12-08-2012, 02:09 PM
Hi,
Many thanks for sharing your first woodturning attempt Joe.
As expected with a first attempt the design is simple but demonstrates a brave attempt at adding some character; I bet you needed fierce determination to complete the turning as woodturning is not easy for a novice. Practice will of course improve style but you've shown aptitude in tool handling right from the start with no obvious signs of monumental "dig ins" or tear out which plague a novice turner.
For a first attempt Joe I would give 7 out of 10 for the actual turning but give 10 out of 10 for producing a very useful item after all it is a light and light it produces so nice one as its fit for purpose.
I've not seen one of the brass three screw threaded adaptors for many years; the last pair of bedside lamps I turned have brass double threaded inserts for securing the lamp holder; one end screws directly into the wooden lamp having a coarse thread the other end has a fine machine thread to match the plastic lamp holder.
How did you bore the hole for the wire and do you recall what lathe you used to turn it on; perhaps a Union Jubilee or if posh a Union Graduate?
I used offcuts for both my lamps and didn't go mad trying to make them too pretty because so long ago I simply needed a pair of lamps that were cheap and worked. I also made a pair of matching bedside tables from offcuts costing nothing. Both lamps and both tables are still in active service and pleasant to look at whilst being highly functional. Unlike you Joe I had already done quite a bit of woodturning by the time I made these items but I was very short of time or I would have refined the lamp shape. These were turned on my Record Power DML24" lathe which I still own and use.
I hope you didn't get six of the best Joe for vandalising your school desk in order to obtain raw material to make your lamp; fit a decent shade and put it into service Joe as it's something to be proud of; success at the first attempt; well done.
I'm sure now you have your own lathe you will be spending time on it as they are wonderful machines to own and use; I'll never be without either a woodturning or metal turning lathe.
My first woodturning efforts were very similar to yours Joe in fact mine had a few nasty dig ins with the items being dumped.
Kind regards, Col.
Many thanks for sharing your first woodturning attempt Joe.
As expected with a first attempt the design is simple but demonstrates a brave attempt at adding some character; I bet you needed fierce determination to complete the turning as woodturning is not easy for a novice. Practice will of course improve style but you've shown aptitude in tool handling right from the start with no obvious signs of monumental "dig ins" or tear out which plague a novice turner.
For a first attempt Joe I would give 7 out of 10 for the actual turning but give 10 out of 10 for producing a very useful item after all it is a light and light it produces so nice one as its fit for purpose.
I've not seen one of the brass three screw threaded adaptors for many years; the last pair of bedside lamps I turned have brass double threaded inserts for securing the lamp holder; one end screws directly into the wooden lamp having a coarse thread the other end has a fine machine thread to match the plastic lamp holder.
How did you bore the hole for the wire and do you recall what lathe you used to turn it on; perhaps a Union Jubilee or if posh a Union Graduate?
I used offcuts for both my lamps and didn't go mad trying to make them too pretty because so long ago I simply needed a pair of lamps that were cheap and worked. I also made a pair of matching bedside tables from offcuts costing nothing. Both lamps and both tables are still in active service and pleasant to look at whilst being highly functional. Unlike you Joe I had already done quite a bit of woodturning by the time I made these items but I was very short of time or I would have refined the lamp shape. These were turned on my Record Power DML24" lathe which I still own and use.
I hope you didn't get six of the best Joe for vandalising your school desk in order to obtain raw material to make your lamp; fit a decent shade and put it into service Joe as it's something to be proud of; success at the first attempt; well done.
I'm sure now you have your own lathe you will be spending time on it as they are wonderful machines to own and use; I'll never be without either a woodturning or metal turning lathe.
My first woodturning efforts were very similar to yours Joe in fact mine had a few nasty dig ins with the items being dumped.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
