More tart stuff, how do you make yours??

[Grump]

Replying to a question of how long it was taking me to carve a ring made me realise how daft I was being init?
Although with the carving I pick it up and put down as and when so no rush and enjoyment, not that I want too but it would take an age to build up a stock this way.
At playtime I went to shed and made a little jig for the production of tart stuff, my ring size is 22 mm so a 22 mm spanner on a lump of oak worktop gimme this:



22 mm Forstner bit through a chunk o wood and sling it on making one longish spindle, turn it down to required pretty.



Part off and finish using a jam if necessary.



Bung it back on and do the next one init?

 

[Grump]

Made a few different ones today between other stuff good fun init?

Rosewood plain band, African blackwood with a gold painted groove init, and a oak with silver wire init?

 

[Jim]

Whose a clever boy then .. I particularly like the Rosewood ring Brian, both in colour and shape ..

 

[Grump]

Cheers Jim, just a little play init?
The pics are crap and macro mode makes em look worse than they are.
The silver band is a beaut on the hand I am keeping that for meself init, 1.7 mm thick nice and light dunno it's on a finger it so comfy.
I parted them square and sanded the edges to round, easy on the rosewood but the oak was a bit on the thin side for any further work.
With the little experience I have had with these, made about 20 successfully lost 4 and learnt from them.
Trick is to stabilize that grain let it dry and do it again, don't use a tapered mandrel keep everything square.
Shan't be doing any more unless I get paid for them.

 

[wm460]

Smart thinking Brian.

 

[Lons]

A pucker production line Brian. Like the " tart ring mandrel ". Must have a go, if I ever get back in the workshop. ( Missus is making me do garden work ever since I cut those trees down, I'd forgotten how hard stumps are to dig out!)

 

[Bill Mooney]

Well done Brian. It's nice to experiment.

 

[Gizmo3k]

A pucker production line Brian. Like the " tart ring mandrel ". Must have a go, if I ever get back in the workshop. ( Missus is making me do garden work ever since I cut those trees down, I'd forgotten how hard stumps are to dig out!)

I hope you are going to try turning the stumps! :wink:

 

[ni9eofse7en]

It's good to ring the changes.

 

[donwatson]

Great stuff as usual Brian

 

[paulm]

Thats very good Brian and an excellent explanation. Are you going to make them in acrylic?.... ok, ok.... just askin

 

[Grump]

Thats very good Brian and an excellent explanation. Are you going to make them in acrylic?.... ok, ok.... just askin

Shan't be doing any more unless I get paid for them.

Not that much of a tart init?

 

[Baldy]

Finished rings look good.. like your jig and the how to makes it look a lot easier than I would have thought but i know in practice you are just making things look easy [emoji106] [emoji106]

 

[bassethound]

Bloody good stuff Brian, nothing like playing in the shed!

 

[Lons]

I hope you are going to try turning the stumps! :wink:

Not bloody likely, I'm having to take them out in chips

 

[Grump]

Ok fill ya boots, ear yar a plastic one.
Some fool saw my Facebook page wiv em on and asked if I could make a white band to fit his missus fat finger.
For a price was my reply and here it is for you to poke fun at.
Both he and she are very happy with it so jobs a good un for me init?

 

[GeordieB]

I,m saving this pic for the next time you say grumpy stuff about plastic init

 

[Grump]

grumpy stuff about plastic init

 

[Lons]

I,m saving this pic for the next time you say grumpy stuff about plastic init

He's going to York as well Brian. I'll hold him down if you want to kick him - well I'll try at least.