iKnife Collector
2024-03-28T21:56:27Z
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Next whittling knife.
tag:iknifecollector.com,2020-03-05:3181080:Topic:1622599
2020-03-05T19:04:00.109Z
Old Guy
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<p>Although I am tempted by the latest GEC folder for my new whittling knife, it certainly is a great looking knife, I want to try a fixed blade for a change.</p>
<p>I have narrowed my choice down to three, although two of them are the same knife the only difference being a brass finger guard. I don't think I am going with that knife as it looks as though it could get in the way. I have been playing with knives for over 50 years now and accept the odd cut as parr for the course.Having said that…</p>
<p>Although I am tempted by the latest GEC folder for my new whittling knife, it certainly is a great looking knife, I want to try a fixed blade for a change.</p>
<p>I have narrowed my choice down to three, although two of them are the same knife the only difference being a brass finger guard. I don't think I am going with that knife as it looks as though it could get in the way. I have been playing with knives for over 50 years now and accept the odd cut as parr for the course.Having said that I have just sent for a new pair of cut-proof gloves, I had a pair before and never really got on with them. Last week I was persuading a guy who has just started whittling to invest in a pair so I thought I should try to practice what I preach so will have another go.</p>
<p>The first Is this Juha Pertula Whitling Puuko</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4017544735?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The blade is made of 80CrV2 steel which is pretty similar to basic carbon steel. Small amounts of Cr and V are added to make the heat treatment process easier. The outstanding feature of the blade is the double hardening. At first the blade is hardened and spring tempered and after that the cutting edge is rehardened. The cutting edge attains 63 HRC and the spine 50 HRC. Therefore, the edge cuts wildly and the blade won't brake.<br/> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4017544735?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>This second knife is the same as the first but without the finger guard,</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4017567917?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4017567917?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>The other knife is a shorter blade at 58mm as opposed to 80 for the first two knives,</p>
<div class="product-description-upper js-collapse-text" style="max-height: unset; overflow: hidden;"><p>The Roselli UHC Bearclaw is a small, but also a very versatile knife. It is suited for cutting as well as whittling and thanks to UHC-nanosteel, the Bearclaw will maintain its sharpness when properly handled. Due to its small size, the Bearclaw fits in a pocket and is easily carried along. The handle is made from heat treated birch and coated with linseed oil to ensure a firm grip even when wet. The Bearclaw comes with a handcrafted sheath made from tanned leather.</p>
<p>UHC (Ultra High Carbon) steel is developed by Heimo Roselli’s own method through years of research and experiments. UHC steel gives the edge extra hardness and sharpness.</p>
All Roselli’s knives are handmade and come with natural birch wood handles that vary in tone and grain.<br />
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4017602417?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4017602417?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>That is hard steel at 66/68, diamond strops for that I think!!</p>
<p>The first two are 63 quite hard as well.</p>
<p>Any opinions will be appreciated of course.</p>
whittlers,large grip.
tag:iknifecollector.com,2019-09-27:3181080:Topic:1607344
2019-09-27T04:40:02.742Z
Old Guy
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<p>If you have the hand for them, there are sunfish size, whittler pattern knives out there which are new made and carry the brand names Winchester and Kabar.// They can be a bit pricey however they walk, talk, and do the work...I made my walking stick from an apple tree lower limb which had been dead for a while; now THAT is a pretty good test of a knife's metal!Thank you...</p>
<p>If you have the hand for them, there are sunfish size, whittler pattern knives out there which are new made and carry the brand names Winchester and Kabar.// They can be a bit pricey however they walk, talk, and do the work...I made my walking stick from an apple tree lower limb which had been dead for a while; now THAT is a pretty good test of a knife's metal!Thank you...</p>
Stocking Stuffers
tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-12-15:3181080:Topic:1574864
2018-12-15T20:55:06.628Z
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<p><span>I added the owl and ball in a box along with whatever that thing is on the right for Christmas stocking stuffers for my youngest granddaughter. I cleaned up the owl's eyes and under the beak before sending them off, but I wanted to get a pic before the sun went behind the clouds again, lol. First ball in a box, a little egg shaped but not too bad.</span></p>
<p><span>Used a Stubai veiner for feathers and a Deepwoods Ventures carvng knife along with a Case 6308 for the…</span></p>
<p><span>I added the owl and ball in a box along with whatever that thing is on the right for Christmas stocking stuffers for my youngest granddaughter. I cleaned up the owl's eyes and under the beak before sending them off, but I wanted to get a pic before the sun went behind the clouds again, lol. First ball in a box, a little egg shaped but not too bad.</span></p>
<p><span>Used a Stubai veiner for feathers and a Deepwoods Ventures carvng knife along with a Case 6308 for the rest.</span><br/><span>OG</span></p>
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Ivy for whittling?
tag:iknifecollector.com,2018-03-22:3181080:Topic:1534374
2018-03-22T17:37:11.296Z
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<p>Some years ago, around 20 at a guess, I carved a letter opener out of a piece of ivy. The blade was in the shape of a Javanese Kris, something like the one below in general shape.</p>
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<p>Well, the letter opener went missing long ago but I learned that Ivy is very easy to carve doesn't warp and dries to a fairly hard wood with little splitting.</p>
<p>Lately, I have…</p>
<p>Some years ago, around 20 at a guess, I carved a letter opener out of a piece of ivy. The blade was in the shape of a Javanese Kris, something like the one below in general shape.</p>
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<p>Well, the letter opener went missing long ago but I learned that Ivy is very easy to carve doesn't warp and dries to a fairly hard wood with little splitting.</p>
<p>Lately, I have been using Ivy as a means to "sketch" with, what I mean is that a quick carving can be done to either test an idea out or just to practice something a little challenging.</p>
<p>Last week I wanted to look at an idea to do with something that I was whittling for a friend, so I had a try at a rough carving of a Chanterelle mushroom. Not a masterpiece, but an hour or so and the following was the result, not really finished and probably never will be.</p>
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<p>As I say nothing wonderful but a quick and easy way of trying out an idea. This week I thought that I would try another attempt at carving a hand, I did one a few years ago and it came out okay, at least for me it did as I make no claim to artistic talent. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655315620?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655315620?profile=original" width="681" class="align-full"/></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655315963?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655315963?profile=original" width="681" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>That hand is only a couple of inches long, however, I thought that I would like to revisit the idea. The best thing about carving a hand is that you have one with you to use as a model. This is the Ivy roughly carved out, it will go somewhere warm for a couple of weeks to dry and harden off and then I will decide whether it is goingto be finished. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655322857?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655322857?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p>There is a lot of Ivy on old trees around here some 3/4 inches across. It seems a cheap and enjoyable way of trying out ideas for whittling projects, why not give it a try.</p>
Oar Carving Knife / Single Locker (modified Queen Cutlery 41-L, Copperhead)
tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-23:3181080:Topic:1272136
2015-02-23T19:43:28.923Z
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<p><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><em><strong><span class="font-size-3"> Kaylin and I went to the Charlotte Woodcarvers Club, annual show, this past weekend, and I was fortunate to see Robert Stadtlander, from Stadtlander Woodcarvings. I was hoping to find an OarCarver at the show, and Stadtlander is THE source, for this and other Oar Carvers as well as a couple of other Queen patterns.…</span></strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><em><strong><span class="font-size-3"> Kaylin and I went to the Charlotte Woodcarvers Club, annual show, this past weekend, and I was fortunate to see Robert Stadtlander, from Stadtlander Woodcarvings. I was hoping to find an OarCarver at the show, and Stadtlander is THE source, for this and other Oar Carvers as well as a couple of other Queen patterns.</span></strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><em><strong><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.goestores.com/storename/stadtlandercarvings/ViewDept-265010.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.goestores.com/storename/stadtlandercarvings/ViewDept-265010.aspx</a> </strong></em></span></strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><em><strong><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><em><strong><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><em><strong><span class="font-size-3"> I opted for the "Single Locker" version.</span></strong></em></span></strong></em></span></strong></em></span></p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655268059?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="640" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655268059?profile=original"/></a></span></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655272768?profile=original" target="_self"> </a> As seen in the enclosed paperwork, They offer the knife either with the factory edge, or sharpened to a carving edge (basically flat ground). </span></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655274043?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="361" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655274043?profile=original" height="466"/></a></span></strong></em><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"> I chose the factory edge because I prefer a more robust edge, for carving my peach pits. The pre sharpened edges would be perfect for other carvings and general detail work.</span></strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"> Basically, this Oar Carver is a modified Queen Cutlery #41-L, Locking Copperhead with a modified blade. 3 3/4", closed, with a 1 1/2' blade.</span></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">They are offered in American Walnut, Zebra Wood, Smooth Black Cherry, Aged Honey Amber Stag Bone and Abalone. While the smooth wood/bone/Abalone knives feel great in hand, I bought the Honey Amber Stag. (Guess that's the collector in me coming out).</span></strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"> Fit and finish it typically Queen, and provides great pleasure to hold.</span></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"> Functionally, care needs to be taken with opening the blade. The nail pull is very shallow, (which is my primary complaint with all the Queen knives that I own). </span></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"> There is a substantial half stop, and the liner lock is not so prominent as to cause irritation when in use.</span></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655286297?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655287908?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="212" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655287908?profile=original" height="450"/></a></span></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"> The modified D-2, Queen Steel blade looks to be well suited to its task of detail carving.</span></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655288558?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655288558?profile=original" width="179" class="align-center" height="239"/></a></span></strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"> All in all, this version of the Oar Carver, should be a welcome addition to my carving kit.</span></strong></em></p>
Grandpa's Knife by Gary E. Anderson
tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-02-21:3181080:Topic:1270926
2015-02-21T19:41:31.823Z
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<p>So what do you do on a slow, cold day? I do some research. The recent Oar Carver purchase had me thinking and I found this. Thought I would share</p>
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<p>Grandpa's Knife by Gary E. Anderson</p>
<p>Sometimes, when I’m stressed or feel the need to refocus, I find myself thinking about my grandpa’s knife. There are people in the world who drink or take pills in an attempt to manage stress, and some folks handle their rosary beads.</p>
<p>My grandpa whittled.</p>
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<p>So what do you do on a slow, cold day? I do some research. The recent Oar Carver purchase had me thinking and I found this. Thought I would share</p>
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<p>Grandpa's Knife by Gary E. Anderson</p>
<p>Sometimes, when I’m stressed or feel the need to refocus, I find myself thinking about my grandpa’s knife. There are people in the world who drink or take pills in an attempt to manage stress, and some folks handle their rosary beads.</p>
<p>My grandpa whittled.</p>
<p>My brothers and I could always tell when there was something weighing on Grandpa’s mind. He’d pick up several short sticks, sit on the porch swing, and begin to whittle. We could judge the size of the problem he was grappling with by the size of the pile of shavings at the old man’s feet.</p>
<p>As far as I knew, he never whittled anything useful. That was never his purpose. He just took any old stick and began whittling it into a point. Then he’d keep whittling until the stick was too short for him to hold, set it down, and start on another one. I marveled at his ability to focus so intensely, just sitting there, gently rocking the porch swing, quietly whittling a problem down to size. Then, as if being guided by some inner signal known only to him, we’d see Grandpa suddenly stand up, and we knew he’d reached a decision. He’d pick up a small whisk broom that always stood beside the swing, clean up the shavings, and walk away in silence.</p>
<p>There were also times when Grandpa’s knife helped teach us other lessons—lessons that were more difficult to face. No matter what our indiscretion may have been, we boys knew that there would come a time after we’d received our punishment when Grandpa would call us to come and sit with him on the porch steps. Holding several sticks in his left hand, he’d reach into his overalls with his right hand and pull out his old knife. Then he’d sit on the swing and begin to whittle, slowly and deliberately, never looking at us, never saying a word.</p>
<p>Finally, after what seemed a very long time, he’d begin to talk, softly but firmly, about whatever it was we’d done, why it was wrong, and how disappointed he was that we were having to have this talk. All the while, thin slivers of wood gently floated to the floor as his knife deftly cut into the stick he was whittling.</p>
<p>By keeping his eyes fixed on his whittling, Grandpa made certain he never saw the tears rolling down our faces as the consequences of our actions washed over us. He never tried to drive home any big point. He always spoke in gentle tones and when he was finished, he stood, snapped his old knife shut, put it back in his pocket, and turned to walk away, never quite looking at us directly.</p>
<p>“Clean up the shavings, will you, boys?” he’d say as he slowly walked off the porch. The lesson had been learned, and there was nothing left to say.</p>
<p>You know, people don’t seem to whittle like they used to, at least, not the way Grandpa used to, or for the same reasons. I don’t even carry a knife, and neither do most folks I know. But there are times when I’m working at the lathe in my shop—when a long piece of wood curls up from the knife and floats down to the floor—when I’m suddenly eight years old again, watching my grandpa sitting on the porch swing, whittling.</p>
<p>I reach down, pick up the shaving and watch it curl around my finger. Then I just stand for a long moment, remembering, until a thought crosses my mind. Maybe I will get myself a small pocket knife, after all. You never know when the urge to whittle might overtake me.</p>
<p>© 2004. Gary E. Anderson. All rights reserved.</p>
Whittling Twigs and Branches
tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-07-28:3181080:Topic:1171505
2014-07-28T21:03:28.966Z
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655262627?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" height="435" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655262627?profile=original" width="337"></img></a> <strong><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">I Met the author, Chris Lubkemann, at the <a href="http://www.amishfarmandhouse.com/" target="_blank">Amish Farm and House</a>, in Lancaster, PA, this past week.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Check out Chris' website…</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655262627?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655262627?profile=original" width="337" height="435" class="align-center"/></a><strong><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">I Met the author, Chris Lubkemann, at the <a href="http://www.amishfarmandhouse.com/" target="_blank">Amish Farm and House</a>, in Lancaster, PA, this past week.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">Check out Chris' website at <a href="http://whittlingwithchris.com/" target="_blank">http://whittlingwithchris.com/</a>.</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">His signature designs are carved roosters. </span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655264371?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655264371?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" class="font-size-4">The link to a video of Chris, carving a rooster, is at <a href="http://www.diynetwork.com/videos/branch-rooster/39691.html" target="_blank">http://www.diynetwork.com/videos/branch-rooster/39691.html</a>.</span></strong></p>
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whittling club
tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-07-17:3181080:Topic:1166696
2014-07-17T22:29:16.190Z
Old Guy
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Hi everyone, i was wondering if anyone could give me some advise on how to start a whittling club. How do you advertise for members an d such, also club dues legal requirments. One more thing, would anyone that lives near northern new mexico like to teach a whittling class at the local college? It would pay a small fee to the instructor. Thany you all for reading. John. Photo is my daughter.
Hi everyone, i was wondering if anyone could give me some advise on how to start a whittling club. How do you advertise for members an d such, also club dues legal requirments. One more thing, would anyone that lives near northern new mexico like to teach a whittling class at the local college? It would pay a small fee to the instructor. Thany you all for reading. John. Photo is my daughter.
anyone doing any whittling these days?
tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-06-07:3181080:Topic:1147139
2014-06-07T21:42:25.023Z
Old Guy
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Hope your all doing good. Just curious as to what anyone has made with your knifes.i just got this seahorse. John
Hope your all doing good. Just curious as to what anyone has made with your knifes.i just got this seahorse. John
The Making of a Bowl
tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-04-11:3181080:Topic:1118108
2014-04-11T00:14:14.853Z
Old Guy
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<p>I have been making small bowls as well as other small wooden projects over the last year and a half. I thought I would share my method of making the bowls. Here is a step by step of just that.</p>
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<p>Step 1. Choosing the wood. (Black Walnut, Ash and Osage Orange)<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655256500?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655256500?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> Step 2. Cutting the wood down to a size to work with.…</p>
<p>I have been making small bowls as well as other small wooden projects over the last year and a half. I thought I would share my method of making the bowls. Here is a step by step of just that.</p>
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<p>Step 1. Choosing the wood. (Black Walnut, Ash and Osage Orange)<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655256500?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655256500?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Step 2. Cutting the wood down to a size to work with.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655267557?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655267557?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Step 3. Laying the pieces out for gluing.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655267835?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655267835?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Step 4. Gluing and clamping the pieces with the turning stem.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655268396?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655268396?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Step 5. Mounting the glued pieces in the milling machine to draw the circle.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655269529?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655269529?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Step 6. Cutting the wood into a round blank, on the band saw.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655271212?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655271212?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Step 7. Mount the wood back in the milling machine to be turned.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655272514?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655272514?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Step 8. Starting the turning with a high speed steel tool bit, clamped in a vise.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655273679?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655273679?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Step 9. Turning into the desired shape.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655278155?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655278155?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Step 10. Turning the inside with a larger high speed tool bit.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655280290?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655280290?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a>Step 11. Sanding the outside and inside. Starting with 100 grit and finishing with 220 grit.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655283676?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655283676?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655286819?profile=original" target="_self"><br/></a></p>