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I am 71 years old and have retired twice. I have always been interested in woodworking throughout my life (my grandfather and father were both carpenters).
In 2006 my father died and none of my siblings wanted his tools so I got them. After storing them at my friends house for three years, I built my shop (14 x 22) as an addition to my house. I began turning about 4 years ago and I initially used my father's old equipment including his Sears 12" lathe to learn on. About 3 years ago my friend Rick Morris, who is an excellent wood turner and
regular contributor to The Highland Woodturner
, gave me instructions on how to turn. A couple of years ago he upgraded his lathe and so I bought his Jet 1442 lathe which was a considerable upgrade for me. Since then, I have also upgraded my old Sears table saw to a
SawStop Tablesaw
and my ancient band saw to a new
14" Rikon Bandsaw
. I still have my Dad's old jig saw that I remember using when I was a kid.
I have been turning for about 3-4 years and each Christmas I turn presents for family and friends. Last year, I made snowmen ornaments, christmas trees, refrigerator magnets and wine bottle stoppers, This year in addition to snowmen ornaments (not quite finished in the picture) and christmas trees, I have been focusing on making various tea lamps. I have used cherry, red and white oak and spalted maple. I still have more to make – so back to the shop!
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Below are pictures of a tic tac toe board and game pieces that I made for my 6 year old grandson. It is made from maple and the pieces are made from paduak and water oak. The water oak was from a tree in our yard.
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I originally thought I would just cut the cross markings in the top and paint them but a friend suggested I use brass inlay. I was glad I did because it made it look really good.
Below are some wind bottles that I made for Christmas presents. My daughter-in-law works in the wine industry so I decided to make her a wine bottle and goblet. I ended up making three sets – one for her, one for her parents, and one her brother. The wine bottles are cedar and the goblets were made from pine.
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Below are pictures of some "weed" pots that I have turned – I like to have a few on hand to give as gifts to my wife's friends or just someone that needs a little gift.
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As you can see, I have used many different types of woods -- walnut, cherry, water oak, spalted maple. They do not use up much wood so they can be made from small scraps.
Tom can be reached directly via email at
turningpapou@gmail.com
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