Christmas/Holiday Gift Ideas

Signed-In Members Don't See This Ad
See more from mark james

mark james

IAP Collection, Curator
Joined
Sep 6, 2012
Messages
12,720
Location
Medina, Ohio
Lets use this thread to post whatever we are making for this holiday season (Turning - but not exclusively for you flat work folks).

So post away! I have three small bells that I will post tomorrrow. Until then I'll start with a pickie from a few years ago:


View in Gallery


View in Gallery


View in Gallery

The bells will be a bit smaller, but nonethless, FUN!

Ideas for everyone else!
 
Signed-In Members Don't See This Ad

mark james

IAP Collection, Curator
Joined
Sep 6, 2012
Messages
12,720
Location
Medina, Ohio
I did a quick picture of this years idea... I hope to do better, but will turn 10-15 for family and friends. UTube will give great tutorials.

The next ones will have some segmenting!
 

Attachments

  • IMG_0290.jpg
    IMG_0290.jpg
    132.1 KB · Views: 191
  • IMG_0292.jpg
    IMG_0292.jpg
    92 KB · Views: 160
Joined
Aug 13, 2016
Messages
1,460
Location
Surprise, Arizona
Great idea Mark. My mini acrylic bud vases were a hit with the nurses & MA's at the clinic so I'll be making some to give to them. I turned one today and will make another tomorrow, and probably 2 every weekend for the month. I'll get pics up tomorrow evening.

Full disclosure: After inspecting the one today I need to sand and polish it again since it showed some sanding marks. I tried using abrasive paste without using the first 3 MM pads beforehand and it didn't work out. Trying to save time cost me quite a bit more, lesson learned.
 

mark james

IAP Collection, Curator
Joined
Sep 6, 2012
Messages
12,720
Location
Medina, Ohio
Great idea Mark. My mini acrylic bud vases were a hit with the nurses & MA's at the clinic so I'll be making some to give to them. I turned one today and will make another tomorrow, and probably 2 every weekend for the month. I'll get pics up tomorrow evening.

Full disclosure: After inspecting the one today I need to sand and polish it again since it showed some sanding marks. I tried using abrasive paste without using the first 3 MM pads beforehand and it didn't work out. Trying to save time cost me quite a bit more, lesson learned.

Post whatever you got! Even with the blemishes! It will give others some ideas.
 
Joined
Aug 13, 2016
Messages
1,460
Location
Surprise, Arizona
Twig pot/Bud vase #1. I cast the blank with Silmar 41 and colored with Pearl Ex turquoise & bronze mica powders and Castin' Craft (dark) green dye. I recently got the powders and it's the first time I've used Pearl Ex. It costs several times more than the mica I buy direct from China but the colors are brilliant.


View in Gallery


View in Gallery


View in Gallery


View in Gallery
 
Joined
Aug 13, 2016
Messages
1,460
Location
Surprise, Arizona
Thanks Mark. I cast blanks for these anywhere from 3.5"-4.5" tall and 2" diameter. They're actually mini twig pots, but I've given a few as birthday gifts with little artificial flowers in them to some ladies where I work and they love them, and they only take a tiny bit of space on their desks. I got busy doing some shopping today and only turned one after I was done, sanding & polishing can wait until I get home from work tomorrow, along with the cleanup. What a mess!
 
Last edited:

mark james

IAP Collection, Curator
Joined
Sep 6, 2012
Messages
12,720
Location
Medina, Ohio
Thanks Jay. I have a bunch (like too many) of nice spindle blanks that size, so I'm gonna steal your design and play this week. I've got 4 relatives that this would fit their interests.
 
Joined
Aug 13, 2016
Messages
1,460
Location
Surprise, Arizona
Thanks Jay. I have a bunch (like too many) of nice spindle blanks that size, so I'm gonna steal your design and play this week. I've got 4 relatives that this would fit their interests.

Cool! Glad I could help out even if I was completely unaware of it. As for stealing my idea, I stole yours for making modified slimlines so this makes us even! :biggrin:

I actually turn these like a bottle stopper, the only difference being that I sand/finish the top before threading onto the mandrel since it obviously shows. It leaves a little mark if the top is concave but so far the buffing wheels have taken care of that. Strangely enough, it doesn't leave a mark if the top is convex, I can't figure that one out. Yes, the hole is threaded, but that's not even noticeable once a few flowers are in it.
 

mark james

IAP Collection, Curator
Joined
Sep 6, 2012
Messages
12,720
Location
Medina, Ohio
Hey Jay! I'll post a few more Modified Slims tomorrow in this thread, as they are Xmas Gifts. Urethane is curing yesterday and today (I give them 2 days for good behavior).
 

hilltopper46

Member
Joined
Jun 28, 2006
Messages
2,401
Location
East Troy, Wisconsin, USA.
Snowmen

I turned a baker's dozen of these snowmen to put on my craft fair table this fall. They have been moving slowly but steadily. The first weekend they paid for the table fee.

My wife crochets a simple scarf for them from red or green yarn. She draws the face on them and I burn it with the pyrography pen. They are turned (mostly) from ash with black walnut hats. A couple elm ones got included as well.
 

Attachments

  • Snowmen.jpg
    Snowmen.jpg
    145.6 KB · Views: 239

wouldentu2?

Member
Joined
Jan 27, 2011
Messages
897
Location
Oak Creek WI
Lets use this thread to post whatever we are making for this holiday season (Turning - but not exclusively for you flat work folks).

So post away! I have three small bells that I will post tomorrrow. Until then I'll start with a pickie from a few years ago:


View in Gallery


View in Gallery


View in Gallery

The bells will be a bit smaller, but nonethless, FUN!

Ideas for everyone else!
Reminded me of Pecans which gives me the idea to use pecans for the body and make the top and bottom.
 
Joined
Aug 13, 2016
Messages
1,460
Location
Surprise, Arizona
Last edited:

mark james

IAP Collection, Curator
Joined
Sep 6, 2012
Messages
12,720
Location
Medina, Ohio
OK, some of this (Dec 2017) years gifts - these are for family/friends.

The first set of cheese cutters are well worn/scratched, as they are a set that my wife and I received years ago, and the maple blanks were chipping, swelling, etc, ... so I dismantled them and used the 5 blades with Olive wood blanks (From Robutacion).

The second and third set used Olive Wood from Robutacion (a box in 2014), and blades from CSUSA.

The final set used Cherry Wood from my yard, and blades from CSUSA.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_0357.jpg
    IMG_0357.jpg
    153 KB · Views: 110
  • IMG_0358.jpg
    IMG_0358.jpg
    152.3 KB · Views: 103
  • IMG_0359.jpg
    IMG_0359.jpg
    176.8 KB · Views: 114
Last edited:

mark james

IAP Collection, Curator
Joined
Sep 6, 2012
Messages
12,720
Location
Medina, Ohio
A Few Bird House Ornaments

The first set are timbers from Robutacion in Australia. Not all is done, need a few more finials and perches.:

The last two sets are misc woods:

These are for my family for 2017 Christmas.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_0361.jpg
    IMG_0361.jpg
    151.5 KB · Views: 135
  • IMG_0362.jpg
    IMG_0362.jpg
    212.6 KB · Views: 128
  • IMG_0363.jpg
    IMG_0363.jpg
    194.1 KB · Views: 145
Top Bottom