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Body mandrel Roof mandrel Roof SUPPLIES Craft Supplies USA 800-551-SS76 or woodturnerscatalog.com 1 • Birdhouse Ornament Kit (includes wood blanks, hardware and decorative bird used to make the birdhouse ornament shown) $12.99 postage paid 1 • Masters Magic high solids gloss lacquer #299-0002, $8.99 Prices as of publication date. 3/16" Finial 1/8" Perch Body Install a shop-made roof mandrel (plans at left) in the chuck, and slide the roof block onto the mandrel. It should be tight, but I always move the tailstock up and move the revolving center in position to put a little pressure on the block and reduce any vibration, which may happen when the top is being turned. This photo shows a walnut top being turned with a V2" gouge, but a 3/s" gouge is also a good choice. Sand the top, then use a drill chuck and a small bit to drill the hole for the screw eye.
An alternate method of making the roof is to use a piece of holly, which is hard, dense and white. Add a decorative tip using an ebony veneer and a small piece of pink ivory. This will make the top 2V4" high. Drill a Vs" hole in the top using a drill chuck in the tailstock, then drill a Vs" hole in a small piece of ebony that is about V16" thick, and a Vs" hole in the small pink ivory block that is about V2" square and 5/s" long. You also need a piece of Vs" dowel about 5/s" long. Put yellow or white glue in the hole in the roof and insert the dowel. Put glue around the dowel and on the top area of the roof. Put on the ebony piece, then put glue on the dowel and inside the hole in the pink ivory piece. Slide the pink ivory block onto the dowel and use the tailstock with the revolving center as a clamp to push the parts together. Wipe off any excess glue. The top only needs to be left clamped for 15 minutes or so, then set aside for an hour or more before turning. 92 100 Popular Woodworking December 2004 |
