Ornaments for Christmas

Fantastic!!! Those are some incredible ornaments!! I can really see your talent on display.

In two weeks I am going to be teaching my sons Cub Scout Den how to turn Christmas ornaments. Any helpful hints????

-- I wouldn't be so arrogant if you weren't such a moron!

A fantastic collection of ideas and craftsmanship! Great job!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

I agree on the recycling idea. I use all kinds of fallen branches for ornaments, pens, mushrooms, miniature bird houses etc. Great job.

-- Bruce from Central New York...now, if you'll pardon me, I have some sawdust to make.

hi the are beautiful what a great idea the shells look fantastic i really love them
the design and turning is very neat you are lucky you can pick up shells like that of the beach
the are no shells like that here thanks for sharing

branch

Nice lot of turning, great talent. Specialy like the use of the sea shells and your finials designs great.
Glad you found inside/out turning fun, I have tried it a couple of times.

-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools

Very nice. I have not yet turned any Xmas ornaments, but they have been on my To Do list for a while. Your work may inspire me to get going. Thanks for sharing.

-- TurnTurnTurn

those look really cool!
... and it reminds me that I need to make a couple myself!

These are gorgeous and very delicate.

How did you create the “round” shell portion?

Lew

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Wow. Those are sweet. What a huge collection. Impressive.
Are they heavy? (Maybe that is a stupid question.)

The lacquer looks great.
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Wow Chuck, these are very nice indeed, I can see you’rve had a ball making them, very colourfull.
Great way to sharpen up your skew skills, they will brighten up any Xmas tree. I still ahev time to ‘have a go” of my own :)

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

Terrific pieces Chuck. The use of sea shells (or urchins I guess I should say) is very creative. They are really beautiful. Thanks for letting us see them.

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Some great looking ornaments. Nice set of creations.

-- 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 †

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

Lew, are you asking how did I make the wood round parts? I turned them first hollowed them out and then made the finials to fit the holes made from hollowing.

SPalm, No these are not heavy at all. the Urchins are of course hollow and extremly fragile so they are very light weight. The wood shells, like I told Lew are all hollowed out and very light as well.

If you have any more questions just ask or send me a private message.

You are all very kind!!
Thanks,
Chuck

-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,

Beautiful turnings. Very nice

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Chuck,

Sorry, my question wasn’t very clear. I was curious how you made the sea shell globes.

Lew

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