I love going back in time to look at some of the older Jacobson work. This is a great ornament. I would not have considered a bowl gouge for a finial, I am more of a spindle gouge person for that kind of work, but it just goes to show you that sometimes it is not about the tool, but the hand operating it. Thanks for the inspiration Carl!
Thanks so much for sharing, nothing better than watching a true artist at work! Your work continues to amaze me!! Looking forward to more of your videos!!!
Thanks Carl- I watched the video again and I see it now. I'm still surprised that you don't use some fancy hollowing tool with a curved arm or one of those with a disc on the end. I thought I was going to have to get one of those to be able to do this sort of hollowing. Nice to know I don't have to get another tool.
Hi Allen, Yes, it was the sycamore you sent to me. Thank you. I use calipers, did I cut that out of the video. Oops. Sorry. I wanted them to fit farely snug so that they would be centered. Thanks, Carl
Hey Carl! It's been a long time since we spoke but I just wanted to say I hope you and your family are doing well. Be safe this holiday season buddy. I woke up in the christmas spirit so I thought I would stop on by to watch some good old CJ woodturning ornament videos for some inspiration. I've watched this video maybe 10 or 15 times since 2011 and I just love how this ornament turned out. Thanks again for all of the inspiration and have a great day!
There is a washer and a retainer ring that holds it together. It looks like the groove on the Tailstock lead screw for the retaining ring isn't deep enough. So the ring pops out of the slot.They are sending some new parts. It's not hard to work on. They have 2 tool rest lock handles which are on 2 allen wrench head screws to hold the tool rest in place. They are plastic and don't work well. I used an allen wrench to tighten the screws. But eventually the allen wrench will strip the head.
Donna, I do have both of those tools, for doing for reaching around the corners on bigger pieces, but for something simple like this, a small bowl gouge will work fine. Getting more tools; however, is part of the fun. :) And isn't Christmas coming up?
So i think i'll have to use a bolt with a bigger head on it or just use a small pair of vice grips to tighten it. They just made the handles to cheaply. Kinda suprised there are 2 handles instead of just one. I'll have to make a table for it because a regular table height is a little to tall for me. Several inches i think. I can put that table on wheels and roll it outside on nice days. You can always put an extention bed on it to. Can't think of anything else right now to say about it. Leonard
The Shop Fox W1752 Lathe arrived at about 7:30 pm on Thursday night. Nice little lathe. It only takes maybe 10 minutes to set up and clean. They put oil on it before packaging. Runs pretty quiet and the belt is pretty easy to change for different speeds. There was a problem with being able to run the quill up tight to the wood piece. It wouldn't snug up to the wood very well.I called the dealer and they walked me through taking the tailstock apart. Found out the rubber collar was missing.
@DonnaMenke You can hollow small objects like these with a few very simple home-made tools. I have some hollowing tools made from Allen wrenches that work fine, just grind the short leg down so it only sticks out about 1/2" at most. I made another from a small HSS metal cutting tool from a yard sale for 50 cents, and a mini tool from a hardened concrete screw. No need to buy fancy expensive tools unless you plan to make these for a living. Tips are shaped like tiny round-nosed scrapers.
Hey Carl, I was wondering if you have have a collection of ornaments that you put on your Christmas tree every year, and if so could we see a picture of it?
wouldn't it be easier to punch the hole with a drill bit and chuck? Also, purple heart looks AMAZING if you run a heat gun over it to bring the color out.
Hi Carl- I've always wanted to make some like this. I have no trouble with spindles but I seem to get catches whenever I go to interiors. What tool(s) did you use for the inside hollowing? It looked like a square-ended scraper to me, but it wasn't too clear. tia Donna Menke
Hi Carl, I like your videos. Very easy to follow. On the Christmas ornament that you did (For Chad's charity) how much did you hollow out the center portion? I have tried a couple of times but I have had the piece "blow up" on me. I assume you are just trying to eliminate some weight so that it can hang from a Christmas tree branch. Keep the shows coming. Thanks again. Mark
Hi Scott, yes it was a small bowl gouge. I wouldn't recommend it, but back then this was the only tool I had for this. I now would use a small scraper or a carbide tool like the Easy Wood #1 hollower.
how much did that ornament weigh (approximately)? Looks like it would have been big enough to bend the branch of the tree. I wish I had a decent video camera, I'd post some of my stuff too. Oh, not sure you answered this from another video, but what glue gun are you using? I've heard of a lot of stories of some where the glue just comes out the wrong end or continually flows, neither of which is good, and just don't want to waste money on bad tools. Thanks,
Ya I did the whole thing with a bowl gouge. It's about 3\8" I would probably use a small scraper now though. As for it being even wall thickness....I hope so ;) I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
Thanks for the video Carl. The ornament turned out nice. What type of lathe did you turn it on? I noticed the pulley moving when you changed speeds like a variable cvt transmission.
Wow, you make it look so easy
Thank you John!
I enjoy the old video still!
That ornament should be the best one.
Beautiful !!!
Thank you Joanne!!
Thank you Robbie. Your snowmen were wonderful and very creative.
Take Care,
Carl
Great idea Leonard roll it out side on nice days. Glad to hear you got it.
Very nice
Thank you!
FANTASTIC.......nice job as always
Wow, that looks good. I think I know what a few people on my list will get for Christmas this year!
I love the classic look of this thing. It is one of the best tree ornaments that I have ever seen.
I love going back in time to look at some of the older Jacobson work. This is a great ornament. I would not have considered a bowl gouge for a finial, I am more of a spindle gouge person for that kind of work, but it just goes to show you that sometimes it is not about the tool, but the hand operating it. Thanks for the inspiration Carl!
Man this was a longtime ago. Thank you very much Donley!
Thanks John,
Thank you. I still get catches sometimes too. I use a scraper when I get walls thinned down.
Carl
Hi Donna,
I used a small 1/4" bowl gouge to hollow it out.
Carl
Thanks so much for sharing, nothing better than watching a true artist at work! Your work continues to amaze me!! Looking forward to more of your videos!!!
Thank you so much John!
Looks great. Im definitly going to come back to this when making christmas presents
Thank you.
Very nice work carl all the best john.
I might be able to, but I am not sure about bending the wood. I will have to look into to it.
Carl
Awesome one ////I might try to make one like us
Thank you Mario!
You make it look so easy!
+Route 66 Thank you very much!
Thank you,
Thank you!
Another great job Carl. Thanks for all your videos'
This is such a beautiful art form
Really beautiful,going to try it with ebony for the spindal.
Thank you so much Jimmy! I'd like to see some pictures.
Nice project Carl, I have a feeling there will be several hanging from my tree this year.
Thanks Carl- I watched the video again and I see it now. I'm still surprised that you don't use some fancy hollowing tool with a curved arm or one of those with a disc on the end. I thought I was going to have to get one of those to be able to do this sort of hollowing. Nice to know I don't have to get another tool.
Hi Mark,
I hollow them out quite a bit. It just takes practice you can hear when it gets thin or use calipers
Take care,
Carl
Yes that's the tube
I use my hand to support it.
Hi Allen,
Yes, it was the sycamore you sent to me. Thank you. I use calipers, did I cut that out of the video. Oops. Sorry. I wanted them to fit farely snug so that they would be centered.
Thanks,
Carl
Hey Carl! It's been a long time since we spoke but I just wanted to say I hope you and your family are doing well. Be safe this holiday season buddy. I woke up in the christmas spirit so I thought I would stop on by to watch some good old CJ woodturning ornament videos for some inspiration. I've watched this video maybe 10 or 15 times since 2011 and I just love how this ornament turned out. Thanks again for all of the inspiration and have a great day!
Thank you very much Benjamin!! Great to hear from you! I hope you and your family are doing well too :)
love it mate. christams is coming.. All the best mate
There is a washer and a retainer ring that holds it together. It looks like the groove on the Tailstock lead screw for the retaining ring isn't deep enough. So the ring pops out of the slot.They are sending some new parts. It's not hard to work on. They have 2 tool rest lock handles which are on 2 allen wrench head screws to hold the tool rest in place. They are plastic and don't work well. I used an allen wrench to tighten the screws. But eventually the allen wrench will strip the head.
Really nice thanks I'm new and going to do this first.
couerl Thank you, I'd like to see some pics
Donna,
I do have both of those tools, for doing for reaching around the corners on bigger pieces, but for something simple like this, a small bowl gouge will work fine. Getting more tools; however, is part of the fun. :) And isn't Christmas coming up?
I am not sure about the brand, I just picked it up at a craft store. Just make sure it is good and hot when putting the pieces together.
So i think i'll have to use a bolt with a bigger head on it or just use a small pair of vice grips to tighten it. They just made the handles to cheaply. Kinda suprised there are 2 handles instead of just one. I'll have to make a table for it because a regular table height is a little to tall for me. Several inches i think. I can put that table on wheels and roll it outside on nice days. You can always put an extention bed on it to. Can't think of anything else right now to say about it. Leonard
The Shop Fox W1752 Lathe arrived at about 7:30 pm on Thursday night. Nice little lathe. It only takes maybe 10 minutes to set up and clean. They put oil on it before packaging. Runs pretty quiet and the belt is pretty easy to change for different speeds. There was a problem with being able to run the quill up tight to the wood piece. It wouldn't snug up to the wood very well.I called the dealer and they walked me through taking the tailstock apart. Found out the rubber collar was missing.
I got it from a friend but you can get it from your local wood store.
@nicholls611 Not sure on the weigh of the ornament but it's hollow, Not sure on the brand it's an industrial glue gun.
@DonnaMenke You can hollow small objects like these with a few very simple home-made tools. I have some hollowing tools made from Allen wrenches that work fine, just grind the short leg down so it only sticks out about 1/2" at most. I made another from a small HSS metal cutting tool from a yard sale for 50 cents, and a mini tool from a hardened concrete screw. No need to buy fancy expensive tools unless you plan to make these for a living. Tips are shaped like tiny round-nosed scrapers.
Right at 2000.
Carl
Consider yourself an inspiration.
+SONofSUPERNOVA Thank you very much!
@soulcade I don't, I have given most of them away to friends and family over the years.
Hey Carl, I was wondering if you have have a collection of ornaments that you put on your Christmas tree every year, and if so could we see a picture of it?
No you can do it without the chuck, just support it with your hand.
wouldn't it be easier to punch the hole with a drill bit and chuck? Also, purple heart looks AMAZING if you run a heat gun over it to bring the color out.
Thanks for tip!!
Do you have to use a chuck do the spindle won't break?
At 5:01 is the tube you touched the "Dust Collector"?
Dude All of your links are dead. You have great skill. What kind of hangers are you using?
Thank you for the education.
Carl, how do you get the bit from purpleheart at 8:45 so thin without it shattering?
Hi Carl- I've always wanted to make some like this. I have no trouble with spindles but I seem to get catches whenever I go to interiors. What tool(s) did you use for the inside hollowing? It looked like a square-ended scraper to me, but it wasn't too clear. tia Donna Menke
You're work is inspiring. I blame you, I bought a lathe yesterday. Where do you get your wood?
Thank you Brad! That's awesome! I get a lot of wood off of Craigslist
@@CarlJacobson I live in a very rural area. It's a 3 hour drive to civilization. Hahaha. Area there any websites that sell more than just pen blanks?
Hi Carl,
I like your videos. Very easy to follow. On the Christmas ornament that you did (For Chad's charity) how much did you hollow out the center portion? I have tried a couple of times but I have had the piece "blow up" on me. I assume you are just trying to eliminate some weight so that it can hang from a Christmas tree branch. Keep the shows coming. Thanks again. Mark
Carl. Is that a small bowl gouge you used to hollow out? Any tips for keeping that from catching inside the ball?
Hi Scott, yes it was a small bowl gouge. I wouldn't recommend it, but back then this was the only tool I had for this. I now would use a small scraper or a carbide tool like the Easy Wood #1 hollower.
What speed do you typically sand at? It looked like you slowed the lathe to sand it.
I sand at about 200rpm
and where do you get the purple heart?
how much did that ornament weigh (approximately)? Looks like it would have been big enough to bend the branch of the tree.
I wish I had a decent video camera, I'd post some of my stuff too.
Oh, not sure you answered this from another video, but what glue gun are you using? I've heard of a lot of stories of some where the glue just comes out the wrong end or continually flows, neither of which is good, and just don't want to waste money on bad tools.
Thanks,
How even was the wall thickness? Did you do the whole thing with a bowl gouge?
I am already planning my ornament for next years ornament challenge.
Ya I did the whole thing with a bowl gouge. It's about 3\8" I would probably use a small scraper now though. As for it being even wall thickness....I hope so ;) I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
What was the size of the piece of wood you started with???
It's about 4"x3"
I'm new to turning, why did you hollow it out?
Just to reduce the wight.
@@CarlJacobson thanks I appreciate it!
Thanks for the video Carl. The ornament turned out nice. What type of lathe did you turn it on? I noticed the pulley moving when you changed speeds like a variable cvt transmission.
Thank you Ron! This was my old Delta lathe I now have a Robust lathe.
Thanks for the video. Just learning. Did you pre-drill the piece prior to hollowing it out?
Thank you Patrick, I think I did drill this one out first.
great video Carl. Just wondering about how long it took you to make that? Thanks
This one probably took me a few hours.
Send some pictures.
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¡Muchas gracias!
I heard you say on here 'you were finishing up your sanding with 600(grit)...
What grit 'paper do you usually start with?
'Nice finish, by the way...
Thank you George, I usually start with 120 or 180.
'Genuine apologies for being so late in my reply, but thank you, Carl...
Thank you.
:)
awesome job!
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