jttheclockman
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Here is one I made a few years ago. Have many in various states of complete. Need to get back to those. I combine my scrollsawing art and turning art to make them.
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Yes this was a 3 piece top glued as a blank. I scrolled the design in the first oak layer and then stacked. Then turned to shape and then turned the handle and the nib on the bottom and glued those in. Spins quite well. I have many blanks made just waiting to be finished but like everything in my shop, things are on hold.That's really cool. Did you glue the scrolled pattern on and then turn it to the current shape?
It does leave open many possible designs when doing things like this. Back a few years ago when I started getting into them I found a person on the net who made tops and they were some of the best I ever seen and he was selling in the thousands of dollars. Evidently there are collectors for this stuff too. I know I have his site somewhere. I am sure I bookmarked it. I like to be different in the things I make and these seemed different. I have a bunch of blanks made that I stored somewhere. My shop and storage area is in a mess so not sure where they are but if I ever find them I will take a photo and post within this thread.I like that a lot, John. I would never have thought of something like that.
Very effective.
Alan
I know just what you mean re workshop a challenge ( can't use the word mess as SWMBO might see the site ) .It does leave open many possible designs when doing things like this. Back a few years ago when I started getting into them I found a person on the net who made tops and they were some of the best I ever seen and he was selling in the thousands of dollars. Evidently there are collectors for this stuff too. I know I have his site somewhere. I am sure I bookmarked it. I like to be different in the things I make and these seemed different. I have a bunch of blanks made that I stored somewhere. My shop and storage area is in a mess so not sure where they are but if I ever find them I will take a photo and post within this thread.
I bought a bunch of those also back then and they too are somewhere in the shop. I did not get to try them. The tip on that one is Gabon ebony and it is quite a hard wood so it spins real well.I know just what you mean re workshop a challenge ( can't use the word mess as SWMBO might see the site ) .
One guy who demonstrated to us puts a brass pin into the tip of his then finish turns it to leave a metal tip which makes it spin better ( he says ). Seemed a neat idea to me .
Nice work JT !
still working on the balance... a couple I'm having trouble getting to spin on the points... may be that I've forgotten how to throw them too.I had a few tops like that when I was a kid also. They were a little harder to control but if balanced right they can spin for quite some time. Nice work.