Making an inside out ornament

[Cwalker935]

Inside out ornaments made from Cherry and padauk. I am including a brief description of how I do the ornaments. There are probably better tutorials and videos available that do a better job of doing these types of ornaments.



1.5" by 1.5" by 6" blanks, must be square and identical


Glue only the ends

 

[Cwalker935]

Glue waste plywood on ends to reinforce the blanks, turn, sand and finish inside of the ornaments. Cutoff glued ends so that the four pieces can be separated.

 

[Cwalker935]

Reverse the the pieces so that the turned section is inside and reglue the blanks.

 

[Cwalker935]

Turn the outside of the blank, cut off end, sand and finish.

 

[MRDucks2]

Thank you. I will give this a try.


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[RKB]

Thank you Cody.

 

[Talltim]

Very nice. Interesting process. Well documented.

 

[Jim15]

Great ornaments. Thanks for sharing how you do it.

 

[magpens]

Thanks for the clear instructions, Cody ... I like the top pic in your 4th post, where you can see through the spinning workpiece to view the wood chips on the tray of your lathe!

 

[flyitfast]

Thanks Cody. Good illustration. Looks like fun.
Gordon

 

[studioseven]

Pretty cool. What did you use for a finish?

Seven

 

[mark james]

Excellent ornament Cody! And the pictorial is equally nice - need to turn some "air"!

Thank you for sharing!

 

[Cwalker935]

Pretty cool. What did you use for a finish?

Seven

Spray on poly.

 

[leehljp]

That was on my to-do list this afternoon but got distracted by daughters plea for some scroll saw work. I would rather turn than scroll, but my daughter won out!

Now I wish I had made the inside out ornaments.

Beautiful work! I'm a bit jealous here!

 

[jennera]

Very nice! Beautiful and I like the candles on the inside.

I was wondering how those are made. Cant wait to share with Rebecca this evening. She is almost finished with the orders she had and will be ready to get back to ornaments.

It seems like it would be tricky to turn with the hole in the middle. One of these days, I am going to get Rebecca to teach me how to do a few things.


Jennifer


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[Bob in SF]

Beautiful - thanks, Cody - great job & great explanation - will try it!

 

[Aces-High]

Thanks for sharing this! Will give it a try.

 

[rej19]

One small hint if I may. It is easier to put the finish on the inside pieces before gluing them together. Pretty difficult to put a good finish working through the holes. Excellent tutorial!

 

[TattooedTurner]

Beautiful ornaments and a nice tutorial. I saw a video where the guy used hose clamps to keep the blanks together and was cautious to keep his hands away from them. I like your method better, it's a lot safer without risking a painful loss of flesh.

 

[Woodchipper]

Interesting turning piece. Thanks for the detailed photos and steps in putting the wood together.

 

[Russknan]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your technique. And, just in time. I'm about to try one. Russ

 

[Missyg15]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing.


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[Whitehat1994]

Cool, I'm thinking of doing one of these. How about putting this in our library?

Thank you awesome work

 

[Cwalker935]

Cool, I'm thinking of doing one of these. How about putting this in our library?

Thank you awesome work

I have put the photos in a word document and added some additional narrative. If anyone is interested pm me your email address and I will send you a copy.