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Bracelet and Broach From "Woodturning Techniques" episode DWTT-108

Figure A

Master turner Dave Hout and student Vince continue on with making jewelry (figure A).

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Multi-wood Bracelet

Steps:

Figure B

1. This bracelet is made from glued together scraps of leftover turning stock (figure B). A slice of the wood is cut into a disc on a band saw, then mounted in a lathe, and turned true using a spindle gouge.

Figure C

2. Beads are turned on the edges of the disc (figure C).

3. Using the parting tool, the bracelet is cut off the back of the disc after the curves are checked for balance.

Figure D

4. A lacquer finish is applied to the turned bracelet (figure D).

Broach

Figure E

Broaches are turned differently than bracelets, requiring a different set-up of the lathe. This broach has a raised center face with scalloped lines that cut across the face, then fade away (figure E). The wood is red heart, an exotic wood known for its beautiful color. It is also very dense, giving it the ability to turn smoothly and cleanly.

Steps:

Figure F

1. The disc is held in place with a tenon that fits in the jaws of the chuck, with the broach turned from the front of the disc (figure F).

Figure G

2. With a spindle gouge, the cylinder is trued and the face is cleaned (figure G).

3. The contour is created using the same technique for a slicing cut. Move the tool handle back slightly, which moves the bevel back; as the tool comes across, the handle comes back to vertical and the bevel comes across, creating a slight curve. Keep in mind this is a very small movement.

4. A parting tool slices the disc off the cylinder and the back is sanded smooth.

Figure H

5. To decorate the broach, the disc is secured, with double-sided tape, on the lathe to a plywood circle, and with a pencil resting on the tool rest, a design is drawn across the part of the curve surface the pencil comes in contact with as the plywood disc is hand turned (figure H).

Figure I

6. The pencil mark is traced over with a spindle gouge, using a very light cut. The disc is then pried loose and repositioned about 1/4 of a turn. A new arc is marked with a pencil and again defined with a spindle gouge. Any remaining pencil marks are erased (figure I).