Archive for the ‘Get Yourself a Lathe’ Category

Open Studios at the MAD Museum

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Mad Museum

Starting May 23rd, I will be working every Thursday this summer in the Mad Museum Open Studios.

I will be making lamps and other turned objects from a lathe that looks down on Columbus Circle. Going to be a great summer.

MAKEing Mallets

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Michale Colombo from Make Magazine posted a video demo of me making a mallet for Workshop Wednesdays.

This will become that

The Tools You'll Need

I apologize for the beard, I’m in a contest.

Thanks to Mark Kleback for the video assist.

Full story here.

I’m Thankful for Lake Logs

Sunday, November 25th, 2012

Lake Logs

Over the Thanksgiving weekend my dad and I pulled some logs out of a drained lake. No telling if the results will be the same, but I’m hopeful. And if the stinky smell is any indication, they might just turn out to be beautiful.

Lake Log Wood Grain

Lake Log wood grain

9-Shade Branching Fixture with Walnut Shade

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

Lindsey Adelman Studio created another stunning lighting fixture, and again I get to be a tiny part of it. The turnings I did for a previous piece for them, are also being used for this beauty below.


Image from the Lindsey Adelman Studio.

How to Make a Gigantic Wooden Ball

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Amazing. Sculptor Keith Holamon creates amazing work on a huge custom lathe.

Via MAKE

Turnings for Lindsey Adelman

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

I have had the pleasure of doing a little work for the amazing Lindsey Adelman Studio. They created two fantastic pieces that needed a little turned walnut and for some crazy reason they asked me to do it.

The Shady Side Candlesticks


Image from the Lindsey Adelman Studio.

Turned walnut candlesticks with handmade fungus cast in brass.

Turned Walnut Candel Sticks

Walnut Blanks

Woodchuck Pendants


Image from the Lindsey Adelman Studio.

Simple turned walnut cylinders house standard LED bulbs suspended by powder coated tubing and custom links. Inspired by the glassblowing tool called a chuck used to make our Bubbles.

Walnut Pendant

Turned walnut pendant

3 by 3

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

3 by 3 - turned piece detail

A quick experiment for (hopefully) a bigger generative art sculpture. Composed of 9 objects, a turned plywood form, a spun metal shape formed over the plywood (more on metal spinning later), and an ice piece cast inside the hollow of the spun metal form. One piece could not be made without the previous. Then times that all by three.

3 by 3 - spun metal detail

3 by 3

3 by 3

3 by 3 - from above

Laser Cut Turning

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Turned Piece

As an experiment I cut a bunch of “combs” out of 1/4″ plywood on the laser cutter. I then glued up the combs to form a (somewhat) solid mass. After it dried I trimmed off the edges and then turned it on the lathe.

I was pretty happy with the results. Got some interesting curves and patterns that I didn’t expect. Next phase: go bigger, less voids.

Laser Cut Combs and Initial Glue Up
Laser Cut 1/4" Ply Glued Up Blank

Trimmed off edges
After initial trimming and sanding After initial trimming and sanding

Tall Boys

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Tall Boys

I got my hands on some more bourbon wood, so I turned a couple of blanks. This stock is a bit thicker, so I went a little taller (original lamp is about 2″ tall, the latest are about 2.5″). Not sure yet if I like it taller.

Original and the latest

Make Magazine and Woodworking

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Make:Skill Set Woodworking

Make, one of my favorite magazines, is running a skill set on woodworking this month on their blog. I was lucky enough to be asked to contribute a piece. Of course, it was all about the lathe.

You can find the article here.