Loading ...At the hands on session I attended with Fred Holder my goal was to learn how to turn a perfect sphere. I did two that day, one out of poplar and a second out of mesquite.
Since then I’ve done a few more. I’ve made spheres out of cherry, birch and spalted sweetgum. I’m really enjoying doing this. It’s a lot of fun and I’m finding it to be great tool practice. I plan on putting up a tutorial on how I make them in the next couple of days.
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I actually enjoying turning these spheres so much that I’ve decided to start a small wood collection. Rather than keep my collection in flat square samples I’m going to turn mine into spheres! One of the nice things about the spheres is that they show off the end, face and side grain in a small area. They also look so cool and feel so good to hold!
If anyone else is doing this already or is interested in starting I’d love to hear from you. If you’re interested in trading wood to make spheres or trading the spheres themselves let me know. I find a nice size piece of wood to start with is 3″ x 3″ x 4 1/2″.
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