Return of the (Teeny Tiny Osage) Ring

Well done teeny tiny

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, http://www.heirloomwoodshop.com/

congratulations on your continued success in your challenge!
the ring looks great, and I’m sure your daughter will love it!

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

Very nice Scott,
Did you try using a tripod?
When set at macro, the slightest shake will blur things up.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I love osage orange and have always suspected that it is hard enough to use for pipes. Ever done that?

-- Caulk and paint are a poor carpenter's best friends

Nice precision work, Scott.

I assume you are using an auto focus camera. Try shooting outdoors, or at least in brighter light. This will cause the camera to choose a smaller aperture and/or higher shutter speed, and you’ll have fewer focus problems.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

tripod, indoors with 3 lights really close. I do get better results outside, but we’re on day 40? of rain here, so the sun is not an option this month. I used to live in the darkroom back in High School/College, but I’ve since joined the digital revolution. I miss the old SLR sometimes, but not enough to keep lugging it around with all the accessories, and the fortune I spent on film. I imagine I could ask Santa for a new digital camera come Christmas that is at least 5 times better than mine, for 1/2 what it originally cost.

I hear we might have a nice-ish day come Sunday. I suppose I could retake some pix then… or whenever the Sun remembers it’s summer in these parts.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Nice. So A won’t let you finish her’s? Or you are afraid to crack it more? Great job again..as usual

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Nice work, Scott! That is quite tiny! Smaller rings are my least-favorite to build. LOL!

With regards to macro photos… I was able to get one of those cheap (in terms of price – but not quality) macro adapters for my Canon Rebel DSLR. Basically, the adapter sits between the camera body and the lens. You could theoretically build something like this – just a spacer tube (which I’ve done before – but I don’t recommend, as you have more chance of getting dust on the sensor) but I found this one on Ebay for less than $20 (including shipping). It has stackable rings, depending on how close you want to get to the subject.
Try searching “Macro Extension Tube” on Ebay.

Hope that helps!

-- Frank, Mississippi, Handcrafted wooden rings - http://www.bentwoodrings.com

It looks like your macro isn’t able to get as close as you’d like. Notice in the first photo how the top of the picture (the lid of the box) is more focused, because it’s slightly further away. Try this: Move your camera back until the ring is in focus, use a tripod to get the crispest image, and then crop the photo afterward so the ring is the spotlight.

Beautiful ring!! I’m going to check out your Etsy shop now.

Wow Scott, another beauty. Really tiny…..............LOL

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Scott a great job. Nice turning.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †