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After watching the great video from the woodwhisper http://lumberjocks.com/thewoodwhisperer/blog/17742 I had to try it out with some of my colored laminated wood. 16 inches long, shaft and handle around 1 1/2 inches thick. The video was great, funny and even if you didn’t lathe you would enjoy how well and funny it was. I did. Got some great looks and comments from fellow workers when they seen me finishing this at work. The 4th picture is unfinished, just to show you the contrast between whitewood and finished wood. This was easy to do and now I am much safer from any stray Vampire attacks, well at least while I am near my new blue stake…..
The Hair stick is made from the free bundle of Rosewood that I wrote a wood gloat about some time ago. I love turning this old wood, and every stick looks different when finished, some light and most a chocolate color. Stick is less than 3/4 inches thick, 6 1/2 inches long. You wrap long hair onto it and then stick the end down into the hair bun that you just twisted, looks cool in my wife’s hair.
Haven’t had too much time in the shop lately, just too busy, but that Vampire video was just the last straw to me getting that much needed shop time. I think that I will try one in blood red next? Thanks for reading!
-- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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cwdance1
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#1 posted 986 days ago
Makes me want to go out and buy a lath, great job.
Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#2 posted 986 days ago
Really, really beautiful! Thanks for showing us. I will have to check out the video!
Sheila
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WoodenFrog
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#3 posted 985 days ago
Ok! this is the colored wood I’ve been looking for… How do you do it? and will it work for a finger ring?
I’ve heard that you can dye the wood thru-out and then sand as desired? is this so? What Dye?
This stake is very cool and I think I live with the undead! Can I please borrow it?
Great Work! I love it! Thanks for sharing.
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Bob A in NJ
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#4 posted 985 days ago
Hi Mike,
Nice projects for sure. Your laminated wood supply is great. Great idea. Now, get a few lathe tool handles done and I’ll do a vampire stake.
Bob
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BarryW
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#5 posted 985 days ago
I’ll bring the stake sauce…
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#6 posted 985 days ago
Nice work! I need one of those for Vampire Stakes; you just never know when they will be by :-((
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Bob Kollman
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#7 posted 985 days ago
great, I want to do one but I haven’t bought a chuck for my lathe yet!!!!
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YoungJock20
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#8 posted 985 days ago
I watched the video a few hours ago and then logged on and saw this, ironic and great! I just set the lathe up on my total shop about 3 days ago…now I have something to do on it! I’m super excited!!!
MP
lew
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#9 posted 985 days ago
Ahh Van Helsing- Nice Job!!
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Hacksaw007
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#10 posted 985 days ago
Thanks for the comments. I will be making more of these. There enough weird people who might buy something like this! I didn’t use a chuck on mine, just the standard ends that came with the lathe. After all tool work was done and most of the sanding, I used a parting tool to narrow up the ends to around 3/16th inch and sanded again, and chop sawed them off, sanded the two areas on a bench sander and hand sanded the ends to clean them up.
The wood is from where I work, yea I know that is rough, but making gun stocks has it’s benfits!
-- For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Ken90712
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#11 posted 985 days ago
I like it, I watched his video as well makes me want a lathe as well. Thx for posting.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
Deacon76
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#12 posted 983 days ago
I watched that same videa a couple weeks ago, and it inspired me to make one too. Mine was just out of some cherry scrap though, I like the laminated one! It sure does get some strange looks when I show friends and family though…great job
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