigguyZ]

The Leigh's too expensive for me, but I've always eyed this setup. Seems like some of these would work as well...

http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/fast_joint_system.html

Out of my current price range, however.

Thanks for an Idea. I have the Leigh and the jigs and have never used them. I figured if I kept them long enough something would come up. My mind just doesn't seem to think out of the box anymore. Thanks RichB

 

[RichB]

That looks a lot easier to figure out. I have a video and instructions, and cutters now I have to figure it all out. I have had this for about 10 yrs and never used it for anything.

 

[reddwil]

Shoot I'll take one, you selling the blanks

 

[jimskio]

Reddwil,

What would you be willing to pay for such a blank? Or maybe we can come up with some kind of blank trade.

jimskio