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Two brothers and I met recently for a woodturning "Turnover". They wanted some supervised practice and training. We started with a project agenda to give them several woodturning experiences.
However, our well planned agenda was interrupted when our wives called back from visiting Saturday's Market. They had seen bud vases and each wanted one for Mother's Day.
So we switched gears to make a bud vase. It was a good experience; they turned out very nice.
Then then agenda took another turn. Bud vases for daughters and daughters in law for Mother's Day. So we spent the rest of our time making bud vases in Apricot, Walnut, Poplar, and Maple.
We have a degree(?) of sibling rivalry. Please view all the vases at the end of this video and select which one you like best. Please put your selection in a comment below this video.
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I purchased my inserts from a retiring woodturner. I did a search for similar inserts and found:
A source for rimmed tubes: www.carolina.com/ Pyrex Vista Test Tubes, 12 × 75 mm, 5 ml Item # 721170 $15.60 per 50
Rimless on Amazon.com
Corning Pyrex 99445-12 Borosilicate Glass Round Bottom 6mL Disposable Rimless Culture Tube, 12mm OD x 75mm Height, Clear (Case of 250) for $39.95. These do not have a rim -- ones with a rim cost more. But I found a note in AAW by Ken Grunke who said you can flare the tubes with a torch. He does it on the lathe with the motor running with a mount that enables removing and replacing tubes while still running. Just watch out for the hot glass.
2 май 2013
