Urchin Christmas ornaments....

[Russell Eaton]

I saw a demo at the GAW meeting last month and this is what we learned to make. They are fun and don't take too long. The largest one is right at 4' tall and both are finished with spray lacquer. Enjoy and comments are welcome. Thanks for looking. Russell

 

[firewhatfire]

Where do you get em? It is deffintely a different looking item.

 

[Russell Eaton]

I ordered them from Deltona sea shells. They are sloooowwww to ship but they look great.

 

[robersonjr]

4 Ft tall....My Christmas tree isn't that tall. Really nice. Robbie

 

[renowb]

Those are nice! Is it 4' or 4"?

 

[nava1uni]

You can also get them from CSUSA

 

[Russell Eaton]

Ok ya caught me it is 4" tall. The urchins are a good price and they have a great selection. Thanks for the comments.

 

[SDB777]

Interesting way to utilize shells....hmmmm


Do you have to cut them to get them squared up, or anything?

The finals just glued on, or something I'm not able to see in the photo?



Great shape to both!





Scott (Florida folks would love em) B

 

[Russell Eaton]

Scott the top and bottom already have a hole in them. I just used a 45 degree stone wheel to "clean" a good shoulder and a good glue point. Then the top and bottom finial have a hole drilled in it for a tooth pick and use that to keep the 2 pieces aligned correctly. The top and bottom finial both have a 45 degree angle cut so they fit the urchin with enough glue to hold the whole thing together. When it is glued up it fits together close enough that you can't see the tooth pick. Hope this helps. Russell

 

[airborne_r6]

You can also make a long tenon on one of the finials that glues into the other. Make the tenon longer than needed and then trim it down while dry fitting everything.

 

[JerryS]

They look great , nice job on the finials . I just ordered a bunch from Ebay , you can get good deals with free shipping.

Here's a good video that has a cool idea to join them .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zMZ8jIkcB-o

 

[Justturnin]

So funny, I was staring at my wifes shells this morning and she has about 10 of these and I thought about trying this. Small world. Granted mine would not accomidate 4' of turnings glued to them.:biggrin:

 

[PenMan1]

Nicely done, Russell. But then, I wouldn't expect anything less than prefection from you!

Just out out curosity, are they 4" or 4 '?

God knows, you've got the lathe to make a 4' Christmas tree ornament. Just wondering if Macy's called wanting to "jazz up" the 100 foot Tree and Pink Pig, this year?