[crw-talk] FW: yarn bowl

[John & Donna Griffiths]

Rich, thanks for the kind words.  Beautiful work.

It took me a while to figure out the cut too, I ended up using a 
Forstner bit to bore the hole and some free hand drawing of the slot 
then cutting it out with a saber saw, both while the piece is mounted on 
the lathe and the spindle locked.  Some chipping is almost inevitable.  
The American Woodturner magazine had an article about yarn bowls several 
years ago but I have not re-read it.  Just faked it.  I have not made 
one in bowl orientation, I have made them with a log in spindle 
orientation then hollow out end grain with a hook tool.  Using a hook 
tool is about the most fulfilling kind of turning there is if you like 
big streams of chips flying.   I sell them, at craft shows and on Etsy, 
customers snap them up.  I made a segmented one but it did not turn out 
well.

Next step is to make her a turned wooden crochet hook.  A fun spindle 
project, the tricky part is getting the hook cut into the end.  I use a 
hacksaw and just sort of hand hold it, then whittle and sand a bit.  
I'll send instructions and photos if anyone is interested, John

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From: "Egan, Richard" <EganR at westerntc.edu>
To: "Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region 
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Sent: 12/15/2020 1:47:14 PM
Subject: [crw-talk] FW: yarn bowl

>My daughter has really gotten into crochet lately. John inspired me to 
>make her this yarn bowl. That cut for the yarn was a challenge.
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>Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 1:45 PM
>To: Egan, Richard <EganR at westerntc.edu>
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