Lovely. You just gave me a great idea. Will turn 12 of these and at each craft/fall fair, I will draw every hour for a pair to give to a person that has put their name in a hat. Will draw customers to the table for sure and a customer that looks with interest in something free is often a buying customer as well.😊
I now realize why I missed your videos so much during your break from videos the last several months... I wasn't getting my fix of watching people do amazingly tedious work on a lathe, lol! I find myself sitting on the edge of my seat watching your tool control! Give me 1/2" BG and a 18" round and I'm a happy camper :-) But really the fact is I'm a bull in a china closet and very impressed with the skill you show creating those fine details. Fun video as always and beautiful ornaments! Thanks!
Two really stunning ornaments John, and a very thorough video, showing your techniques. I think its safe to say the Cedar is the star of the show ( as well as yourself of course) with those beautiful contrasting colours. Great video mate Take care Mike
Excellent work! Enjoyed . I am just starting out again after 50 years of doing other woodworking. Many questions answered watching your video. Thank you for the details. RS
I enjoyed your video and learned a lot. I really liked the fact you are confident enough to show your mistakes as well. I believe we learn as much from mistakes as anything else. Thank you
You probably dont care at all but does anyone know a method to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot my account password. I would appreciate any help you can give me!
@Stanley Reyansh i really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Very nice John! Thanks for sharing. I've been making ornaments our the local club, Worland Wyoming Woodturners, for the past couple of months and have really enjoyed and had fun making them. I've done 5 or 6 ( out of about 40 ) from cedar and love the way the color turns out and the grain design Pops. I've used different woods for the hangers/finials that contrast with the cedar but the beautiful design of the cedar can't be beat! And makes the shop smell great too! Again, Thanks for sharing. Take care, Dave
Thank you, David. :-) By the time Christmas comes I'll have had my fill of ornaments but I'm going to make them for sale next year - if I can find any cedar! The piece I was given had just about the right balance of heart and sapwood.
Lovely ornaments. What a hassle hollowing them out. And 'I'm not that lucky' , too. I need a chuck, but i dont have a standard lathe, so i need to figure out how to fit one to it, before i buy it. I like the longer format, although its not the length itself im interested in. Its the detailed view at how its done. This is education time well spent! Thanks for sharing.
The more I practice, the luckier I get. :-) I realized at some point that since I enjoy making every pass and cut with the tools, maybe others would enjoy watching them. The problem is that it makes for long videos. I may begin doing multi-part videos. I've not made up my mind about it. I'm sure an adaptor could be made so you could fit a chuck to your lathe. If I had a metal lathe I'd do it for you, so there must be someone else who'd not only be willing, but able.
Hi John and all. Thanks for the Video. Great work. I'm so bad with a skew but I will try them with a gouge. I'm in Finland so not too much hard wood about. But I am defiantly going to make lots and try to market them in Helsinki. Good work. Oh and Chuck u Farley go somewhere else and please try to find some peace inside you.
After turning the first side why not cut the corners on the bandsaw before trying to turn the second? It would be safer and require less cutting on the jamchuck.
I think there's no need to hollow the middle piece out. I've been also turning some Christmas ornaments. I didn't hollow any of them. They're not that heavy. But your Christmas ornaments are pretty. Good job. But a lot of work.
The hollowing of the ornaments was absolutely amazing. Especially when I bought a similar et of mini carbide chisels and having used them for a month about 30 minutes a day and already had to turn them for sharpness just made bombs out of thinning of bowls, delicate cordial or soft boiled egg holders, whatever needed scraping from the inside out. They just dont seem to hold an edge and like to find hidden cracks before i do and i have an arsenal of locktite CA glues. Ive had more fails than successes. And i study you tube incesantly for reasons the i see you make such beautiful ornaments hollowed for wt reduction. I really get depressed. What can you think of im doing wrong? I have more success with door chisels sharpened like tge carbides.
Thank you. I can't really recommend a lathe for you because I've only used three in my life. I'm sure you'll adapt to whichever lathe you wind up with. Any modern lathe is probably okay, and most of the old ones are too. Find a local turning club and I'm sure someone there can help you find your lathe.
Lovely. You just gave me a great idea. Will turn 12 of these and at each craft/fall fair, I will draw every hour for a pair to give to a person that has put their name in a hat. Will draw customers to the table for sure and a customer that looks with interest in something free is often a buying customer as well.😊
I now realize why I missed your videos so much during your break from videos the last several months... I wasn't getting my fix of watching people do amazingly tedious work on a lathe, lol! I find myself sitting on the edge of my seat watching your tool control! Give me 1/2" BG and a 18" round and I'm a happy camper :-) But really the fact is I'm a bull in a china closet and very impressed with the skill you show creating those fine details. Fun video as always and beautiful ornaments! Thanks!
Thank you! People complained when I sped up or edited out the repetitive stuff so I'm leaving it in now. :-) Thank you for the encouraging words. :-)
Two really stunning ornaments John, and a very thorough video, showing your techniques. I think its safe to say the Cedar is the star of the show ( as well as yourself of course) with those beautiful contrasting colours.
Great video mate
Take care
Mike
Thank you, Mike. :-) Since the video I've made six more and I'm looking for more cedar. :-D
Excellent work! Enjoyed . I am just starting out again after 50 years of doing other woodworking. Many questions answered watching your video.
Thank you for the details. RS
Thank you, Ralph. I'm glad you found my video helpful. Welcome back to woodturning! :-)
I enjoyed your video and learned a lot. I really liked the fact you are confident enough to show your mistakes as well. I believe we learn as much from mistakes as anything else. Thank you
Beautiful ornaments John! Man that Cedar is beautiful too.
Take care,
Carl
Thank you, Carl. I appreciate the kind words. :-)
You probably dont care at all but does anyone know a method to log back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly forgot my account password. I would appreciate any help you can give me!
@Jermaine Ricky instablaster :)
@Stanley Reyansh i really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Seems to take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Stanley Reyansh it worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thank you so much you saved my account !
those look great and I will spin up a few....... thanks for putting the video together and posting it..... very well done...
Thank you, Doug. :-) And thanks for watching.
Great video John ! really enjoyed watching you make them. Lovely ornaments! Thanks for sharing, take care Bram.
Thank you, Bram. I don't think I'll ever use cedar for anything else!
Very nice John! Thanks for sharing. I've been making ornaments our the local club, Worland Wyoming Woodturners, for the past couple of months and have really enjoyed and had fun making them. I've done 5 or 6 ( out of about 40 ) from cedar and love the way the color turns out and the grain design Pops. I've used different woods for the hangers/finials that contrast with the cedar but the beautiful design of the cedar can't be beat! And makes the shop smell great too! Again, Thanks for sharing.
Take care, Dave
Thank you, David. :-)
By the time Christmas comes I'll have had my fill of ornaments but I'm going to make them for sale next year - if I can find any cedar! The piece I was given had just about the right balance of heart and sapwood.
Lovely ornaments. What a hassle hollowing them out. And 'I'm not that lucky' , too.
I need a chuck, but i dont have a standard lathe, so i need to figure out how to fit one to it, before i buy it.
I like the longer format, although its not the length itself im interested in. Its the detailed view at how its done. This is education time well spent! Thanks for sharing.
The more I practice, the luckier I get. :-)
I realized at some point that since I enjoy making every pass and cut with the tools, maybe others would enjoy watching them. The problem is that it makes for long videos. I may begin doing multi-part videos. I've not made up my mind about it.
I'm sure an adaptor could be made so you could fit a chuck to your lathe. If I had a metal lathe I'd do it for you, so there must be someone else who'd not only be willing, but able.
Excellent video. Nice work. I am going to try to turn a few myself. Hope I can work on something that small. Thanks for sharing.
lovely work, the round one looks great
Hi John and all. Thanks for the Video. Great work. I'm so bad with a skew but I will try them with a gouge. I'm in Finland so not too much hard wood about. But I am defiantly going to make lots and try to market them in Helsinki. Good work. Oh and Chuck u Farley go somewhere else and please try to find some peace inside you.
people don't realize that it 's not that easy to make these ornaments,keep up the good work
I really enjoyed your video and I have subscribed thanks for sharing it
Gorgeous and so helpful Thank You
very nice ,i enjoyed that very much ...
Thank you, Tom. :-)
Good job I like I will make some Thanks 😊
After turning the first side why not cut the corners on the bandsaw before trying to turn the second? It would be safer and require less cutting on the jamchuck.
I like your presentation style and have subscribed to your channel. Do you have a video that shows how you make the flat copper eyelet at the top?
Very nice! I hope to be that good after some practice.
Thank you, Eric. Practice is more helpful than anything else. :)
Lovely Christmas tree ornaments, Love em. Ron
I think there's no need to hollow the middle piece out. I've been also turning some Christmas ornaments. I didn't hollow any of them. They're not that heavy. But your Christmas ornaments are pretty. Good job. But a lot of work.
The hollowing of the ornaments was absolutely amazing. Especially when I bought a similar et of mini carbide chisels and having used them for a month about 30 minutes a day and already had to turn them for sharpness just made bombs out of thinning of bowls, delicate cordial or soft boiled egg holders, whatever needed scraping from the inside out. They just dont seem to hold an edge and like to find hidden cracks before i do and i have an arsenal of locktite CA glues. Ive had more fails than successes. And i study you tube incesantly for reasons the i see you make such beautiful ornaments hollowed for wt reduction. I really get depressed. What can you think of im doing wrong? I have more success with door chisels sharpened like tge carbides.
Precioso trabajo
Thank you, Antonio. :-)
Nice work, are you still turning out work?
Excellent video, Liked the ornament.I'm about to start turning, could you recommend a lathe?Thanks
Thank you. I can't really recommend a lathe for you because I've only used three in my life. I'm sure you'll adapt to whichever lathe you wind up with. Any modern lathe is probably okay, and most of the old ones are too. Find a local turning club and I'm sure someone there can help you find your lathe.
Thank you, I understand.
Please keep doing the videos.
Wife said, to tell you she likes it too.
Linden Riley Thank her for me. :) I'm going to keep doing videos.
Very Nice
Thank you very much. :-)
Nice creative ornaments. Not easy to make that’s for sure.
good job i like
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